For a growing share of hourly workers, the old promise of steady progress has narrowed into a more modest hope: getting through the month without falling behind. Instead of picturing a starter home, a ...

If there was ever a demonstration of Jevons' paradox, it's the supercomputing sector. According to this law of economics, ...

Engine overheating is rarely the result of a single failure. It usually happens when several small weaknesses in the cooling system line up, from low coolant to a stuck thermostat or a failing fan. To ...

How the AI industry uses water and how that impacts an increasingly parched world is more complicated than people think.

Liquid cooling can require intensive water use, with a 1-MW data center using up to 25.5 million liters of water per year. Today’s data centers easily reach into the hundreds of megawatts, with ...

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The Louvre, one of the greatest art museums in the world—home to the Mona Lisa—has an uneasy relationship with its neighbor, the River Seine. In 2016, the Louvre’s curators rushed to relocate ...

Fueled by AI, global demand for data center capacity could more than triple by 2030, McKinsey reports. But these facilities use up enormous amounts of water and power to keep their equipment cool. In ...

In order to have a cutting-edge PC, you need a powerful GPU. A GPU like one from the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 50 series is perfect for a variety of users. It gives gamers ultra-high graphical fidelity and ...

When it comes to PC cooling, there are two important factors to keep in mind: cooling performance and noise levels. Is it worth shedding a few extra degrees on your CPU just to drown yourself in fan ...

Electrostatic droplet capture system installed on an HVAC condenser. (Credit: Infinite Cooling) As a common feature with thermal power plants, cooling towers enable major water savings compared to ...

Every PC needs some kind of cooling mechanism to transfer heat away from the processor, at which point you'll need to choose between air cooling and liquid cooling. As a PC enthusiast who builds my ...