Technology
How to Make Data Centers Disappear
August 6, 2026
The people who build the infrastructure that enables AI are not in the business of making AI go away but they are driven to make data centers disappear.Collection of Blog Posts
Welcome to my blog. Here, I aggregate news and post stories that capture my attention and allow me to explore ideas, research and discoveries. Click around and read a few posts today, and then come back on occasion to see what’s new.
Technology
Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. IV
July 16, 2026
The data center industry is beginning to scale in Finland with several projects planned across the country that could add up to several gigawatts of power capacity.
Technology
Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. III
June 24, 2026
As the market for electric vehicle batteries stalls and demand for AI data center infrastructure surges, Panasonic is pivoting its battery division to meet the moment, according to multiple news reports.
Technology
Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. II
June 11, 2026
Of the 809 planned data centers in the United States, 517 are sited in areas that have been in drought conditions for the past year, according to an analysis in The Guardian.
Technology
Grounded Cloud: News About the Physical Side of the Digital Economy – Vol. I
June 4, 2026
Supply chain snarls are the next big challenge to growth in the digital infrastructure industry, according to reporting in the Wall Street Journal.
Energy
Next-Generation Geothermal System Helps Power the Internet
December 14, 2023
An enhanced geothermal system is sending carbon-free electrons onto the electric power grid in northern Nevada and helping to power the internet.
Technology
AI Can Help Focus Climate Models on Local Threats, Scientists Say
November 23, 2023
Scientists are harnessing advances in computer technology and artificial intelligence to build climate models that provide useful information at the scale of homes, neighborhoods and businesses.
Space
Iodine Could Fuel Interstellar Travel, Scientist Says
November 23, 2021
A telecommunications satellite with an iodine-based electric propulsion system has been successfully tested in space.
Archaeology
Iron Age Skis Emerge From Melting Snow
November 9, 2021
Some 1,300 years ago, a pair of skis were lost or abandoned high on a windswept mountain in southern Norway where patches of snow and ice persist year-round.
Archaeology
‘Industrial-Scale’ Brewery Found in Ancient Egypt
March 31, 2021
Around 3000 BC in the ancient Egyptian town of Abydos, beer was brewed for kings in 5,000-gallon batches.