Space technology cools Paris commute

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The Paris Metro is one of the world's great underground railways and not the sort of place you'd expect to find cutting edge satellite technology at work. But for the last year and a half a cooling system developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for its satellites has been making Trains on Metro Line One more comfortable. The new cooling system works without moving parts and frees up more space to be enjoyed by passengers while saving costs... Continue Reading Space technology cools Paris commute

Section: Urban Transport

Tags: Cooling, ESA, Paris, Trains

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