That means heading into unfamiliar territory, for the properties of materials change when devices are just nanometres across.

这意味着我们进入了一个陌生的地带，因为当设备的大小只有几个纳米时性质会发生改变。

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Practically all of the useful properties of materials are strongly dependent on their internal structure.

几乎材料的一切有用特性都与其内部的结构有密切的关系。

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This field is dedicated to studying the physical properties of materials that are used in engineering and manufacturing applications.

该领域主要研究应用于工程和制造的各种材料的物理属性。

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So, that's the power of the choice of materials, and why? Properties.

所以，这就是选择物质的力量，为什么呢，因为属性。

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Materials are bundles of properties.

物质就是属性的总和。

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The magnetic properties of materials hold the key to major advances in technology.

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Liquid armour relies on the properties of materials called shear-thickening fluids.

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By calculating the catalytic properties of materials on a computer, the group is learning what it is that makes other materials, such as copper zeolites, more effective under these conditions.

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