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The weak gravitational pull on a particle just half the mass of a grain of sand has been measured for the first time. This most precise measurement of its kind is a breakthrough towards the quantum realm and a potential Theory of Everything. Of the universe's four fundamental forces - gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces - gravity is the one we're most familiar with in...

February 27, 2024 6 min read Schrödinger's Pendulum Experiment Will Search for the Quantum Limit Physicists seek the dividing line between the quantum world and the classical one By Tim Folger edited by Clara Moskowitz There's a rift in reality - an invisible border that separates two utterly different realms. On one side lies our everyday world, where things obey commonsense rules: objects never...

Imagine something as tall as New York's Chrysler building, but spinning. China's Mingyang Smart Energy has announced plans for a colossal 22-megawatt offshore wind turbine, and standing in its presence will be an unprecedented human experience. The feats of engineering in offshore wind are becoming almost comical in scale, for a simple reason: the amount of energy you can extract from a turbine de...

On poiny https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/13/consistent-policy-is-key-to-unlocking-the-climate-tech-boom-but-the-uks-u-turn-isnt-helping/

When British prime minister Rishi Sunak appeared in front of the hastily assembled press on September 20, the letter-crammed slogan on his lectern caused the country to squint: "Long-term decisions for a brighter future," it read. We now know, of course, there was little in the speech that followed that brought hope. Certainly not concerning the technological fight for our future climate. Not that...

Humans are facing an existential crisis in climate change. We are also facing a crisis of collective action. As a species, we have every reason to slow the rise of global temperatures, but taking steps to cut carbon emissions is generally not in the short-term interest of individuals, companies, or countries. Where does that leave IT organizations? IT systems all around the world consume ever-incr...

Flocks of seagulls have one of the most ruthlessly efficient hunting methods in nature. Network designers could learn a lot from them. In the fabric of life, Mother Nature is a starkly efficient seamstress, able to weave together seemingly random strands of human, animal, and plant behavior into . Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker

Flocks of seagulls have one of the most ruthlessly efficient hunting methods in nature. Network designers could learn a lot from them. In the fabric of life, Mother Nature is a starkly efficient seamstress, able to weave together seemingly random strands of human, animal, and plant behavior into . In the fabric of life, Mother Nature is a starkly efficient seamstress, able to weave together seemin...

Curious. I think we in streaming call this "load concentration" https://www.fastcompany.com/90875493/biomimicry-algorithms-cloud-computing-seagull-behavior?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

Marc is a most interesting chap https://techmonitor.ai/focus/is-heat-reuse-the-key-to-making-data-centres-truly-sustainable

Share this article Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Mark Bjornsgaard is getting used to the attention. "Ten days ago, I wasn't," says the founder of Deep Green, referring to the unprecedented publicity his firm achieved by installing one of its digital boilers to heat a swimming pool in Exmouth, Devon. Something about using the waste heat generated from servers - a resource...

Initiative Establishes New Industry Record For Speed, Power and TCO Efficiency For TLS-Encrypted Traffic, Paving Way For Next-Gen Live Streaming Los . Initiative Establishes New Industry Record For Speed, Power and TCO Efficiency For TLS-Encrypted Traffic, Paving Way For Next-Gen Live Streaming Los Angeles, CA – February 22, 2023 – Varnish Software, a leader in web caching, video streaming and con...

GreeningofStreaming members INTEL and Varnish doing some exiting work together. We particularly like the Gbps per Watt measurement. #nogreenwashing here :) https://www.varnish-software.com/press/varnish-software-sets-new-records-in-video-streaming/?utm_campaign=MWC%202023%20-%20Barcelona&utm_content=238953757&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-828155

Green streaming is a concept that refers to industry and consumer efforts to reduce the energy impact of streaming by balancing quality and energy efficiency. Today, the energy consumption of streaming infrastructures is poorly understood, despite growing pressure from consumers and regulators that all industries seek to make sustainability a business imperative. STL Partners spoke to Dom Robinson...

Microsoft joins Greening of Streaming Not-for-profit organisation focuses on developing joined-up engineering strategies in the streaming industry to reduce energy waste in the delivery infrastructure By Jenny Priestley Published: February 17, 2023 Microsoft has joined the likes of DAZN, V-Nova, Akamai and Intel as a member of not-for-profit organisation Greening of Streaming. The organisation foc...

This is the big Greening of Streaming story at the moment: we are inviting the entire industry to input!

While news leaked out in both CSI Magazine's recent coverage, and in Faultline's Sustainability in Streaming webinar , Greening of Streaming was still getting things lined up to formally open the doors and invite input from across the industry to help the group explore ideas and options in creating an industry wide 'accord' around Low Energy Sustainable Streaming. At today's IBC Accelerator Kickst...

A great start to the year! Welcome to Cognizant as a new Greening of Streaming member - the first of a few that we will be announcing over the next few weeks!

www.greeningofstreaming.org - a not for profit members organisation focussing the streaming industry on developing joined-up engineering strategies to reduce energy waste in the delivery infrastructure - today welcomes COGNIZANT as a new member! Media companies have transformed from broadcasters - delivering a one-to-many experience at scale - to creating millions of individual and personalised ex...

After years of kneeling at the altar of long-term thinking and bold experimentation, Amazon (AMZN -1.40%) finally seems to be getting religion on the . After years of kneeling at the altar of long-term thinking and bold experimentation, Amazon (AMZN -1.40%) finally seems to be getting religion on the bottom line. The company is cutting costs like never before, taking an ax to formerly promising ne...

Unusual, fairly hard commentary.. is it on the mark?

Amazon's lack of transparency is hurting itself and investors. After years of kneeling at the altar of long-term thinking and bold experimentation, Amazon (AMZN 1.29%) finally seems to be getting religion on the bottom line. The company is cutting costs like never before, taking an ax to formerly promising new ventures like Amazon Care and announcing its first major round of layoffs, dismissing 10...

In 1984 - the book, not the year - the means by which the evil totalitarian regime "Big Brother" retains its power is through something called "doublethink." It's the practice of holding contradictory beliefs in tandem: "war is peace," "freedom is slavery," "ignorance is strength," "2 + 2 = 5," to use the book's examples. It worked because when our minds - our sense of logic, our morality - become...

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An interesting Eu (German) take on similar efforts to BAFTA's Albert project. Regardless of how many and who is launching these initiatives they are ALL heading the right direction! https://www.green-motion.org/presse/information-in-english/