Ahoy, Matey! Google Tries to Patent Floating Data Centers
Ars technica, September 16, 2008
By Joel Hruska
It's all the power and flexibility of Google, but this time, on the high seas. A recent patent application details Google's idea of what a floating data center might look like, with room for multiple modules (each containing multiple systems) and powered by wave or tidal energy.
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