The application of new materials science and nanotechnology offers the possibility of cost reductions much larger than can be imagined in windpower or hydropower, in biomass or in nuclear power.

比起应用于风能、水力发电、生物燃料或者核能，新材料学和纳米技术在太阳能领域的应用将为其成本降低提供更大的超出人们想像的可能性。

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It has applications in a wide range of fields, including materials science, nanotechnology and medicine.

该技术应用范围广泛，包括材料科学、奈米科技和医药。

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Take materials scientist Ting Xu. She’s using nanotechnology to craft solar cells that are more energy-efficient and eco-friendly than oil or coal.

以材料科学家徐婷为例，她正在用纳米技术制造太阳能电池，这是比石油和煤炭热能更高更环保的能源。

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STM, which now exists in dozens of variants, is a vital research tool in such fields as materials science, nanotechnology and microbiology.

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However, he warned against focussing disproportionately on the eight areas of excellence outlined by the Chancellor in November ("big data" computing, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, agricultural science, energy storage, space, robotics and advanced materials including nanotechnology).

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In his speech, Mr Osborne set out seven further areas where the government thinks Britain is a world leader and can and must go further: computing, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, agricultural science, energy storage, robotics and advanced materials including nanotechnology.

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