2017 only just arrived, but one manufacturing company is already looking 45 years into the future.

2017年刚刚到来，但一家制造公司已经在放眼于45年之后的未来了。

Arconic, a materials science company, has envisioned a three-mile-high skyscraper¹ built from materials that are either in-development or have already been brought to market, including smog-eating surfaces and retractable² balconies.

材料科学公司Arconic设想出一幢三英里（约4828米）高的摩天大楼。大楼使用的材料全都是正在开发或已经问世的，包括能够净化雾霾的外立面和可伸缩的阳台。

The tower was concocted³ as part of the company's larger campaign known as "The Jetsons," an homage⁴ to the 1962 cartoon set in 2062. Arconic's engineers worked alongside futurists to imagine the technologies that will be most useful several decades from now.

这幢摩天大楼的建造是该公司更大的活动“摩登家庭”的一部分，这一活动是为了向1962年出品的以2062年为背景的动画片《摩登家庭》致意。Arconic公司的工程师与未来学家们一起工作，来设想几十年后最有用的科技。

Sherri McCleary, one of Arconic's chief materials scientists, says one of the most exciting and immediate⁵ projects is EcoClean, a special coating that helps buildings self-clean and purify the surrounding air. It was first released in 2011 and offers a number of benefits over traditional pane⁶ glass windows, McCleary says.

Arconic公司的首席材料学家谢丽•麦卡利表示，最令人振奋也最先能实现的项目之一是EcoClean，这是一种能帮助建筑物自我清洁并净化周围空气的特殊涂料，2011年首次问世，与传统的玻璃窗相比有多种好处。

"The functional⁷ coating provides aesthetics⁸, it provides maintenance benefits, and it also provides a benefit to the surrounding environment by reducing the content of pollutants⁹ around it," she tells Business Insider.

她在接受商业内幕网采访时说：“这种功能性涂料不仅美观，维护起来也方便。由于能减少附近的污染物，对周围环境也有好处。”

EcoClean works with help from light and water vapor¹⁰, which mix with the chemicals in the coating to produce atoms known as free radicals¹¹. These free radicals pull in pollutants from the air and break them down to get sloughed¹² off the side of the building along with dirt and grime — almost like dead skin.

EcoClean借助于光线和水汽发挥作用，涂料中混合了可产生自由基的化学物。这些自由基吸收空气中的污染物，并将其分解，与尘垢一起从建筑物外立面丢下，就像清除死皮一样。

The end result is a cleaner building surrounded by cleaner air.

结果就是建筑物和周围空气都更清洁。

Another innovation is in the windows themselves, which Arconic also hopes could be a part of the three-mile-high tower. The new design is called Bloomframe. Essentially¹³, it's a motorized window that converts into an all-glass balcony in under a minute.

另一项发明是窗户，Arconic公司希望将其用于这幢摩天大楼。这一新设计被称为“折叠阳台”。这种机动化窗户可以在一分钟内变身为全玻璃阳台。

Arconic has been showcasing the technology at trade shows around the world and will hit the market in the "near future," a company spokesperson says.

公司发言人称，Arconic已经开始在世界各地的贸易展览上展出这一技术，并将在“不久后”推向市场。

Rather than spend twice the money on materials to build separate windows and ledges¹⁴, Arconic wants to invest in flexible components¹⁵ that can make buildings more than just static giants.

与花费两倍的钱用于可建造独立窗户和窗台的材料相比，Arconic公司希望可以投资于可用于建筑物的柔性构件，而非仅仅是静态大型结构。

Some of Arconic's other futuristic designs include flying cars, ultra-lightweight car bodies, and aerodynamic airplane wings.

Arconic公司的其他一些未来设计还包括飞行车、超轻量车体、和空气动力机翼等。

In the meantime, it continues working to push the limits of what modern-day skyscrapers¹⁶ can look like and do. Thanks to 3D printing, McCleary says many structures that aren't currently feasible could withstand high winds and unique climates.

与此同时，该公司还正致力于突破现代摩天大楼外观和功能的极限。麦卡利表示，由于3D打印技术的应用，目前看来不可行的很多建筑结构可以抵抗强风和极端气候。

"We're looking at optimizing¹⁷ the materials that can be 3D-printed to give more and more options to designers and architects," she says.

她说：“我们正考虑优化可以3D打印的材料，为设计师和建筑师提供更多的选择。”