The Shark TurboBlade Cool + Heat bladeless tower fan and heater is out to end the thermostat wars

In both heat and cool mode, the TurboBlade can oscillate up to 180 degrees, which is really great if you’re sitting on the ...
ExtremeTech

Researchers Drive Cooling Fans With Earth's Passive Heat

A Stirling Engine is a means of capturing heat energy and converting it to mechanical energy, rather than directly into ...
JEC Composites

First wind turbine blade made from recycled materials

The blade section was manufactured by ÉireComposites (Ireland) and includes a non-woven mat made from pyrolysed glass fibres recovered from Gjenkraft’s patent-pending pyrolysis process developed in ...
MLive

Grammy nominated R&B star groped by fan during show in Detroit

A Grammy-nominated singer was groped by an overzealous fan during a show in Detroit. TMZ reported the incident involving R&B artist Mario occurred during a concert at the Masonic Jack White Theatre in ...
Phys.org

Wind and solar parks exacerbate existing rural tensions over land use and political alienation, study finds

The energy transition is inextricably linked to social, economic, and political challenges, especially in rural areas. Researchers from Würzburg and Denmark are therefore calling for a new, holistic ...
WTAE-TV

Penguins, PPG Paints Arena managing group: Fan who fell was not using designated staircase

SEXUALLY EXPLICIT QUESTIONS AND SOME BREAKING NEW DETAILS TODAY ON THE FAN WHO FELL FROM THE STANDS AT PPG PAINTS ARENA. THEY FELL FROM THE 200 LEVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LOWER BOWL, SUFFERING ...
CNET

Your AI Videos Use Way More Energy Than Chatbots. It's a Big Problem

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
The Texas Tribune

A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.
New Scientist

There's a simple way we could drastically cut AI energy use

Being more judicious in which AI models we use for tasks could potentially save 31.9 terawatt-hours of energy this year alone – equivalent to the output of five nuclear reactors. Tiago da Silva Barros ...
Technical

Does using ChatGPT really take 10x more energy than Googling?

Data centers — you can either be for them, linking the term with economic development and AI innovation, or against them, wary of environmental consequences and AI’s reach. Or maybe you’re somewhere ...
CNET

AI Is the 'Biggest Driver' of Electricity Use in North America, a New Energy Report Shows

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...