It MAY seem ridiculous, but in the hunt for sources of alternative energy researchers have come up with fuel cells which are powered by cheese-or at least whey, a by-product in cheese making.

看似荒谬，但研究人员确实已经发明出了一种由奶酪作为能源的燃料电池，或者更确切的说，是奶酪制作过程中的副产品——乳清。

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"Cottage cheese provides two different types of protein: whey and casein," Carlucci says.

茅屋芝士提供两种蛋白质，乳清和干酪素。

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Cheese is the solid clots that through the enzyme reaction, casein protein precipitation, and then discharges the whey from the curd.

干酪是通过酶反应和酪蛋白沉淀，然后把乳清从凝乳中排出而得到的固体凝块。

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They ribbed him for his single-minded obsession with whey, a watery cheese by-product best known as a scene-setter in a nursery rhyme.

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"We produce five tonnes of cheese per month which also means there are 50 tonnes of whey to dispose of, so we had to find a sustainable site in Oxfordshire, " he said.

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