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A University of Houston professor has discovered that tree-shaped cooling films can remove heat from AI data centers three times more effectively than current methods. The breakthrough could solve one of the biggest challenges facing the booming artificial intelligence industry.
After heat-related deaths peaked at 645 in 2023, Phoenix slashed that number to 405 in 2024 by offering free air conditioning repairs and 24-hour cooling centers. Now cities worldwide are studying how this desert community turned the tide on a growing climate threat.
Scientists just cracked one of tech's biggest energy problems with a breakthrough that could transform how we power the digital world. A new 3D-printed copper cooling system cuts data center cooling costs from 30% of total energy use to just 1.1%.
Google's next data center in Texas will use advanced air cooling instead of water, tackling one of tech's biggest environmental challenges. The facility will pair with new clean energy plants to power AI services while protecting local water supplies.
Chinese scientists just cracked a major barrier in AI computing with a breakthrough cooling material. Their diamond-copper composite could keep tomorrow's supercharged chips from overheating.
When Amazon's Virginia data center overheated last week, engineers responded with innovations that could reshape how tech companies cool their facilities. The rare incident is accelerating development of sustainable cooling solutions across the industry.
A breakthrough cooling technology can now handle the massive heat generated by next-generation AI computing facilities. This innovation solves one of the biggest challenges facing the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure worldwide.
A company is building a wind turbine that powers its own data center inside while ocean water cools the servers. The floating prototype launches in 2027, solving energy and cooling problems that plague traditional data centers.
Researchers discovered how to cool data centers using waste heat from factories and a common mineral, slashing electricity use by up to 86 percent. The breakthrough could help the booming AI industry grow without overwhelming America's power grid.
Investors just bet $210 million on floating AI data centers that generate their own power from ocean waves. The bold solution tackles energy and cooling challenges facing traditional data centers on land.
Chinese scientists discovered a liquid cooling method that drops temperatures by 30°C in seconds while slashing carbon emissions. The breakthrough could transform energy-hungry data centers and cut global cooling emissions in half.
As extreme heat grips Thailand's capital, Bangkok has transformed hundreds of public buildings into free air-conditioned refuges where anyone can escape dangerous temperatures. Nearly 90,000 people used the centers in their first three weeks.
A startup is building data centers inside floating wind turbines in the North Sea, using ocean water to cool servers while turbine power keeps them running. It's a creative answer to the world's growing hunger for clean energy and computing power.
China just switched on the world's first underwater data center powered by offshore wind turbines, slashing energy use and eliminating the need for freshwater cooling. The groundbreaking facility could reshape how we think about powering our digital future.
Data centers in Texas are solving water worries with cooling systems that use less water than a backyard swimming pool. The innovation comes as the state faces its worst drought since 2023.
China just launched the world's first underwater data center powered by offshore wind turbines off Shanghai's coast. The breakthrough facility uses 90% less land and no freshwater while slashing cooling costs by using the ocean itself.
Orbital data centers could eliminate the billions of liters of water used to cool computing facilities each year. Early prototypes from startups and tech giants are already testing the concept in space.
A Norwegian company has launched the world's first floating data center that's powered and cooled entirely by offshore wind turbines. The innovation solves two of tech's biggest problems: where to put massive AI facilities and how to keep them from overheating.
Norway just turned an abandoned mine into one of the world's greenest supercomputers, using natural rock temperatures and fjord water to slash cooling costs. The facility sits 60 meters below sea level, proving old mines might be the data centers of the future.
As a dangerous heat wave gripped the East Coast, the Energy Department found a creative solution to keep homes cool. Data centers across 13 states switched to backup generators, freeing up enough electricity to power residential air conditioning when people needed it most.
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