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

科学家称每平方厘碳管黑体中就有10亿个管。

The carbon nanotubes are there to conduct electricity.

而碳管则用于导电。

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

通过改变管导电方式，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.

碳管有助于导电并留在皮肤上。

But so far, we've only been able to manufacture very small nanotube chains.

但到目前为止，我们能做出管线非常小。

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，科学家们在碳管制成电线回路加上了链接。

First, they coated these with carbon nanotubes, to improve their conductivity.

首先，他们在这些木条子外面包上了碳，以提高它们导电性。

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、核酸和管等 涌现同时，出现了一个问题。

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

羽毛中模糊结构就像光笼子，就像那些碳管一样。

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

同样，Vantablack这种最不反光人造材料末端碳管丛中光子困住。

However, more than 99 percent of Vantablack isn't made up of nanotubes — it's actually free space.

但事实上，99%碳管黑体并不是由碳管构成——其实就是自由空间。

One idea is to use carbon nanotubes.

一种想法是使用碳管。

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

为了嵌入管，工程师们使用了一种称为血管灌注工艺。

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

甚至有团体试图使用碳管制造通往太空电梯。

Carbon nanotubes are stronger than other materials.

碳管比其他材料更坚固。

Carbon nanotubes have found their way into some industries.

- 碳管已经找到了进入某些行业方式。

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

由于碳管呈规律状排列，他们能够从不同方向对材料施加作用力。

Experts came up with the idea of using carbon nanotubes.

专家们提出了使用碳管想法。

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

管也出现在晶体管和锂离子电池中。

Nanotubes are as small as they sound.

管和听起来一样小。