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The growth of AI will put an increased burden on the planet, say experts who argue it's time to consider the unseen physical infrastructures of technology.

Tomás Saraceno has changed the HVAC and electrical system of the Serpentine gallery in London, in an effort to make an exhibition for all species.

Continuing our review of 2022, we look at 10 of the most innovative projects demonstrating how we can power our lives more renewably and efficiently.

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jelle Seegers has developed a smelting machine with an oversized magnifying glass that melts metal more sustainably.

Internet traffic is controlled by the "logic of the sun" in Solar Protocol, a solar-powered network whose creators argue for design within planetary limits.

A naturally intelligent network. A website hosted across a network of solar powered servers and served from wherever there is the most sunshine.

The energy requirements of the Internet, the devices and systems using it and the servers that support it are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of the global airline industry, and this carbon cost is growing rapidly with the expansion of blockchain-enabled transactions: The carbon footprint of a single Ethereum transaction is equivalent to nearly 329,000 credit card transactions.

Designing less energy-intensive websites and powering them with renewable energy are all viable ways of making the web more sustainable, says an ...

How much energy does the internet use, and - given recent technological advances - could it ever run on renewable energy alone?