Thank you for that sound, tribology.

谢谢你的声，摩擦学。

But it has a technical name: tribology.

但它有一个专业名称：摩擦学。

Tribology has given me amazing projects.

摩擦学给了我惊人的项目。

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

但摩擦学也被定义为在相对运动中相互作用的表面的科学。

But how does one become a tribologist like me?

但是如何成为像我这样的摩擦学家呢？

And your tribological interaction for the shift will be different than the person next to you.

而你在转变中的摩擦学相互作用将与你旁边的人不同。

You see, I was destined to be a tribologist.

你看，我注定要成为一名摩擦学家。

(Laughter) But you were also a junior tribologist.

（笑声） 但你也是一名初级摩擦学家。

(Laughter) This is tribology in action.

（笑声） 这是摩擦学在起作用。

This is what tribologists are looking to solve.

这就是摩擦学家想要解决的问题。

But what's the big deal with tribology?

但是摩擦学有什么大不了的呢？

Just think about all the tribological systems in a car.

想想汽车中的所有摩擦学系统。

Some routine maintenance is directly connected to tribology.

一些日常维护与摩擦学直接相关。

Sounded simple enough, until I started to look at it as a tribologist, and then it became incredibly complex.

听起来很简单， 直到我开始以摩擦学家的身份看待它，然后它变得异常复杂。

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，从而提高燃油效率并减少排放。

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，所以我的任何一个脚扭动者可能会突然发现自己对肌腱的摩擦学感到好奇。

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的事情。

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的。

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的人开始全面了解摩擦学，将会发现很多机会。

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的研究，表明摩擦学研究可以对减少我们的能源消耗产生影响。