Neowin News Feed for: Water

MIT's stunning 'bubble wrap' device squeezes water out from thin air even in deserts

Sayan Sen — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:01 +0000

MIT has designed an interesting bubble wrap like device that is able to extract water out of air even in harsh places like deserts. Read more...

ChatGPT 'drinks' half a litre of water for every 20 prompts

Paul Hill — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:30:02 +0000

ChatGPT and similar LLMs are using staggering amounts of water to be used and trained. Microsoft and OpenAI have both said they're looking into ways of reducing their AI-related water usage. Read more...

Intel has invested $425 million from green bond proceeds in the first year

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 22:00:02 +0000

Intel has shared an update about the work it has been doing with the proceeds from its green bonds. It said that it has spent 34% of the $1.25 billion raised on projects that help cut emissions. Read more...

Phyn Plus and Moen Flo water monitors now integrate with ELAN Control Systems

Christopher White — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:08:02 +0000

If you use Elan Control Systems for your home automation, you'll be happy to learn that the Phyn Plus and Moen Flo water monitors now integrates with the system to streamline your automation needs. Read more...

Phyn Plus releases second generation water monitor that's smaller, lighter and cheaper

Christopher White — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:52:01 +0000

If you like the idea of the Phyn Plus, but it was too large for your area, or you felt it cost too much, you should check out the second generation that's smaller, lighter and $200 cheaper. Read more...

Phyn Plus review: A water and leak monitor can save your home from a burst pipe

Christopher White — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:00:01 +0000

If you worry about water usage or what would happen if your house sprung a leak, check out the Phyn Plus, a whole home water sensor that breaks down your usage and can shut your water in an emergency. Read more...

NASA finds water on the Moon's sunlit surface

Paul Hill — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:38:01 +0000

NASA has found water on the Moon's sunlit surface using a flying observatory known as SOFIA. It raises questions about how the water is arriving there in the first place and how it's stored. Read more...

Microsoft will become ‘water positive' by 2030

Paul Hill — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 03:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it will replenish more water than it uses by 2030. The firm is also committed to working with NGOs to help 1.5 million people gain access to clean water. Read more...

Microsoft predicts AI to contribute $5 trillion to global GDP growth, among other advantages

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has collaborated with PricewaterhouseCoopers to deliver a report, describing the potential growth in global GDP and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions if AI is fully utilized. Read more...

Scientists find first persistent water source on Mars

Paul Hill — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:12:01 +0000

Scientists have discovered the first persistent water source on Mars. The water has been described as a lake 20km across and is at least one metre deep, but could go down much further. Read more...

There may be a lot of water beneath the moon's surface according to a new study

Stergios Georgopoulos — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:44:01 +0000

A team of scientists studied data from two Apollo missions and the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and found evidence of water in almost every single lunar deposit that was a result of a volcanic eruption. Read more...

Google's new Pixel phones have IP53 dust- and water-protection - far less than iPhone 7

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:28:01 +0000

Google's new flagships offer some 'dust protection', but are only protected against a limited amount of 'water falling as a spray' - unlike the latest iPhones, which can be fully immersed in water. Read more...

The technology that lets you charge your phone with a puddle of water

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:32:28 +0000

The prospect of charging your phone with the help of a puddle of water might sound insane, but the technology is quite real, and it's going on sale soon... although it won't exactly be cheap. Read more...

Global attacks against critical infrastructure on the rise

Piers Hausjell — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:12:15 +0000

McAfee, one of the worlds leading technology security companies, recently carried out a report on the attack-state of critical infrastructure systems, such as gas, power and water and found surprising results. The firm sent a... Read more...

I tossed my cell phone into a bowl of water...

Brad Sams — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:00:00 +0000

If you are one of the thousands of people who have ever dropped a cell phone into water, you know the gut wrenching feeling that follows after you see it splash down. It's such a... Read more...

NASA studies recycling astronaut waste water

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:25:56 +0000

NASA scientists are testing water treatment technology that would allow astronauts to convert both sweat and urine into drinkable water. Employees at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have begun a six-week trial... Read more...

Google in hot water over AdWords

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:26:46 +0000

Google looks set for a court battle after a US judge refused to dismiss the latest lawsuit against the search giant's AdWords system. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled that the public has an interest... Read more...

Startup using water to fuel cars

Wed, 10 May 2006 15:33:07 +0000

A small startup has patented a way of extracting the hydrogen in water to supliment or replace gasoline in automobiles. The inventor was working on a way to replace the dangerous fuels in cutting... Read more...

Ultra-Dense Memory Storage from Water and Nanoelectronics

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:55:56 +0000

We all know its taboo to mix computers and water, right? However, in the future it might not be uncommon. A team of experimentalists and theorists at the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and Harvard... Read more...

Water Ice in Crater at Martian North Pole

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:11:39 +0000

The HRSC on ESA's Mars Express obtained this perspective view on 2 February 2005 during orbit 1343 with a ground resolution of approximately 15 metres per pixel. It shows an unnamed impact crater located on... Read more...

Industry giants in hot water after underage topless photos

Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:01:00 +0000

A Texan judge has granted a temporary order prohibiting sales of a trivia game in the USA that rewards players with video and photos of topless women, after a teenage girl claimed that she was... Read more...

Mars Hills, Crater Yield Evidence of Flowing Water

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:47:38 +0000

The hills of Mars yield more tantalizing clues about how water shaped the Red Planet. Tests by NASA's robotic geologist, Spirit, found out this information, while its twin, Opportunity, observed the deep crater it climbed... Read more...

Water sparks new power source

Tom Warren — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:47:37 +0000

A new way to generate electricity from water which could be used to power small electronic devices in the future has been developed by Canadian scientists. The researchers have harnessed what happens... Read more...

Two Dozen H.S. Students In Hot Water For Falsifying Grades

Fri, 03 May 2002 09:54:18 +0000

Thanks Greg C. for this story. They were smart enough to hack into a computer system, but foolish enough to leave a clue behind. Now, more than two dozen students at Highline... Read more...

Security bug disclosure standard dead in the water

Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:49:54 +0000

Proponents of an effort to standardize the handling of computer security vulnerabilities today aborted the effort after receiving critical comments from reviewers. In a message today to members of the Internet Engineering... Read more...

Water Cooled XBox

Wed, 20 Feb 2002 06:36:37 +0000

Thankz Tijiez Most of you will remember back in the days when the only site crazy / stupid enough to cut a hole in their case and add a fan to it,... Read more...

Koolance Water Cooling System

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 13:24:30 +0000

While surfing around on this boring friday evening, I came across this interesting article on Tom's Hardware Guide. Here's a summary, Koolance offers a very powerful barebones water cooling system. It has done an excellent... Read more...