Begqugquzelwa izimpaphe zamaphiko e-penguin, abacwaningi baye benza ikhambi elingenamakhemikhali enkingeni yokufaka uqhwa ezintanjeni zikagesi, izinjini zomoya ngisho nezimpiko zendiza.
Ukunqwabelana kweqhwa kungabangela umonakalo omkhulu kwingqalasizinda futhi, kwezinye izimo, kubangele ukucisha kukagesi.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinjini zomoya, imibhoshongo kagesi, ama-drones noma amaphiko endiza, izixazululo zezinkinga ngokuvamile zincike kubuchwepheshe obudinga abasebenzi, obubizayo nobudinga amandla, kanye namakhemikhali ahlukahlukene.
Ithimba labacwaningi abavela eNyuvesi yaseMcGill yaseCanada bakholelwa ukuthi bathole indlela entsha ethembisayo yokuxazulula le nkinga ngemva kokucwaninga ngamaphiko ama-gentoo penguin, abhukuda emanzini abandayo e-Antarctica futhi uboya bawo obungabandi ngisho nasemazingeni okushisa angaphezulu.ngaphansi kwephuzu lokuqandisa.
"Siqale saphenya izakhiwo zamaqabunga e-lotus, asebenza kahle kakhulu ekuqedeni amanzi, kodwa athola ukuthi awasebenzi kangako ekuqedeni amanzi emzimbeni," kusho uProfesa ohlangene u-Ann Kitzig, osekuyiminyaka engaba yishumi efuna isisombululo.
“Kwaze kwaba yilapho siqala ukufunda ngobuningi bezimpaphe zepenguin lapho sathola khona into engokwemvelo engasusa kokubili amanzi neqhwa.”
Isakhiwo esimakroskopu sophaphe lwephengwini (esithombeni ngenhla) siqukethe ama-barbs namagatsha asuka ophahleni oluphakathi “namahhuku” ahlanganisa uboya obunye bezimpaphe ukuze bakhe umata.
Uhlangothi lwesokudla lwesithombe lubonisa ucezu lwensimbi engagqwaliucingoindwangu abacwaningi abayihlobise ngama-nanogrooves alingisa isigaba sezimpaphe zepenguin.
"Sithole ukuthi ukuhlelwa kwezimpaphe ngokwazo kunikeza ukungena kwamanzi, futhi izindawo zazo ezinamathele zinciphisa ukunamathela kweqhwa," kusho uMichael Wood, omunye wababhali ababambisene nalolu cwaningo."Sikwazile ukuphinda le miphumela ehlanganisiwe ngokucubungula nge-laser ye-wire mesh elukiweyo."
UKitzig uyachaza: “Kungase kubonakale kuphambene, kodwa isihluthulelo sokulwa nokuqhwala yizo zonke izimbotshana ezisezimbotsheni.Imeshiezimunca amanzi ngaphansi kwezimo ezibandayo.Amanzi akulezi zimbotshana agcina eba yiqhwa, futhi njengoba ekhula, adale imifantu, njengawe.Siyibona emathreyini e-ice cube eziqandisini.Sidinga umzamo omncane kakhulu wokunqamula inetha lethu ngoba imifantu yembobo ngayinye igobhoza kalula phezu kwalezi zintambo ezilukiwe.”
Abacwaningi benza izivivinyo zomhubhe womoya ezindaweni ezifakwe i-stencil futhi bathola ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakuphumelela ngamaphesenti angu-95 ekuvimbeleni uqweqwe lukashukela kunamaphaneli ensimbi engagqwali epholishiwe engalungiswanga.Ngenxa yokuthi akukho ukwelashwa ngamakhemikhali okudingekayo, indlela entsha inikeza isixazululo esingaba khona sokungakhathali enkingeni yokunqwabelana kweqhwa kumaturbine omoya, izigxobo zikagesi nezintambo zikagesi, nama-drones.
UKitzig wengeze wathi: “Uma kubhekwa ububanzi bokulawulwa kwezindiza zabagibeli kanye nezingozi ezihilelekile, mancane amathuba okuthi iphiko lendiza livele liboshwe ngensimbi.Imeshi.”
“Kodwa-ke, ngolunye usuku ingaphezulu lephiko lendiza lingase liqukathe ukuthungwa esikufundayo, futhi ukwenza i-deicing kuyokwenzeka ngenhlanganisela yezindlela zendabuko zokuhlukanisa phezu kwephiko, esebenza ngokuhambisana nemibala engaphezulu egqugquzelwa amaphiko epenguin.”
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