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An aerial view of buildings in a Wisconsin city.

UND in the Conversation: Data centers make heat all year long – here’s how the ground can hold onto it until winter

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An aerial view of buildings in a Wisconsin city.

Moones Alamooti, Assistant Professor of Energy and Petroleum Engineering at the University of North Dakota explains in The Conversation about how data centers generate waste heat year-round, and by storing that heat underground during warmer months, communities could reuse it in winter for heating buildings, reducing energy waste and reliance on fossil fuels.

A video thumbnail that reads: "2026 Senior Design Expo | Augmented Reality Stream Table". The thumbnail features a student gesturing to a prototype as he stands next to a research poster.

VIDEO: Augmented Reality Stream Table

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A video thumbnail that reads: "2026 Senior Design Expo | Augmented Reality Stream Table". The thumbnail features a student gesturing to a prototype as he stands next to a research poster.

In this video, Carter Malone shows off the Augmented Reality Stream Table, which was a fan-favorite at the Senior Design Expo. Built for educational instruction and outreach, the stream table augments topographical lines and colors based on the depth of the sand and water.