A 2-degree twist creates a nanoscale grid that traps light energy at room temperature

You may have once tried taking a close-up picture of a computer screen and noticed a wavy, rippling effect. This optical ...
XDA Developers

This ESP32-powered WLED matrix mirrors your movements on a colorful RGB screen

Over on the ESP32 subreddit, user HuckleberryKey4642 uploaded a video of their new project. It's a WLED display that's ...
InfoWorld

I ran the tiny Bonsai model on my tiny GPU. Here’s how it performed

Bonsai 27B is a multi-billion parameter model small enough to fit into a smartphone. It’s useful for dev and research work, ...
U.S. News & World Report

Eastern US Power Grid Operator Orders Emergency Curbs as Electricity Use Nears Record

Eastern US Power Grid Operator Orders Emergency Curbs as Electricity Use Nears Record By Tim McLaughlin July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. power grid operator PJM, ⁠the ⁠nation's largest covering much of ⁠the ...
gizmodo

Energy Department Wants Data Centers to Stop Draining the Grid During Brutal Heat Wave

As a brutal heat wave hits much of the central and eastern United States this week, the Department of Energy wants power-hungry data centers to help ease the strain on the grid. The Energy Department ...
nytimes.com

Energy Dept. Orders Data Centers to Tap Backup Power

As triple-digit temperatures engulf much of the United States, the Trump administration wants grid managers to require the use of backup power that often goes unused. By Ivan Penn and Hilary Howard As ...
NBC Chicago

9 ways you can limit energy use as ComEd warns heat has grid at ‘critical level'

ComEd urged customers to reduce their energy use on Wednesday as a scorching heatwave in the Chicago area has put the local grid in the western suburbs and parts of the city at a "critical level." The ...
NBC Chicago

ComEd warns some in Chicago area to limit electricity use as heat puts grid at ‘critical level'

The days-long extreme heat and high temperatures in the Chicago area have put a local ComEd grid in the western suburbs and some parts of Chicago at a "critical level," with the utility urging ...
pv magazine International

Grid-forming BESS to enhance stability in utility-scale PV

Researchers from Jordan have evaluated the performance of a battery energy storage system (BESS) using grid-forming (GFM) control to enhance stability in solar PV plants. Grid-forming controls emulate ...
Houston Chronicle

Texas summer heat, data centers could push power demand to a new record. Will the grid hold up?

Higher temperatures and the continued growth of large electricity users such as data centers could force Texas to use more power this summer than ever before, according to the Electric Reliability ...
Forbes

Will AI Break The Grid? It Depends On How We Use Every Electron

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about green energy tech that will change your life. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...