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

纳米管有助导电并将纹身留在皮肤上。

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

而对这样一款新应用程序，科学家们在纳米管制成的电线回路加上了链接。

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，就像那些纳米管一样。

Because of the regular alignment of the nanotubes, they were able to stress the material from various directions.

纳米管规律状，们能够从不同的方向对材料施加作用力。

In 2011, NASA created a material called super-black, also made of CNTs, to absorb light better than regular paint.

2011 年，美国宇航局制造了一种叫做超级黑的材料，该材料也纳米管制成，吸收光的效果要好普通涂料。

The carbon nanotubes are there to conduct electricity.

而纳米管则用导电。

This makes it possible to monitor damage.

纳米管的这种特性使其能用检测设施哪些部分受损。

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

甚至有团体试图使用纳米管制造通往太空的电梯。

The idea of creating super black surfaces out of carbon nanotubes is not in itself.

利用纳米管制造超黑表面的想法本身并不新鲜。

What if silkworms were fed carbon nanotubes?

如果给蚕喂食纳米管会怎么样？

Carbon nanotubes have found their way into some industries.

- 纳米管已经找到了进入某些行业的方式。

That binding changes the nanotube’s chemistry and makes it emit an infrared fluorescent signal.

那种结合会改变纳米管的化学性质，并使其发出红外荧光信号。

Carbon nanotubes, along with powerful geo-sensing devices, have been paramount in the structure's design.

纳米管和强大的地理传感设备在该结构的设计中起着至关重要的作用。

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，纳米管的导电性就会改变。

Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers or carbon nanotubes into paving materials.

格雷戈里表示，你可以将少量的合成纤维或纳米管混入铺路材料中。

The soft actuators in MIT's drones are made from thin rubber cylinders coated in carbon nanotubes.

麻省理工学院的无人机中的软执行器是涂有纳米管的薄橡胶圆筒制成的。

Carbon nanotubes can also self-adjust in the event of undersea earthquakes.

当发生海底地震时，纳米管还可以自我调节。

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

当作用力与纳米管所指方向一致时，材料硬度仅提高4.3%。

As for how to stiffen roads? Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers or carbon nanotubes into paving materials.

至如何硬化道路？格雷戈里表示，可以将少量的合成纤维或纳米管混入铺路材料中。