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05/23/2018 / By David Williams

Smartphones are a significant threat to the world’s climate, research reveals

Smartphones and other internet-connected gadgets are incredibly important for navigating the current century. These devices have effectively replaced many analog alternatives, such as radios, cameras, and even desktop computers. In fact, they’ve been able to replace non-material things as well, such as money, most forms of identification, and even health records. Yet for all their […]

05/16/2018 / By David Williams

Excess heat from a data center re-purposed to warm people’s homes in Stockholm

Data centers, which are typically used to handle data when people access online services or the internet in general, can generate a lot of heat in their operations. All the excess heat from them usually just gets wasted, but now a Swedish firm has a plan to finally put them to good use. Stockholm-based DigiPlex […]

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