From Ancient Methods to Intelligence: 3000 Years of Fire Assay Evolution and Automation Revolution

QINGDAO, SHANDONG, CHINA, February 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mentioning precious metal detection, the fire assay ...
Opinion
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NFU26: Combinable Crops – lobbying for change to build a fairer supply chain

The NFU’s prescription for a fairer arable sector, with our comprehensive response was at the heart of its combinable crops breakout session. The panel consisted of Jamie Burrows NFU Combinable Crops ...
TechRepublic

Power, Pollution, and Protests: The Growing Revolt Against AI Data Centers

Power, Pollution, and Protests: The Growing Revolt Against AI Data Centers Your email has been sent A 7.65 gigawatt AI data center is coming to Texas. To power it, developers secured a permit to build ...
The Conversation

Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand

Nikki Luke is a fellow at the Climate and Community Institute. She receives funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She previously worked at the U.S. Department of Energy. Conor Harrison receives ...
Reason

Next-Generation Nuclear Power Can Meet Data Center Energy Demand—If Regulations Allow It

AI data centers have become flashpoints in public debates over energy costs and grid capacity, leading some politicians to call for heavy restrictions on their operation. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) ...
AZ Central

Data centers guzzle Arizona's water and power. We calculated how much

The proliferation of data centers in Arizona raises concerns about the strain on the state's water and power resources. Existing and planned data centers in Maricopa County could nearly double the ...
CNBC

This power stock has 30% upside thanks to future data center deals, Jefferies says

Jefferies upgraded power producer Vistra Corp. to buy on Monday, arguing that the share price doesn't accurately reflect the likelihood of future data center deals. The investment bank also increased ...
CNBC

This data center power play is about to report earnings, and it has room to run, charts show

The demand for power consumed by data centers is expected to more than double from 292 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2026 to 606 TWh by 2030, according to McKinsey & Company. In percentage terms of total ...
Forbes

AI’s Data Center Boom Is Testing Power Grids And Local Communities

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
WTOL

Natural gas power plant authorized for construction in Wood County, will supply adjacent data center

WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has authorized the construction of a natural gas-fired electrical generation facility in Wood County, a plant that will be used solely to serve ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they’re building their own

Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. In rural Millard County, Kalen Taylor is ...
KUTV

Proposed Provo data center raises questions about power use

PROVO, Utah (KUTV) — A new data center could be coming to Provo as a developer is in the early stages of planning to build one. However, the effort is raising a lot of questions—like how this will ...