Swiss researchers push to make AI data centres more sustainable

The AI boom is forcing the industry to rethink how data centres are cooled. Researchers in Switzerland are developing technologies that promise to reduce energy and water use. But can better cooling really solve AI's growing environmental footprint? Inside the data centre of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), powerful fans push cold air through rows of servers. A constant hum fills the room, but Remco van Erp, co-founder and CEO of Swiss start-up Corintis, says this…