TIL semiconductor manufacturing uses a lot of water, relative to other production processes? And energy, for photolithography. (Edit: nanoimprint lithography m

TIL semiconductor manufacturing uses a lot of water, relative to other production processes? And energy, for photolithography. (Edit: nanoimprint lithography may have significantly lower resource requirements than traditional lithography? https://arstechnica.com/reviews/2024/01/canon-plans-to-disrupt-chipmaking-with-low-cost-stamp-machine/ https://arstechnica.com/reviews/2024/01/canon-plans-to-disru... : "will be “one digit” cheaper and use up to 90 percent less power" ) Datacenters too; "Next-generation datacenters consume zero water for cooling" (2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42376406 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42376406 Most datacenters have no way to return their boiled, sterilized water for water treatment, and so they don't give or sell datacenter waste water back, it takes heat with it when it is evaporated. From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42454547#42460317 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42454547#42460317 : > FWIU, datacenters are unable to sell their waste heat, boiled sterilized steam and water, unused diesel, and potentially excess energy storage. "Ask HN: How to reuse waste heat and water from AI datacenters?" (2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40820952 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40820952