More than 100 years ago in France, a scientist used heat from a solar collector to make steam to drive a steam engine.

在一百年前的法国，有一名科学家利用来自于太阳能收集器的热量产生蒸汽来驱动蒸汽机。

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The trials used heat treatments to modify steel microstructures, which caused small changes in electromagnetic properties.

试验研究了钢材内部结构在热作用下的电磁特性细微变化。

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What Happened: He used heat to concentrate wine in order to make it easier to transport, with the idea of adding water to reconstitute it when he arrived.

经过：他用加热的方法提纯葡萄酒以便运输，打算到达目的地后再兑水还原。

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It would also depend on the building materials used since some materials are less resistant to heat than others.

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Experts say any device used to heat a home should be inspected to make sure it is working correctly.

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And,no cooking equipment like a charcoal grill should ever be used to heat an inside area.

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At Kalunborg waste heat from industry is used to heat nearby homes.

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Ivanpah is a solar concentrator project, using fields of mirrors, known as heliostats, to concentrate sunlight onto a solar receiver on top of a tower. (This project when finished will include 173, 000 heliostats.) The concentrated sunlight is used to heat water, generating steam which is used to turn a traditional turbine and generator to produce electricity.

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Most of our natural gas usage is residential, used to heat buildings, and hot water.

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