Electrochemical reactions happen faster when it's hotter.

温度越高，电化学反应越快。

In electrochemical reactions, heat is replaced by electricity as an energy source.

在电化学反应中，电力将取代热能，作为能量源。

That moisture is what feeds the hydrogel's electrochemical reactions.

水分是水凝胶电化学反应的原料。

If you were listening, you learned that electrochemical reactions are redox reactions that we describe in terms of half reactions.

如果你在听，你就会知道电化学反应是我们用半反应来描述的氧化还原反应。

Through our research, we managed to identify electrochemical reaction mixtures with the right additives and voltages to be able to transform raw materials into nylon precursors very selectively.

经过研究，我们成功找到了正确的添加物和电压来让电化学反应堆将原材料有选择性地 转化为尼龙的前身。

But the problem is that for electrochemical reactions to become viable, they will need to be more efficient and cost competitive than the heat-powered ones that we use today.

但问题是，为了让电化学反应的方案可行，它们得比我们现在用的热驱动反应更高效还得更便宜。

These large improvements in efficiency, selectivity and production rates are very important because they will ensure that electrochemical reactions are competitive with fossil-fuel-powered ones which are already highly optimized.

这些效率、选择性和生产率的 巨大提升非常重要，因为它们保证了因为它们保证了电化学反应能够和 已高度优化的化石燃料动力反应竞争。不过啊，尼龙只是成千上万的化学品 所组成的汪洋大海中的一滴水。

While most electrochemical reactions operate with a constant stream of electrical currents, we knew that if we control the interactions between the electricity input and molecules, we could achieve a higher performance.

虽然大多数电化学反应都是在恒定的电流下进行的，但我们知道， 如果能控制好电力输入和分子之间的相互作用，我们还能再把性能提升上去。