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1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alexandra Becker - Rice U.

   Simple trick may be the solution to making a perfect crystal (opens the original)

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   You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The secret to a perfect crystal may be an extra turn, according to new research. Creating a perfect crystal sounds straightforward: Arrange identical building blocks into a repeating, orderly structure. At the microscopic scale, though, even subtle biases in how particles interact can push them in preferred directions, making it harder to form uniform crystalline materials. A Rice University-led study offers a wa

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2. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Alexandra Becker - Rice U.

   Carbon capture and storage could curb data center emissions (opens the original)

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   You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the US, a new study has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers. Published in Energy & Fuels, the study estimates that US data center power capacity could grow from 40 gigawatts in 2025 to 169 gigawatts by 2030—a more than fourfold increase in just five years. Without new s

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