Thanks to nanotechnology, there could be a major breakthrough in the field of transportation with the production of more durable metals.

多亏有了纳米技术，更耐用的金属出现，实现了交通领域突破，。3:24.663

These could be virtually unbreakable, lighter and much more pliable leading to planes that are 50 times lighter than at present.

事实上它们可以不易破损，重量更轻，而且更柔韧，所以这种材质让飞机可以比现在轻50倍。3:34.092

Those same improved capabilities will dramatically reduce the cost of travelling into space making it more accessible to ordinary people and opening up a totally new holiday destination.

与此同时，提升了的性能使空间旅行的成本会大大减少，普通人也更容易接触到它。这开发了一个全新的度假目的地。3:43.932

In terms of technology, the computer industry will be able to shrink computer parts down to minute sizes.

从技术角度而言，电脑行业可以把电脑零件缩小的极小的尺寸。3:57.000

We need nanotechnology in order to create a new generation of computers that will work even faster and will have a million times more memory but will be about the size of a sugar cube.

我们需要利用纳米科技来创造新一代的电脑，运转速度更快，储存空间扩大几百万倍，但电脑的大小却只有一颗方糖那么大。4:05.232

Nanotechnology could also revolutionise the way that we generate power.

纳米技术还促使对发电的方式进行革命性改变。4:20.000

The cost of solar cells will be drastically reduced so harnessing this energy will be far more economical than at present.

太阳能电池的成本会大幅下降，所以利用这项能源会比现在节约更多成本。4:24.997

But nanotechnology has much wider applications than this and could have an enormous impact on our environment.

但是纳米技术还有更多的应用，可以对我们的环境产生巨大的影响。4:34.558

For instance, tiny airborne nano-robots could be programmed to actually rebuild the ozone layer, which could lessen the impact of global warming on our planet.

比如，微小的空中纳米机器人可以设计为去修复臭氧层，这样可以减少我们的星球上全球变暖的影响。4:43.334

That's a pretty amazing thought, isn't it?

这是不是很神奇？4:56.311

On a more local scale, this new technology could help with the clean-up of environmental disasters as nanotechnology will allow us to remove oil and other contaminants from the water far more effectively.

从更小的范围去看，这项新的技术可以帮助清理环境灾难，因为纳米技术可以让我们从水中更高效的去除油污和其它污染物。4:59.460

And, if nanotechnology progresses as expected - as a sort of building block set of about 90 atoms - then you could build anything you wanted from the bottom up.

而且，如果纳米技术如期发展，有了由90个原子的一块的标准部件，你可以自下而上地搭建任何东西。5:14.086

In terms of production, this means that you only use what you need and so there wouldn't be any waste.

从生产方面来说，这就意味着你只使用你需要的原料，而不会产生任何废物。5:26.365

The notion that you could create anything at all has major implications for our health.

你可以创造任何东西的，这对于我们的健康也有着影响。5:34.381

It means that we'll eventually be able to replicate anything.

这就意味着我们最终可以复制任何东西。5:40.000

This would have a phenomenal effect on our society.

这会让我们的社会产生巨大的变化。5:44.401

In time it could even lead to the eradication of famine through the introduction of machines that produce food to feed the hungry.

届时它甚至可以借助引入生产食物的机器来喂养饥饿的人，以此消除饥荒。5:48.443

But it's in the area of medicine that nanotechnology may have its biggest impact.

但是纳米技术应该在制药业有着它最大的影响。5:57.142

How we detect disease will change as tiny biosensors are developed to analyse tests in minutes rather than days.

随着微小的生物探测器的开发，疾病的检测方式也会发生改变。不需要几天的等待，几分钟就分析出测试结果。6:03.885

There's even speculation nano-robots could be used to slow the ageing process, lengthening life expectancy.

甚至还可以利用具有推断能力的纳米机器人减缓衰老，延长我们的预期寿命。6:13.131

As you can see, I'm very excited by the implications that could be available to us in the next few decades.

正如你们所见，我对于在未来几十年纳米带给我们的影响十分兴奋。6:21.467

Just how long it'll take, I honestly don't know.

只是我真的不知道这到底要花多久。6:28.766