Science
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.
Australia is taking steady steps towards cleaner energy
The Land Down Under is scaling up its efforts to make renewables its primary source of energy. The Australian government has confirmed that it will provide half the funding for a project that will produce hydrogen using solar and wind power, which could then be used to store energy for the Read More...
Wind farms could be installed off the coast of California in just a few years
In the past week, California took major steps to enable companies to lease waters off the coast for wind projects. If all goes as the state’s regulators and utilities expect, floating windmills could begin producing power within six years. This is especially big news for the state as it attempts Read More...
Hits and misses: How neuroscience can boost your creativity
The interesting part about how the brain works is that it loves novelty. And so if you present something over and over—the same thing—to the brain it quickly starts showing a smaller Read More...
China is adding a London-sized electric bus fleet every five weeks
Every five weeks, 9,500 brand new electric buses take to the roads in China. That’s the equivalent of the entire London bus fleet, says a report by Bloomberg New Energy Read More...
'We will not do hybrids:' Rolls-Royce has a plan to go straight to electric
Hoping to buy a Rolls-Royce hybrid at some point? It’s not going to happen. According to the BMW-owned company’s CEO, Torsten Müller-Otvös, Rolls-Royce will move straight to electric and will do so within the next 10 Read More...
Enter the AlloSphere with Dr. JoAnn Kuchera-Morin
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] New Frontiers: Pushing the Boundaries of the Possible [caption id="attachment_1350533" align="alignright" width="359"] Allosphere Director JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, a professor of Media Arts and Technology and Music at UC Santa Barbara. Photo Courtesy of the Read More...
How diesel cars could run on algae-based fuel in the future
For years corn and soybeans have been touted as possible alternatives to dirty diesel fuel, but until now, nobody has figured out how to make biofuel from these crops in a cheap, sustainable manner. That’s why researchers from the University of Michigan are turning to algae. Unlike corn or Read More...
UK scientists turn coffee industry waste into electricity
Scientists have turned coffee waste into electricity for the first time, in research that could help farmers and curb pollution in the developing world. The coffee industry generates a huge amount of liquid waste during the process of turning the raw material of the tree – the coffee cherries – Read More...
Arizona is creating an autonomous vehicle research institute
Arizona, a state that has been quite open to self-driving technology, has now created the Institute for Automated Mobility (IAM), a consortium focused on autonomous vehicle research, safety, and policy. Overseen by the Arizona Commerce Authority, IAM brings together the state's transportation and Read More...
The way to Mars: bewildering discovery of life found 2,000 feet below the ground
Cyanobacteria are life-sustaining micro-organisms that have played a key role in providing oxygen to our planet’s oceans and atmosphere, thus allowing life to flourish on Earth. It was believed that they can only survive in habitats with enough sunlight, water, and nutrients. But scientists were Read More...