Science Desk

Explore how a single server’s life cycle—from silicon fabrication to data centre cooling—creates a complex energy footprint, revealing hidden costs beyond electricity bills.

An exploration of the two main components of computing energy use—embodied and operational—and how they shape the overall environmental impact of digital infrastructure.

Our reliance on digital services comes with an often-unseen energy cost, powered by a vast, intricate physical infrastructure that consumes significant electricity.

Explore the hidden energy demands of our digital lives, from the devices in our hands to the vast data centers powering the internet, and understand the journey of every digital interaction.

Explore the fundamental energy transformations underpinning modern computing, from individual transistors to vast data centers, and the ongoing quest for greater efficiency and sustainability.

Data centres expose the material side of cloud computing and artificial intelligence: power, cooling, land, networks and grid capacity.