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<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Real">Real</span>-<span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="Hoverboard">Hoverboard</span></p><p>1.浮空滑板</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hoverboard">hoverboard</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skateboard">skateboard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="levitates">levitates</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="carpet">carpet</span>—<span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="Part">Part</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="California">California</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Hendo">Hendo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p>还记得1989年的经典科幻电影《回到未来》中出现过的那个像魔毯一样浮在空中的滑板么？加利福尼亚的一家名为<span word="Hendo">Hendo</span>的科技公司将电影里的滑板变成了现实。</p><p><span word="Hendo">Hendo</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hoverboard">hoverboard</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="conductive">conductive</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span>.</p><p>虽然<span word="Hendo">Hendo</span>公司研发的这款滑板目前只可以离开地面悬浮1英寸左右，而且还必须在如铜或铝这样的导电材料上才可实现。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="the">the</span> $450,000-<span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Kickstarter">Kickstarter</span>, <span word="Hendo">Hendo</span> <span word="founders">founders</span> <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Henderson">Henderson</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> “<span word="hovering">hovering</span>” <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stabilize">stabilize</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span>, <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="hoverboard">hoverboard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Greg">Greg</span>.</p><p>但是这项技术确实具有突破性意义。<span word="Hendo">Hendo</span>公司的创始人吉尔和格雷格用在美国慈善网站上筹到的45万美元，做出了开发磁滑翔技术的计划，希望能在保持地震中建筑的稳定性、保护珍贵的艺术作品等方面得到应用。格雷格说：“这款浮空滑板是开发该项技术的第一步。”</p>
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