The carbon nanotubes are there to conduct electricity.

而碳纳米管则用于导电。

Each link responds to one particular gas, by changing how the nanotubes conducts electricity.

通过改变纳米管的导电方式，每个链接都对应一种特定气体。

The carbon nanotubes help conduct electricity and keep the tattoo on the skin.

碳纳米管有助于导电并将纹身留在皮肤。

This makes it possible to monitor damage.

碳纳米管的这种特性使其能用于检测设施哪些部分受损。

Scientists say there are about one billion carbon nanotubes in a square centimeter of Vantablack.

科学家称每平方厘米的纳米碳管体中就有10亿个纳米管。

For the new application, the scientists added links to the circuit made of carbon nanotubes.

而对于这样一款新应用程序，科学家在碳纳米管制成的电线回路加了链接。

Okay, we're almost ready to go. Once we bond the wires, we can test the tubes.

好啦，我差不多可以开始了，一旦我线，我就能测试纳米管啦。

Similarly, Vantablack, the least reflective artificial material, traps photons in a forest of carbon nanotubes standing on their ends.

同样，Vantablack这种最不反光的人造材料将末端碳纳米管丛中的光子困住。

The fuzzy structures in the feathers work like a cage for light, just like those carbon nanotubes.

羽毛中的模糊结构就像光的笼子，就像那些碳纳米管一样。

Yet, nestling amid the quarks and transistors and the nucleic acids and nanotubes, there is a question.

然而，就在夸克、半导体、核酸和纳米管等 涌现的同时，出现了一个问题。

One idea is to use carbon nanotubes.

一种想法是使用碳纳米管。

Carbon nanotubes are stronger than other materials.

碳纳米管比其他材料更坚固。

There were even groups trying to make an elevator to space using carbon nanotubes.

甚至有团体试图使用碳纳米管制造通往太空的电梯。

Carbon nanotubes have found their way into some industries.

- 碳纳米管已经找到了进入某些行业的方式。

When it was in the direction in which tubes were pointing, the increase was only 4.3%.

当作用力与碳纳米管所指方向一致时，材料硬度仅提高4.3%。

The smart bit is that the tubes' conductivity is affected by cracks in, or corrosion of, the painted surface.

之所以说它智能，是因为若涂层表面出现裂缝或被腐蚀，碳纳米管的导电性就会改变。

Experts came up with the idea of using carbon nanotubes.

专家提出了使用碳纳米管的想法。

To embed the nanotubes, the engineers used a process called vascular infusion.

为了嵌入纳米管，工程师使用了一种称为血管灌注的工艺。

So light goes between the tubes, where it gets trapped and turned into heat — in other words, it's absorbed.

当光从纳米管之间穿过，就会被捕捉，并转化成热量，换句话说，就是被吸收了。

Nanotubes are also showing up in transistors and lithium ion batteries.

纳米管也出现在晶体管和锂离子电池中。