The KGM1 project to produce high-altitude wind energy. Credit: KGM1 KGM1 is an Italian Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) project in the sector of high-altitude wind energywhich points to produce electricity using a wing similar to those from kitesurfingconnected to earth by three cables and capable of transforming its traction into …
The Stoosbahn reaches a gradient of 110%: it is the steepest funicular in the world
The Stoosbahn is the steepest funicular in the world still in operation. There Stoosbahnin the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, is the steepest funicular in the world Still in operation, designed to connect Schwyz to the mountain village of Stoos. The funicular covers a total length of 1,740 meterswith a height …
Volcanic eruptions may have cooled the Earth over the past 12,000 years
Volcanic ash from Mount Bromo during the last eruption in 2010. Large volcanic eruptions release enormous quantities of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter into the atmosphere that reflect sunlight back into space: this is why they can temporarily cool the Earth. THE’Holocenethe geological era in which we live and which …
