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山东省泰安肥城市2020届高三英语适应性训练（一）试卷
Before the end of the year, employees at Ubiquitous Energy, a company in Redwood City, Calif, will gather in a window-lined conference room to stare toward the future. That's because their new glass windows will offer more than an amazing view of the North California landscape. They will also be able to power the company's lights, computers and air conditioners.
Several years in the making, Ubiquitous' energy-producing glass is a remarkable technological achievement. Its power lies in the layers of organic polymers (聚合物) between sheets of glass. As light enters the window, the flow of electrons between the polymer layers creates an electric current, which is then collected by tiny wires in the glass.
"It's sort of like a transparent computer display run in reverse (反过来) ," says Veeral Hardev, director of business development at Ubiquitous Energy. "Instead of electricity being shuttled to different points in a display to light them up, light is producing electricity to be shuttled out of different points in the window."
Right now the windows produce about a third as much electricity from a given amount of sunlight as the typical solar cells used in roof panels (板) .These windows, about half as transparent as ordinary glass, don't work as well as transparent ones. Hardev says the company is likely to improve the transparency significantly. As for the lower output of electricity, he notes that windows can cover a much greater surface area than a roof, so numerous windows will produce a surprisingly larger amount of electricity than the production from a rooftop full of higher-efficiency solar panels. "You could do both." says Hardev. "But you'll get more from the windows. The biggest challenge, he adds, is increasing the windows from less than two square feet currently to about 50 square feet."
The Guggenheim Museum attempts to help educators connect students with art. It offers programs for educators, including free arts curricula, professional development courses and workshops, as well as professional meet and greets that pair artists with public school teachers throughout New York City.
Visiting with your students
The museum offers a variety of ways for educators and their students to visit, from self-guided tours to a guided experience.
Guggenheim Museum Highlights | Perfect for first-time visitors, the Highlights Tour focuses on the museum's innovative architecture, history, and permanent collection. |
Special Exhibition | This tour offers an opportunity to engage in a lively, in-depth exploration of one of our special exhibitions. Learn about the artistic processes and movements behind some of the most revolutionary artists of the modern and contemporary age. |
Custom Tour | Tour can be customized to accommodate a variety of interests, learning styles and subject matter. Our gallery educators can create a one-of-a-kind experience tailored to your group's needs. |
Lecturer's Badge | Conduct a group tour of up to 20 people. |
Arts curriculum online
The Guggenheim produces free curriculum materials on exhibitions for educators to use both during school visits and in the classroom. While the material focuses on recent exhibitions, a comprehensive range of lessons cover many works and artists in the museum's collection.
Learning through Art
Learning Through Art sends experienced teaching artists into New York City public schools, where they work with classroom teachers to develop and facilitate art projects into the school curriculum.
Education facilities
Housed in the Sackler Center for Arts Education, the Guggenheim's education facilities include studio art and multimedia labs, a theater, an exhibition gallery, and a conference room.
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