From mathematics and AI to medicine and psychology, The Optimist Daily features the latest news on discoveries, technological advances, and breakthroughs in the world of science. Our Science section is here to engage and enlighten you.
Chemical manufacturing is responsible for 10% of global energy consumption and 30% of industrial energy demand. This results in 20% of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the world’s most polluting economic sectors.To counter that, a Texas-based Startup called Solugen Read More...
The green energy transition is essential in our fight against climate change, but to make the transition we need more corporations to get on board! In order to make it easier for companies to switch to renewable energy, some of America's top tech firms, manufacturers, and consumer companies are Read More...
The capital cities of the world need to take a good look at that ambitious goal that Copenhagen is attempting to achieve. By 2025, the Danish capital wants to be carbon neutral by generating more renewable energy than it consumes from fossil fuels. Technologically speaking, Copenhagen has the Read More...
Energy storage has long posed an efficiency problem for renewable energy transformation. But lately, new technologies have been emerging that could solve the matter. One of those technologies comes from Denmark and involves a giant facility that heats up stones to 600 degrees as a means of storing Read More...
After Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, the island was without energy for months, making it an incredibly pain-staking process to deal with the aftermath of the tropical storm. To make sure that never happens again, Puerto Rico has passed a bill that sets the island on a path to Read More...
When it comes to electric vehicles, no one is further ahead of the game than Norway. The Nordic country has the highest percentage of residents driving electric cars, and the government is even mandating that all new cars sold in the country be all-electric by 2025. Now Norway is taking it one Read More...
Access to clean water is something that many of us take for granted, but it's a serious problem across much of the world. Now researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra have tested a new method for sterilizing water using hot bubbles of carbon dioxide, which they've found to Read More...
Like the top story in today’s edition of the Optimist Daily already points out, coal is losing in the battle to remain a relevant energy source as renewables such as wind and solar have become cheaper. Still, while it’s good news for the planet that we’re lessening our dependence on coal Read More...
According to a major new study, the clock is running out for coal energy. Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households. The study’s authors used public financial filings and data from the Energy Read More...
While there are plenty of reasons not to love energy giant Shell, they are taking major steps towards implementing more renewable energy. An example of which takes place in the UK where more than 700,000 homes in Britain are now enjoying 100 percent renewable energy thanks to Shell. The move Read More...