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.
Renewable energy on track to exceed expectations, again
This graph shows clearly that solar and wind energy have been consistently underestimated year after year (the red line in the picture). The leading energy institution in the world, the International Energy Association (IEA) in Vienna (black lines) has been wrong for 20 years. Greenpeace (green Read More...
BMW just unveiled an electric Mini concept
It's official: BMW will sell an all-electric Mini in 2019. BMW just gave us a glimpse of what's to come with its design concept, which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show that opens to the public on September Read More...
China is making high-tech electronics from autumn leaves
Nature uses many different ways to create or distribute energy and to produce food. Close observation of nature can bring a clean sustainable society much closer much sooner. Here’s a good example: Northern China's roadsides are peppered with phoenix trees that produce an abundance of fallen Read More...
The neighborhood of the future is made from homes that are power plants
It the not so distant future your home, every home (and every car!), will be a power station. Connected homes will replace power plants and create autonomous energy-producing neighborhoods. Here’s a story about an experimental neighborhood in the U.K. that is showing what that new reality is Read More...
Solar power to rival nuclear by end of 2017
According to a recent report by GTM Research, solar power capacity not only continues to surge worldwide, but will rival the amount of nuclear power generated across the globe by the end of this year. And by 2022, says GTM’s Stephen Lacey, the Read More...
Dalai Lama explores neuroscience in new documentary
Twenty-five years ago, director Mickey Lemle came out with “Compassion in Exile,” the documentary that helped introduce much of the Western world to the Dalai Lama and to the plight of Tibetan Buddhists under the yoke of the Chinese government. Read More...
Coal-fired power just reached a 135-year low in Britain
Coal-fired power has slumped to its lowest level in the UK for 135 years, analysts have said. The fossil fuel contributed to just two percent of total power generated in July, according to Aurora Read More...
Danish energy cooperative lets consumers collectively build wind turbines
Wolfgang Hoeschele: The establishment of a carbon-neutral energy system requires massive investments in infrastructure such as wind turbines. Because distributed energy systems do not fit the business models of the old energy utilities, they Read More...
139 countries can be fully powered by clean energy in 2050, create 24 mln jobs
According to the latest roadmap of the Stanford Solutions Project, 139 countries can get to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 while generating 52 million new jobs; a net increase of over 24 million. The project further estimates an annual decrease in 4-7 million air pollution deaths per year; Read More...
Forget Tesla’s Powerwall, you can build your own with recycled laptop batteries
The home battery to store the power generated with solar panels on your roof is fast becoming a part of the clean energy economy. Tesla has introduced the Powerwall. However, you can easily make your own version at much less cost. There are many online videos teaching you how to safely create your Read More...