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Why the world’s biggest structures use I-beams

From skyscrapers to massive bridges, I-beams help engineers build stronger structures with less material. Their distinctive shape is designed to handle bending loads as efficiently as possible. Who ...
Reuters

Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...
Reason

Data Centers Use Lots of Electricity. This Bill Would Let Them Go Off the Grid.

Tech companies are building data centers as quickly as possible to run AI. These facilities are controviersial because they use copious amounts of electricity and might tax an electrical grid that in ...
Forbes

Using Agents To Intelligently Traverse Graph-Based Data Structures

Graphs are everywhere. From technology to finance, they often model valuable information such as people, networks, biological pathways and more. Often, scientists and technologists need to come up ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Can Use Your Personal Data to Hurt Your Neighbor

Dr. Kasy is the author of the book “The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits).” See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...
Los Angeles Times

Amid the AI boom, California looks to address water use by massive data centers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the Southwest. New ...
Center for American Progress

The Trump Administration Is Using Americans’ Sensitive Data To Build a Digital Watchtower

The Trump administration’s abusive efforts to repurpose millions of federal records and funnel them into a centralized government database represent a systemic shift toward a consolidation of ...
C&EN

Introducing Data-Driven Materials Informatics into Undergraduate Courses through a Polymer Science Workshop

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. With the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning across ...
The National Law Review

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: A New Chapter in the UK’s Data Protection Framework

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
C&EN

Development of a Teaching Approach for Structure Elucidation Using 1D and 2D Homonuclear and Heteronuclear NMR Spectra

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. A frequent challenge that graduate and undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, ...
TechCrunch

Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years

No wonder Google is desperate for more power: The company’s data centers more than doubled their electricity use in just four years. The eye-popping stat comes from Google’s most recent sustainability ...