哈格尔施泰因说，借助目前的系统，实现热电高效转化是有可能的，但得到的电能很小。
Hagelstein says that with present systems it's possible to efficiently convert heat into electricity, but with very little power.
哈格尔施泰因是麻省理工学院电子工程专业的副教授。他说，现有的固态装置在把热能转换成电能时的效率不高。
Hagelstein, an associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT, says existing solid-state devices to convert heat into electricity are not very efficient.
“这是一个折衷方案，你或者获得高效率，或者得到高通量，”哈格尔施泰因说。
"It's a tradeoff. You either get high efficiency or high throughput," says Hagelstein.
哈格尔施泰因和吴等人不是对现有设备进行改善，而是另起炉灶。
Hagelstein, Wu and others started from scratch rather than trying to improve the performance of existing devices.
哈格尔施泰因介绍，这项工作始于2002年左右，但这种装置“显然还无法建立。”
When this work began around 2002, Hagelstein says, such devices "clearly could not be built."
哈格尔施泰因说，目前商业上热转变电的设备只能达到这个极限的大约十分之一。
But current commercial thermoelectric devices only achieve about one-tenth of that limit, Hagelstein says.
迪马特奥说，他希望能最终把哈格尔施泰因的新设想商业化。
DiMatteo says he hopes eventually to commercialize Hagelstein's new idea.
克拉贝格秦肯山位于施泰尔马克州，邻近施拉德明小镇，是个著名的冬季滑雪胜地。但在夏季，一样有许多游客前来游玩。
The Krahbergzinken is located in Steiermark, near Schladming, a very popular skiing resort in winter. But in summer, also many visitors come to visit here.
1902年，阿尔弗雷德·施蒂格利茨、爱德华·施泰肯和一些当今甚受敬重的美国摄影大师组织了一个团体，致力于让人们相信摄影是一种高尚的艺术表达方式。
In 1902, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen and other now venerated American photographers formed a group devoted to convincing doubters that photography was a worthy form of artistic expression_r.
1902年，阿尔弗雷德·施蒂格利茨、爱德华·施泰肯和一些当今甚受敬重的美国摄影大师组织了一个团体，致力于让人们相信摄影是一种高尚的艺术表达方式。
In 1902, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen and other now venerated American photographers formed a group devoted to convincing doubters that photography was a worthy form of artistic expression_r.
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