But what's the big deal with tribology?

但是摩擦学有什么大不了呢？

Some routine maintenance is directly connected to tribology.

一些日常维护与摩擦学关。

Thank you for that sound, tribology.

谢谢你声音，摩擦学。

But it has a technical name: tribology.

但它有一个专业名称：摩擦学。

Tribology research has helped us reduce friction and therefore increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

摩擦学研究帮助我们减少摩擦，从而提燃油效率并减少排放。

So when you look at the numbers, tribology can do some amazing things.

所以当你看数字时，摩擦学可以做一些惊人事情。

But tribology is also defined as the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion.

但摩擦学也被定义为在对运动中互表面科学。

Holmberg and Erdemir have actually done some great studies showing the impact tribology research can have on reducing our energy consumption.

Holmberg 和 Erdemir 实际上已经做了一些伟大研究，表明摩擦学研究可以对减少我们能源消耗产生影响。

This happened just by putting 31 people in a room who viewed the world through a tribology lens.

这只是通过将 31 个人放在一个房间里，让他们通过摩擦学镜头观察世界而发生。

Imagine the opportunities that will reveal themselves as more of us start to see tribology all around.

想象一下，随着我们中越来越多人开始全面了解摩擦学，将会发现很多机会。

Tribology is the study of wear and friction, and with tires, friction can be the difference between a safe arrival and a car accident.

摩擦学是对磨损和摩擦研究， 对于轮胎，摩擦可能是安全到达和车祸之间区别。

Tribology may be a funny-sounding word, but it has a huge impact on our world.

摩擦学可能是一个听起来很滑稽词，但它对我们世界产生了巨大影响。

(Laughter) This is tribology in action.

（笑声） 这是摩擦学在起。

It's part of the nearly nine percent of our current global energy consumption that the authors identified tribology can help us save.

这是我们目前全球能源消耗近 9% 一部分，者发现摩擦学可以帮助我们节省能源。

Pretty common in the ankle, so any of my fellow foot-wigglers out there may suddenly find themselves curious about the tribology of tendons.

在脚踝中很常见，所以我任何一个脚扭动者可能会突然发现自己对肌腱摩擦学感到好奇。

I encourage you to start seeing tribology in the world around you and to think about how you would improve those interacting surfaces you experience.

我鼓励您开始了解您周围世界摩擦学，并思考您将如何改善您体验到那些互表面。

To put this in perspective: one quad of energy is roughly equivalent to 180 million barrels of oil, and tribology can help us save 20 times that.

换句话说：四分之一能源大约当于 1.8 亿桶石油，而摩擦学可以帮助我们节省 20 倍能源。

And I think you'll be surprised at how significant a little bit of tribology can be in alleviating some very large problems. Tribology is the study of friction, wear and lubrication.

而且我认为您会惊讶于摩擦学在缓解一些非常大问题方面重要性。摩擦学是研究摩擦、磨损和润滑学科。