He found that the length of time it takes a sound's echo to decay is determined by the absorption of the sound's original energy by surrounding material.

他发现，声音回声衰减的时间长短取决于周围物质对声音原始能量的吸收。

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"These creatures get their energy from sources we never imagined," McKay exclaims. "the South African extremophile bacteria are powered by the radioactive decay of unstable atoms in the rocks."

“这些生物从一个我们从未想到的来源获取能量，”McKay惊叹，“南非的极端微生物细菌吃的是岩石里不稳定原子衰变时的放射能。”

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Hawking showed that black holes radiate energy and decay over time (the aforementioned Hawking radiation).

Hawking说明了黑洞向外辐射能量并随着时间衰减(前文提到的Hawking辐射)。

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The pions, in turn, will decay rapidly into very high-energy light, or gamma rays.

BBC: Cosmic rays: Fermi telescope settles mystery of origin

As the isotopes decay -they release energy.

FORBES: Uranium Stocks Looking Ugly Post-Fukushima As Short-Interest Rises

That process of decay would result in the particles losing substantial amounts of energy.

FORBES: More Evidence Against Faster Than Light Neutrinos