Aluna the Lunar Clock
London plans to make the Lunar clock as one of the most attracting feature for the 2012 Olympics.This lunar clock is tidal powered and the massive art sculpture is designed and maintained by the British firm Aluna Limited and hence the structure is named as Aluna.The master brain behind the construction of this wonder is Lara Williams.The structure is 40m high and 130 m wide and is powered from the tidal waves produced in the river Thames which makes it flow beneath the clock.The power so produced is more enough to light 100 homes in addition to the powering of lunar clock.It has got the credit of first art work on the world to power more than hundred homes
It consists of huge three rings which is made of steel,glass and concrete.How the time is determined??its determined by the illumination of this three rings.Due tho the waxing and waning of moon the tidal power varies and hence the power produced and illumination of the ring varies.Other than time its able to determine the time of tidal rise and fall,the position of planets etc.Researches are in progress to convert the moon light falling on ‘Aluna’ to electricity.Sometimes it may be the next wonder of the world ,hats off to Lara Williams who designed the whole project.
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