2062年美國將用3D打印技術建造超高摩天大樓

Many of the world's tallest skyscrapers will make you queasy if you reached their summit.

如果你到達世界許多摩天大樓的最高點，你一定會頭暈目眩。

But these grand buildings could soon look like a bungalow in comparison to a three-mile high skyscraper envisioned by architects.

但是，與建築學家們所構想的這座三英里高的摩天大樓一比，它們可就成了小平房了。

They say that the mighty tower could be built by 2062, using 3D printing technology to create walls that could withstand high winds and unique climates.

建築學家們表示，這座高樓可能會在2062年落成，使用3D打印技術建造出牆壁，可以抵擋強風和極端氣候。

The skyscraper is the vision of Arconic, a materials science company based in New York, as part of its larger campaign called The Jetsons – an homage to the 1962 cartoon, set in 2062.

這幢摩天大樓是位於紐約的材料科學公司--阿爾科尼西公司的設想，它是該公司大型活動“摩登家庭”的一部分，這一活動是爲了向1962年出品的以2062年爲背景的動畫片《摩登家庭》致意。

Engineers from the firm are working with futurists to imagine how the world will look in 45 years.

阿爾科尼西公司的工程師與未來派藝術家一起工作，來設想45年之後的未來世界。

The team has envisioned the Arconic tower – a three-mile-high skyscraper created using materials that are either in-development or have already been brought to market.

阿爾科尼西公司設想出一幢三英里高的摩天大樓。大樓使用的材料全都是正在開發或已經問世的。

As well as being staggeringly tall, the tower will also have futuristic features, including smog-eating surfaces, and retractable balconies.

除了高到極致，該大樓還很具未來主義特色，包括能夠淨化霧霾的外表塗層和摺疊陽臺。

Arconic is currently working on a project called EcoClean, a special coating that allows building to self-clean and purify the surrounding air.

阿爾科尼西公司目前正在研究的一個叫EcoClean的項目，它是一種能幫助建築物自我清潔並淨化周圍空氣的特殊塗料。

Sherri McCleary, one of Arconic's chief materials scientists, told Business Insider: 'The functional coating provides aesthetics, it provides maintenance benefits, and it also provides a benefit to the surrounding environment by reducing the content of pollutants around it.'

阿爾科尼西公司的首席材料學家謝麗·麥卡利在接受《財經內幕》採訪時表示：“這種功能性塗料不僅美觀，維護保養起來也方便。由於能減少附近的污染物，對周圍環境也有好處。”