Bringing #Fusion Down to Earth: ML for #Stellarator Optimization
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Bringing Fusion Down to Earth: ML for Stellarator Optimization
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'Science refugees': French university welcomes first #US researchers
#France
> Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer "science asylum" to US academics hit by federal research spending cuts under Donald #Trump.
The Local Europe
'Science refugees': French university welcomes first US researchers
Eight American researchers have arrived at a university in southern France, as the country pushes to offer "science asylum" to US academics hit by ...
Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off | Science | AAAS
#bees #environment #pesticides
https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-identify-culprit-behind-biggest-ever-u-s-honeybee-die
> USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend
The Path to Medical Superintelligence | #Microsoft AI
#Medicine
Microsoft AI
The Path to Medical Superintelligence | Microsoft AI
How giant concrete balls on ocean floors could store #renewable #energy
> In an effort to reduce the use of precious land to build renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been cooking up a wild but plausible idea: dropping concrete storage spheres down to the depths of our oceans.
New Atlas
How giant concrete balls on ocean floors could store renewable energy
In an effort to reduce the use of precious land to build renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been cooking up a wild b...
Seeing #infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super-vision’
> Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness
the Guardian
Seeing infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super-vision’
Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness
#Permian basin at risk of poisonous #water leaks, warns #Texas Railroad Commission
> Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from #fracking in the biggest U.S. #oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming the environment.
Permian basin at risk of poisonous water leaks, warns Texas regulator
Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracing in the biggest U.S. oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground ...
#Laser cooling breakthrough could make data centers much greener
#datacenter #environment
> Lasers are great for heating things up, whether you need to do it quickly, hit a precise target, or do it from a distance. Under specific conditions, lasers can also cool things down, and that might be JUST what we need to tackle way-too-toasty data centers.
New Atlas
Laser cooling breakthrough could make data centers much greener
Lasers are great for heating things up, whether you need to do it quickly, hit a precise target, or do it from a distance. Under specific condition...
Tariffs are bad news for batteries | MIT Technology Review
#tariffs #batteries #rechargeable #China
> Even US manufacturers could feel the effects of higher prices.
MIT Technology Review
Tariffs are bad news for batteries
Even US manufacturers could feel the effects of higher prices.
Elon Musk’s #xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators | #Memphis | The Guardian
> Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of #methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits
the Guardian
Elon Musk’s xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators
Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits
Worldwide rooftop photovoltaic electricity generation may mitigate global warming - Nature Climate Change
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02276-3
> Rooftop photovoltaic systems are often seen as a niche solution for mitigation but could offer large-scale opportunities. Using multi-source geospatial data and artificial intelligence techniques, the authors map their potential for reducing global temperatures and analyse regional differences.
#GlobalWarming #Energy #Environment
Should we be moving data centers to space? | #MIT Technology Review
> Building such facilities off #Earth could have a lot of benefits. Early projects are underway. #datacenter #datacenters
MIT Technology Review
Should we be moving data centers to space?
Building such facilities off Earth could have a lot of benefits. Early projects are underway.
#EU Officially Begins Work on $11 Billion #Starlink Rival, IRIS2 | PCMag
> The European Union has committed $6.2 billion to the project, which will involve 290 satellites across different orbits. Private #satellite companies in #Europe will pick up the rest of the tab.
PCMAG
EU Officially Begins Work on $11 Billion Starlink Rival, IRIS2
The European Union has committed $6.2 billion to the project, which will involve 290 satellites across different orbits. Private satellite companie...
Surprisingly simple coding trick can slash data center #energy usage by 30% | Live Science
> Scientists discovered that by adding 30 lines to the #Linux operating system, they could dramatically reduce the amount of energy that #datacenter consume.
Live Science
Surprisingly simple coding trick can slash data center energy usage by 30%
Scientists discovered that by adding 30 lines to the Linux operating system, they could dramatically reduce the amount of energy that data centers ...
US #wildfire suppressants rife with #toxic heavy metals, study finds
> Suppressants a ‘major’ source of toxic #pollution that causes heavy-metal levels to spike in the #environment
the Guardian
US wildfire suppressants rife with toxic heavy metals, study finds
Suppressants a ‘major’ source of toxic pollution that causes heavy-metal levels to spike in the environment
I think I have just been kicked off #Bluesky 😬
#WTF
Trump’s got a radioactive time bomb under Greenland’s ice – POLITICO
> The U.S. would inherit an environmental time bomb of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.
Trump’s got a radioactive time bomb under Greenland’s ice – POLITICO
Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch
> #Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on #JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain #SEO tools.
TechCrunch
Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch
Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain SEO tools.
Kicking datacenters' drinking habit is nearly impossible • The Register
> If they're not consuming #H2O directly, the power plant almost certainly is #datacenters
Kicking datacenters
Feature: If they're not consuming H2O directly, the power plant almost certainly is
WTO | 2024 News items - New database on critical minerals trade launched to support clean energy transition
> The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the #WTO Secretariat have jointly launched a database on trade in critical minerals to enhance transparency regarding these minerals and to support the clean #energy transition. The database provides information on trade flows, allows visualizations of trade networks and specialization patterns and compiles data on tariffs and other trade policies for 250 critical minerals and related products across value chains.
New database on critical minerals trade launched to support clean energy transition
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the WTO Secretariat have jointly launched a database on trade in critical minerals to enhance transparency reg...