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

“纳米线用久了会折断或破裂”。

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质。

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

但是，如果用纳米线，那么它的使用寿命可能会变长。

To his surprise, the protein nanowires had created electricity.

令惊讶的是， 蛋白质纳米线产生了电。

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

在设计的电子产品中使用纳米线。

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

在这上面是一层 7 微米厚的纳米线（比人的头发丝薄得多）。

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。

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

覆盖设备以防止水进入纳米线会关闭其发电。

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

蛋白质纳米线可以随时随地产生电力。

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

已经将制造纳米线的基因插入到一种生长速度更快的细菌中。

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

较少聚集在纳米线接触较大电极的一侧。

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

该系统的关键是纳米线之间的小空间， 称纳米孔。

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

纳米线可以扔掉， 让蛋白质自然分解。

More water collects on the side with the small electrode where the nanowire package contacts the air.

更多的水聚集在纳米线封装与空气接触的小电极一侧。

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

目前的一个限制是如何快速生长足够的微生物纳米线。

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。

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使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。