Researchers are investigating using synthetic diamonds to help cool AI data center chips; De Beers-owned Element Six has long used diamonds in satellite chips (Amos Zeeberg/New York Times)

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Amos Zeeberg / New York Times:Researchers are investigating using synthetic diamonds to help cool AI data center chips; De Beers-owned Element Six has long used diamonds in satellite chips  —  Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat.  The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.