Topic: data center energy efficiency

  • Startup Uses Supercritical CO2 to Power Data Centers

    Startup Uses Supercritical CO2 to Power Data Centers

    American Supercritical has secured $8 million in funding to retrofit existing gas turbines with supercritical CO2 technology, aiming to significantly boost energy efficiency without increasing carbon emissions. The startup targets the low efficiency of simple-cycle turbines used by data centers, ...

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  • AI whack-a-mole: Discovered Materials hunts cooler chips

    AI whack-a-mole: Discovered Materials hunts cooler chips

    Discovered Materials, a Y Combinator alum, raised a $9 million seed round led by Lightspeed India Partners to use AI agents for discovering novel semiconductor materials that address AI-driven chip overheating. The startup differentiates itself by focusing exclusively on thermal limitations, scre...

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