Are they basic, such a light dimmer, or more imposing, like an alarm system or a video camera?

它们是基础部分（比如说调光器），还是稍高端点儿的（像警报系统或摄像头）？

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The researchers discovered that by intensifying the ambient light, the mice showed a greater fear reaction to the tone than when the light was dimmer.

研究人员发现当加强环境光时，老鼠的恐惧与光线暗淡时有所增强。

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Unlike other light sources, LEDs don't "burn out;" they simply get dimmer over time.

不像其他光源，LED灯不会“熄灭”；它们只会随着时间增长变暗。

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The iPhone was also a solid runner-up with this test -- it didn't perform as well in even dimmer light, as we experienced when capturing images from a dark rooftop late at night, but it did yield decent shots in the lab.

ENGADGET: From the lab: Lumia 920 low-light shootout with Nokia 808, iPhone 5, HTC One X and Galaxy S III

But it also carries a coronagraph to block the light from bright objects so it can see more easily nearby, dimmer targets - such as planets circling their stars.

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The dimmer has a unique multi-touch capacitive interface that allows the light to be turned on or off by sliding a finger up or down on the glass switch front.

ENGADGET: Ube WiFi Smart Dimmer to receive customized multitouch gesture control