This is Maria Maria and her research team are part of the graphene flagship.

這是瑪麗亞和她的研究團隊是石墨烯旗艦的一部分。

They explore how the superior properties of graphene and related materials could be incorporated into and add functionalities to many parts of a future car.

他們探討了如何將石墨烯及相關材料的優越特性融入到未來汽車的許多部件中，併為其增加功能。

Maria and other researchers foresee that in the future, cars will drive by themselves.

瑪麗亞和其他研究人員預見，未來，汽車將自行駕駛。

This is great news, especially for Maria's husband, Phil, who will have time to finish work on the way home.

這是個好消息，特別是對瑪麗亞的丈夫菲爾來說，他將有時間在回家的路上完成工作。

Thanks to graphene excellent sensing capabilities, his car will be able to find its way and accurately estimate distance to other cars and obstacles also in difficult conditions such as fog or at night, if he prefers to drive himself.

由於石墨烯出色的傳感能力，如果他喜歡自己開車，那麼他的車將能夠找到方向，並準確估計與其他車輛和障礙物的距離，也可以在大霧或夜間等困難條件下行駛。

Senses in Phil's car could check his vitals through the steering wheel to make sure he's not falling asleep or suffering heart problems while driving.

菲爾車裡的感應器可以通過方向盤檢查他的生命體徵，以確保他在開車時沒有睡著或心臟問題。

In order to lower the usage of non renewable fossil fuels, Maria's team is also working to develop alternative engine technologies like electrical cars.

為了降低不可再生的化石燃料的使用量，Maria的團隊還致力於開發替代性發動機技術，比如電動汽車。

This demands new design and material requirements like lighter composite, longer lasting batteries and improved corrosion capabilities.

這就對新的設計和材料提出了新的要求，如更輕的複合材料、更持久的電池和更強的腐蝕能力。

By combining graphene enhanced batteries with graphene enhanced super capacities, the electrical car will be able to accelerate faster than those with the regular batteries, so Phil will be off faster once the traffic light turns green.

通過將石墨烯增強電池與石墨烯增強的超級容量相結合，電動汽車的加速速度將比使用普通電池的汽車更快，所以一旦交通燈變成綠燈，菲爾將更快地離開。

Maria could also apply a protective graphene coating to the chassis, enhancing the ability to prevent chips dense and corrosion.

瑪麗亞還可以在底盤上塗抹一層石墨烯保護膜，增強防芯片緻密和腐蝕的能力。

Graphene enhanced composites have 10 to 30% improved material properties, making it possible, for example, to produce faster, lighter and more resistant tires.

石墨烯增強複合材料的材料性能提高了10-30%，使得生產更快、更輕、更耐磨損的輪胎等成為可能。

A graphene coating inside the wheel could also reduce temperature buildup.

輪轂內部的石墨烯塗層也可以減少溫度的積累。

Graphene is thermally conductive, heating things when they need it and cooling them off when they get too hot.

石墨烯具有導熱性，在事物需要的時候可以加熱，太熱的時候可以冷卻。

Phil especially appreciates this as his car will stay cool when parked, even on hot summer days in winter.

菲爾特別欣賞這一點，因為他的車在停放時可以保持涼爽，即使是在冬天炎熱的夏天。

He would save time to a transparent layer of graphene will keep his vision clear, and Phil won't need to scrape his windshield anymore.

他會把時間節省到一層透明的石墨烯會讓他的視線保持清晰，而菲爾也不需要再刮他的擋風玻璃。

Technological development will change the way we transport ourselves on.

技術發展將改變我們的交通方式。