Progress has been slow, but the gap is becoming more narrow, with some very promising technologies being realized and others peeking over the horizon.

虽然进度放缓了，但随着一些有前景的新技术的发现和其它的未来技术初露端倪，技术上的差距正在缩小。

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The gap between the two was very narrow—a difference of 0.2 points in their overall scores—with HKUST's research productivity giving it the edge.

两者之间的差距甚微，总分仅有0.2分之差，前者的科研产出使其占据上风。

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The anode fall region is also a very narrow gap like the cathode fall region.

热阴极辉光放电的阳极区与阴极区一样，是一个很薄的区域。

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Eventually, what we'd like to do is if they see a pipe or a very narrow gap they say, okay my body is too big, it will change to become a snake to go through it.

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