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Nanomagnetic Computers Are the Ultimate in Efficiency
Computers that run on chips made from tiny magnets may be as energy-efficient as physics permits. According to new calculations, if nanomagnetic computers used any less energy, they’d break the second...
View ArticleMarine animals save energy by coasting like birds
It feels good to be an animal. Unlike trees that are tethered to the ground, we animals have the incredible ability to travel. And we do so in a variety of ways. Some like to walk, others run. Others...
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Supercomputers Turn Green in Race to Exascale Mountaintop
The world's supercomputers are getting greener. But they better keep it up if they're going to break the vaunted exascale barrier any time soon. The post Supercomputers Turn Green in Race to Exascale...
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Greenpeace Declares Victory Over Facebook Data Centers
Facebook is getting some green love from Greenpeace. The activist environmental organization declared victory in its nearly two-year campaign to pressure Facebook to reduce the environmental impact of...
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2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green
The amount of data the world stores is on an explosive growth curve. According to research outfit IDC, the digital universe will grow 44 times larger over the course of the decade, thanks to the rise...
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Intel ‘Solar’ Chip Nears Light of Day
In September, Intel showed off the Claremont processor, a research prototype so energy-efficient it can run Windows on the power generated by a palm-size solar cell. Now, the company is also using the...
View ArticleClive Thompson on Unsaving the Planet
The Conundrum, a new book by David Owen, says that energy efficiency could hasten the climate apocalypse. Can this be right? The post Clive Thompson on Unsaving the Planet appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleApocalypse Prep: How to Preserve Food Without a Fridge
When you bring food home from a grocery store, chances are you toss it in the fridge. Ever stop to wonder if that's your best move? People managed to store perishables before the era of refrigeration,...
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Megacities Might Not Save the Planet After All
Dense urban centers are supposed to be greener than sprawl–but megacities have too much of both. The post Megacities Might Not Save the Planet After All appeared first on WIRED.
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The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades
The Vortex, a radical new way to generate wind energy, is a bladeless wind turbine that looks like a giant rolled joint shooting into the sky. The post The Future of Wind Turbines? No Blades appeared...
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