4 h. ago US electric grids brace for scorching heat as energy prices surge

US electric grids brace for scorching heat as energy prices surge  Reuters

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4 h. ago The Middle East conflict could affect a vital waterway for world energy supplies

Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S. bombings of its nuclear facilities over the weekend. The narrow waterway is a vital pathway for world energy supplies.

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6 h. ago New framework reduces memory usage and boosts energy efficiency for large

BingoCGN, a scalable and efficient graph neural network accelerator that enables inference of real-time, large-scale graphs through graph partitioning, has been developed by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan. This breakthrough framework utilizes an innovative cross-partition message quantization technique and a novel training algorithm to significantly reduce memory demands and increase computational and energy efficiency.

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8 h. ago AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle. Nuclear might be the answer

New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators—ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy.

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8 h. ago How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution

The U.S. Department of Energy's decision to claw back US$3.7 billion in grants from industrial demonstration projects may create an unexpected opening for American manufacturing.

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8 h. ago South Africa's big rooftops could power six million homes: How to make it happen

South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals—big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for large photovoltaic solar systems that could generate enough renewable energy to supply themselves, and feed into the national grid. This would reduce the amount of coal that South Africa's national electricity provider would need to burn. Renewable energy engineer and Ph.D. candidate Mamahloko Senatla-Jaane was part of a team who researched how commercial buildings could be set up to serve as strategic assets for decarbonization and increase the security of South Africa's power supply.

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9 h. ago Opinion: Why clean energy and national security go hand in hand in Alaska

Opinion: Why clean energy and national security go hand in hand in Alaska  Anchorage Daily News

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9 h. ago King County, WA try to reduce homeless shelters getting evicted

King County, WA try to reduce homeless shelters getting evicted  The Seattle Times

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10 h. ago AI applications are producing cleaner cities, smarter homes and more efficient transit

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly transforming how cities generate, store and distribute energy, acting as the invisible conductor that orchestrates cleaner, smarter and more resilient cities.

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10 h. ago 'Thermoelectric permanent magnet' achieves record power density for energy harvesting

In joint research with The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and Nagoya University, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) developed a new material "thermoelectric permanent magnet" exhibiting extremely high transverse thermoelectric conversion performance, and achieved transverse thermoelectric generation with a power density of 56.7 mW/cm2 around room temperature in a thermoelectric-permanent-magnet-based module.

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11 h. ago International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning in Wake of US Iran Strikes

“Violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels” if diplomacy is not pursued, said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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11 h. ago Simple daily activity could reduce risk of lower back pain, study finds

Research from Norway shows longer daily walks could improve chronic lower back pain, with those walking over 100 minutes experiencing lower risk despite intensity.

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12 h. ago ‘For Sale’: DOGE moves to sell off almost half a billion in federal real estate, relocate cabinet agency HQs

Sale of six prominent Washington D.C. properties would help reduce $36 trillion national debt without layoffs.

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14 h. ago EPA Orders Radius Recycling to Reduce Pollutant Discharges into San Francisco Bay

EPA Orders Radius Recycling to Reduce Pollutant Discharges into San Francisco Bay  eponline.com

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15 h. ago Opinion | This sacred place holds our national memory. Don’t politicize it.

Opinion | This sacred place holds our national memory. Don’t politicize it.  The Washington Post

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17 h. ago The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is poised to discover billions of new astronomical objects, revolutionizing understanding of everything from the history of the solar system to the workings of dark energy.

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17 h. ago An AI video ad is making a splash. Is it the future of advertising?

The over-the-top ad combines the energy of Grand Theft Auto with the drama of the NBA Finals — all created by AI. Is it a sign of things to come?

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22 h. ago LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments

Researchers find nonclinical information in patient messages — like typos, extra white space, and colorful language — reduces the accuracy of an AI model.

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35 h. ago Letter: Keep Alaska competitive with diverse energy sources. The clean energy tax credits need to continue.

Letter: Keep Alaska competitive with diverse energy sources. The clean energy tax credits need to continue.  Anchorage Daily News

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36 h. ago New York, California, and Washington DC Issue Travel Advisories and Boost Security at Tourist Sites After US Strikes on Iran Triggering Global Air Travel Chaos Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict

New York, California, and Washington DC Issue Travel Advisories and Boost Security at Tourist Sites After US Strikes on Iran Triggering Global Air Travel Chaos Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict  Travel And Tour World

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