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As the energy consumption of big tech companies continues to rise, Dr Adnan Mehonic (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering) highlights the potential risk of AI becoming a significant drain on global power and energy if the current trends continue.

The UK’s first Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) dedicated to neuromorphic (brain-inspired) computing hardware will be led at UCL with £12.8 million funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK.

A salt called guanidinium thiocyanate can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor that could make solar power cheaper and more powerful, according to researchers at UCL.