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Energy Department Closes $5.1 Billion Loan to Lower Electricity Costs and Strengthen Grid Reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin (opens the original)
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy to lower electricity costs, expand firm power generation, and strengthen grid reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin.
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In the Age of AI, Academic Libraries Preserve Space for Deep Reading and Independent Thought (opens the original)
The 14th Eurasian Academic Libraries Conference (EALC-2026), held at Nazarbayev University, brought together experts to discuss artificial intelligence, the future of research, and the evolving role of university libraries. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, academic…
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Breakthrough from Brown University engineers could enable energy-efficient microchips for AI (opens the original)
kstacey@brown.edu October 28, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Multiferroics are a promising class of materials for making computer chips and other electronic components that can operate at much lower power than…
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The deep ocean’s protection against warming started to change in 2016. Nobody knows what happens now
Melting sea ice protects the deep ocean from warming – but when sea ice levels declined, the system began to break down.
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Tampere University, SemiQon and Finland–Taiwan consortium secure €3.1M funding to upscale low-power memories for data-intensive computing (opens the original)
To tackle the data center power crisis and the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence, highperformance computing and quantum systems, an international research and industry consortium has been awarded with funding of 3.1 million for SHIFT project Scalable Hafniumbased Integrated Ferroelectric Technology…
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Tampere University, SemiQon and Finland–Taiwan consortium secure €3.1M SHIFT project to upscale low-power memories for data-intensive computing (opens the original)
To tackle the data center power crisis and the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence, highperformance computing and quantum systems, an international research and industry consortium has been awarded the 3.1 million SHIFT project Scalable Hafniumbased Integrated Ferroelectric Technology for DataIntensive…
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Collaboration fuels project with Luddy’s engineering capstone and Biology’s Neurobiology Lab (opens the original)
Luddy engineering students are collaborating with biology Ph.D. students on a capstone project to further scientific brain research. The project combines engineering design, research, student innovation and more in a hands-on way.
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Fresh as the microplastic-laden Sierra snow (opens the original)
For the first time, scientists have measured the microplastic pollution falling on the Sierra Nevada during snowstorms. They found significant amounts even in locations inaccessible by car or by foot.
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Artificial intelligence use doubles in rural Nebraska, poll shows (opens the original)
The latest results from the 2026 Nebraska Rural Poll show that most rural Nebraskans have used artificial intelligence tools — a sharp increase since the poll first asked about AI in 2024. However, many are still wary of AI’s reliability.
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APOD: 2026 October 28 – The Mutual Occultation of Ganymede and Io (opens the original)
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 28 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view
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The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks (opens the original)
A national monument since the 1920s, Chiricahua is America’s newest national park.
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People are using AI to make expensive computer programs free. This could change everything
Some say this will take us back to the cool, weird internet of the 1990s.
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Solving Water Challenges (opens the original)
Eroding coastlines, fisheries at risk, contaminants like PFAS – researchers from across Duke are innovating to solve these and other water-related issues
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Most New Zealanders worry about AI’s risks, even as many expect to use it – new survey
As experts propose a new public institute to guide AI policy, national survey findings show high concern among Māori and Asian people about how their data is used.
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How a political-redistricting technique could help protect more wildlife for less (opens the original)
Yale SOM researchers adapted a computational strategy used in political redistricting to identify well-connected networks of wildlife habitats that can be protected cost-effectively.
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Podcast: The future of electronics goes beyond circuit boards (opens the original)
NSF-supported researcher Ethan Secor discusses a specialized additive manufacturing technique, the materials involved, and the resulting circuits that can be customized for complex 3D surfaces
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Nobel Prize in Physics Opens New Window into the Universe (opens the original)
For centuries, astronomers have studied light from distant stars and galaxies to understand how the cosmos works. Some of the universe’s most energetic events, however, leave clues that light alone
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Featured Expert: Gregory D. Moody - Professor of Information Systems (opens the original)
Nevada regulators review NV Energy 2026 plan as data centers drive demand
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Featured Expert: Nicholas Irwin - Associate Professor of Economics (opens the original)
Nevada ranks 49th nationally in issuing housing permits, UNLV report finds
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Seattle students research on the road with sensor-filled Ford Mustang (opens the original)
A Ford Mustang Mach-E equipped with sensors, cameras and an onboard computer puts real-time research at the fingertips of Seattle students.
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