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.
Smart windows save energy and promote productivity
Windows play a key role when it comes to saving energy. The principle loss of energy in buildings is through windows: A pane of glass can lose or gain up to 10 times the amount of heat than a same sized wall space. Smart windows are changing that. On sunny days, they automatically tint to block Read More...
Renewables are outpacing coal in India
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Renewable energy to hit 9 percent of U.S. total in 2017
U.S. renewable-energy generating capacity is not only growing, but it is beginning to erode coal's share of the electricity-generating mix, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The agency predicts renewable energy—particularly solar power—to continue growing. Read More...
Renault plans to produce a $8,000 mass market electric car by 2018
Within the next two years, Renault-Nissan plans to produce an electric car costing $8,000 or less. The car would be one of the cheapest electric cars on the market and would help to make electric vehicles available to anyone. The company hopes the car will help to capture the lucrative Chinese Read More...
Trump cannot halt the market forces driving the clean energy revolution
The fact that Donald Trump will soon take over as president of the U.S. doesn’t mean the country will start burning more coal. Yes, the new president has made promises to revive coal industry. However, ultimately market forces will drive to the cheapest energy sources. And as of now, solar and Read More...
Faraday Future just shared a glimpse of its first real electric car
Faraday Future released another video Wednesday of the electric car it will show at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The most recent video focuses on the car's wheels and includes a tagline that reads "who said don't reinvent the wheel?" Faraday Future released another video in late Read More...
Cloud-tracking cameras to tackle dips in solar power output
A new way to tackle the much-maligned unpredictability of solar energy is being deployed at a solar farm opening today in Western Australia – cloud-tracking cameras. The 1MW solar farm at Karratha airport, made possible by a $2.3m grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena), has Read More...
Trump's energy vision holds plenty of promise for renewables
More The election of Donald Trump as the 45th US president is not the news the global wind and solar sectors hoped to wake up to – but it’s also not cause for despair. If there’s one thing that’s long been clear when it comes to Trump and renewables, it’s that he Read More...
Wind energy could soon power most of the U.K
Fossil fuels consumption is tumbling faster than we may have expected. Just 44 years after Dong Energy was set up to exploit Denmark’s North Sea oilfields, the company has confirmed plans to sell its oil and gas division to become a “global leader in renewables”. The company is already the Read More...
Tesla enters EU and ramps up production with purchase of German Engineering company
Tesla has added another piece to the puzzle in its quest to bring electric cars to the whole world. The electric carmaker has agreed to buy German’s Grohmann Engineering group, which develops automated manufacturing systems for batteries and fuel cells. The acquisition will help Tesla expand its Read More...