UT-Arlington Graduate Innovators Challenge Texas Data Centers’ Unsustainable Water Use

Texas is at a crossroads. As the Lone Star State races to become a global hub for data centers supporting artificial intelligence and cloud computing, a looming crisis threatens its most vital resource: water. With traditional data center cooling systems guzzling millions of gallons annually, Texas communities in arid regions face putting their own water security at risk just to power digital convenience. Enter Sai Abhideep Pundla and his fellow doctoral researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Working tirelessly well past dawn, these future engineers are developing a revolutionary alternative: a closed-loop cooling system that uses a...