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Deep Green has announced plans to heat between 100-150 swimming pools nationwide using recycled heat from data centres — and just landed a heap of cash to get the job done.  The London-based startup installs tiny data centres at energy-intensive sites like leisure centre facilities. Its system turns waste heat from the computers into hot water for the site.  In return, cold water from the centre is used to cool the cloud servers. The idea is that the host site gets free heating generated by…

Alex de Vries’ research highlights the substantial water consumption of Bitcoin mining, exacerbating the global water crisis. This issue is particularly severe in water-scarce regions and countries like the U.S. and Central Asia. De Vries proposes solutions like software changes and renewable energy but raises concerns about their practicality. Bitcoin mining’s extensive water use is worsening the global water crisis, especially in drought-prone regions, according to Alex de Vries. He suggests potential solutions,…

A new research into cryptocurrencies has revealed that Bitcoin has a terrible impact on the environment. Bitcoin especially uses enough water to fill up a swimming pool. However, it can be easily tweaked to cut electricity needs by 99%, if it makes a few tweaks to its proof of concept…

SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify This is Episode Two of a 4-Part "Fascination." You can listen to Episode One here. Transcript Christopher Intagliata: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Christopher Intagliata. If there’s one thing that unites a lot of the creatures living in vernal pools, it’s their extreme lifestyle. Chuck Black: They have a very distinctive strategy. Intagliata: A few months back wildlife biologist Chuck Black took me out to see some vernal pools at a marine base outside San Diego,…

One never knows what one might encounter in downtown Los Angeles.“I’m going to cut your head off,” threatened a man with a tangled beard and untied boots who swept past one day in a sudden gust. I walked on, turning back, watching him cross into the shadow of the Bradbury Building, his big coat blowing like a tattered flag.But then came a moment of unexpected tenderness.“I want to sing for you,” said a woman as I headed toward her on the sidewalk.I held out a dollar in hopes of hurrying along.“I want to earn it,” she…

In an energy-efficient future, homes may be heated and cooled by pumping from giant pools of water stored underground. A study published this month in Applied Energy looks at how underground aquifers could help significantly reduce reliance on fossil fuels and help store energy produced by renewables.This Summer’s Hottest UmbrellaThe research deals with a technology known as aquifer thermal energy storage, or ATES. Water is a great way to store thermal energy, and the Earth is an efficientinsulator. ATES is simply the…

As the world gets warmer and droughts grip cities from Madrid to Shanghai, it can seem like we’re headed for a Mad Max-style future where water is a scarce resource. We’re already starting to see a version of this as regular Californians make water cuts while movie stars use as much as they want. But what role, exactly, do the lifestyles of the rich and famous play in water shortages?Mississippi’s Water Crisis | Extreme EarthThat’s the question researchers set out to answer in a study published Monday in Nature…

Xcel Energy, Blacks Hills Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission are among the utilities in Colorado participating in the initial phase of building a regional marketplace for wholesale electricity. The Southwest Power Pool, a regional transmission organization, said Tuesday that 31 utilities and organizations have signed agreements supporting the development of the marketplace in the West. Companies could buy or sell power a day before it’s used. Antoine Lucas, SPP’s vice president of markets, said in a…

Glenwood Springs is a destination for those looking to soak in the natural hot springs, and soon, there will be even more ways to do so at its most well-known resort. This week, Glenwood Hot Springs Resort announced plans to build a new swimming area with five pools, including several that feature waterfalls. Construction is now underway at the historic property, originally opened in 1888, and will not affect existing operations. The resort remains open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. When it’s finished in 2024, the new…

Naomi Scott feels beautiful during ‘good s*x’ ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Actress Naomi Scott, who is married to Jordan Spence, feels at her most beautiful during “good sex”. The ‘Aladdin‘ actress married soccer player Jordan Spence, who she met at church when she was just 16, in 2014 after four years of dating and she admitted she thinks she looks her best when they are making love, reports femalefirst.co.uk. She told Britain’s Harper’s Bazaar magazine: “I feel the most beautiful during s*x, good sex. I genuinely…