Python scales host microstructures that block bacterial biofilms—revealing potential for antimicrobial materials

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials ...
CBS News

Data centers for AI use huge amounts of electricity, water, driving up costs and climate concerns

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...
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New parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo set to open in March

San Luis Obispo's newest parking structure will soon be open. The five-level, approximately $41 million Cultural Arts parking structure off Nipomo, Palm and Monterey streets will include more than 300 ...
Reuters

Reliance to set up 1 gigawatt AI data centre in India's Andhra Pradesh

BENGALURU, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), opens new tab plans to set up a 1-gigawatt AI data center in India's Andhra Pradesh, the state's chief minister said on Friday, adding to ...
The New York Times

The Discount Data That Some Colleges Still Won’t Publish

The Common Data Set can help prospective students know how much aid they could get to pay for college. Why don’t all schools provide it? By Ron Lieber A similar version of this column was published ...
IEEE

Weighted Vertex Cover Using Disjoint Set Data Structures for the Memory Reconfiguration Problem

Abstract: We propose a minimum weighted vertex cover method relying on modified disjoint data set structures and Kruskal algorithm for purposes of the memory reconfiguration problem. With ...
MIT Technology Review

A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data

Personally identifiable information has been found in DataComp CommonPool, one of the largest open-source data sets used to train image generation models. Millions of images of passports, credit cards ...
The Conversation

Australia is set to get more AI data centres. Local communities need to be more involved

Bronwyn Cumbo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...