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Aluna, a lunar clock, is due for completion in 2012.

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Completion of the timepiece, which will run on the Thames River's currents, is scheduled for the 2012 Olympic Games. The idea is to create a clock that not only incorporates green elements — it will be made from recycled glass — but also “tries to connect us back to the cosmic cycle, with nature,” says astronomer Dr. Usama Hasan. It's a principle he thinks is “very important, especially in the very technological age we live in." According to the artists, a number of corporations have come forward to offer help in building the clock, called “Aluna.”

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