This report spotlights data centers’ biggest and least visible water use: the power that runs them While data center companies typically focus on the amount of water they use to cool the technology running within their facilities, the water used … Read more
Security Calling all defenders With at least 12 US states’ water systems having been hacked – most likely by Iran – we have to get better at cyber defense, according to retired General and Ex-NSA chief Paul Nakasone, who was … Read more
The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, and communities from California to the Middle East rely on desalination plants to convert ocean water to fresh water. Common desalination techniques, such as reverse osmosis and … Read more
By Jay Lund . . . Artificial intelligence (AI) will affect many economic and natural resource sectors as these new technologies develop and mature. We are in the early years of this process. Like most new things, AI has become … Read more
The U.S. military established Cyber Command almost a decade ago, but it fails to maximize its contributions to national mission. Struggles on all levels — from the political to operational — contribute to Cyber Command’s ineffectiveness. But simmering beneath the … Read more
Original salt water dimmers mounted on the wall in the wings of Alexandra Palace Theatre. Salt water dimmers, which are an example of liquid rheostats, were used in theatres after the introduction of electric lighting to control the brightness of … Read more
Earth, the “blue planet,” is characterized by its vast oceans that cover 71% of its surface. This massive amount of water is the lifeline of the planet, facilitating human, animal, and plant life throughout. However, along with the water on … Read more
Gerald McKenna | Special to The Desert Sun If California is really short of water, why are we shipping it to Asia? We can do one simple thing and our water supply crisis will be over. We can stop growing alfalfa. The … Read more
Some combinations were just meant to be. Peanut butter and jelly, ice cream and spoons, solar panels and canals, and solar photovoltaic (PV) thermal integrated roofing. Who’da thunk. Images Courtesy of Tractile Of all the presentations I watched at the … Read more