In one of the world’s most polluted cities, there’s a futuristic tower that sucks up smog, turns it into clean air, and filters out the smog particles so they can be turned into diamonds.
听起来像科幻小说？这是真实存在的——现实中已有雾霾钻石为证。
这座塔是荷兰艺术家达恩·罗斯加德（Daan Roosegaarde）的创意结晶。他从北京酒店的窗户向外望去，发现雾霾浓厚到连城市都看不见。
城中的八岁儿童已被确诊为肺癌，污浊的空气更使居民的预期寿命缩短了15至16年。
“这不是我们所憧憬的美好未来，”罗斯加德说，”这简直是噩梦。”
于是，他和团队决定打造世界上最大的空气净化装置：雾霾净化塔（Smog Free Tower）。
这座已在鹿特丹、北京、天津和大连投入使用的塔，每小时能吸入3万立方米的污染空气，在纳米层面对其进行净化——去除PM2.5、PM10等颗粒物——再将洁净空气重新释放到城市中。（该塔由太阳能驱动。）
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