“Nanowires break and fracture over time, ” she said.

“纳米线用久了折断或破裂”。

And in between those crystalline nanowires, Joester and his colleagues discovered a sort of amorphous glue.

而在这些晶状纳米线中，乔斯特尔和同事们发现了一种非固定形状的胶质。

But, Thai had a theory: The nanowires might last longer if covered with a gel.

但是，如果用胶包裹纳米线，那么它的用寿命可能变长。

Covering the device to keep water out of the nanowires shut off its electricity-making.

用盖子覆盖设备以防止水分进入纳米线停止发电。

Atop this was a layer of nanowires 7-micrometers thick (that's much thinner than a human hair).

在上方是一层厚度7微米的纳米线（这比人的头发还要薄得多）。

Key to the system are small spaces between the nanowires, called nanopores.

系统的关键在于纳米线之间的微小空间， 称纳米孔。

Less gathers on the side where the nanowires touch the larger electrode.

而较少的水聚集在纳米线接触大电极的一侧。

The nanowires can be tossed out, allowing the protein to break down naturally.

纳米线可以丢弃， 让蛋白质自然分解。

Protein nanowires could make electric power anywhere and at any time of day.

蛋白质纳米线可以让电力随时随地产。

He already has inserted the gene for making nanowires into a faster-growing type of bacteria.

他已经将制造纳米线的基因插入到一种长更快的细菌中。

He uses nanowires in the electronics he's been designing.

他在设计的电子设备中用了纳米线。

To find out if these might substitute for nanowires, the pair teamed up.

了找出这些是否可以替代纳米线， 两人合作了起来。

To his surprise, the protein nanowires had created electricity.

令他惊讶的是， 蛋白质纳米线产了电。

The power needed for these various functions is supplied by nanowires embedded throughout the clothing material that capture solar energy and generate electricity from foot steps.

这些不同功能所需的电力由嵌入整个服装材料的纳米线提供，这些纳米线捕获太阳能并从脚步声中发电。

Amprius Technologies, a company based in Fremont, California, is opting for anodes built from hundreds of nanowires of pure silicon, each surrounded by empty space into which it can expand.

总部位于加利福尼亚州弗里蒙特的Amprius Technologies公司选择用由数百条纯硅纳米线构成的阳极，每条纳米线周围都有可以膨胀的空隙。

One limit right now is how to grow enough microbial nanowires quickly.

目前的限制是如何快速长足够的微物纳米线。

The assembled flexible and transparent supercapacitor uses oxygen-deficient molybdenum oxide nanowires and cellulose nanofiber composite as paper electrodes, achieving an excellent combination of high transparency and outstanding energy-storage capacity to drive the operation of the sensor.

组装的柔性透明超级电容器用缺氧钼氧化物纳米线和纤维素纳米纤维复合材料作纸电极，实现了高透明度和出色的储能能力的优秀组合，以驱动传感器的操作。