Knowledge and Technology

China has been investing billions in nuclear fusion research. A potential game-changer for global energy, fusion has been slow to live up to promises, but now, Chinese scientists have reported yet another breakthrough in the process: a state of matter that was previously only theorized. Reported in Science Advances, the …

Global electricity demand is on track to more than double by 2050. Maintaining energy security and keeping energy affordable without throwing climate goals out the window will require a whole lot more renewable energy capacity, but – just as importantly – it will also require a huge leap in energy …

The global market for artificial intelligence (AI) chips is projected to skyrocket from $203.24 billion in 2025 to nearly $565 billion by 2032, driven by an insatiable demand for real-time analytics and generative AI capabilities. According to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™, the sector is forecast to expand at a …

An Armenian $500-million initiative to develop an artificial intelligence and supercomputer hub has taken a major step forward after US regulators approved the transfer of advanced Nvidia chips. The project is being developed by Firebird, an AI startup launched in June with offices in San Francisco and Yerevan, in collaboration …

Not long ago, the UK’s Prime Minister declared his government would turn the country into an “AI superpower”. The EU leadership has similar plans for the bloc—while China and the U.S. race ahead without looking back. Neither the UK nor the EU will catch up soon. Their energy is too …

The Uzbek government is allocating $100 million to turbocharge the development of the country’s AI sector. A large chunk of the government funding is intended for initiatives to attract foreign investors to construct data centers in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region in western Uzbekistan, Digital Technologies Minister Sherzod Shermatov said in …

Japan just became the second country in the world to launch a commercial-scale osmotic energy plant, a big win for the little-known form of clean energy generation that first broke ground in Denmark. While osmotic energy is nascent and its testing grounds remain limited, it has big potential – The …

The world produces 460 million metric tons of plastic each and every year. But only about 9 percent of it gets recycled, leading to a ballooning plastic waste issue impacting every part of our planet, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the inside of your own skull. The …

Used and recycled electric vehicle batteries are getting a second chance at life through energy storage systems across the country. Lithium-ion batteries are retired from their role powering EVs when they still have a lot of life left in them, and repurposing them for one of the fastest-growing energy industry …

China is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into its energy system to increase the sector’s efficiency and enhance national energy security. From managing energy storage to more accurately forecasting energy supply and demand, large language models can make the whole sector smarter, by streamlining energy systems and minimizing waste. As early …