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.
Quieter offshore wind energy means happier porpoises
I have little doubt that much of the "bird killing, bat mangling, fish destroying" accusations so often leveled against wind power—both offshore and onshore—are largely based on ideological prejudice and a blanket opposition to green energy. But that doesn't mean we should ignore the Read More...
Tesla joins the good electric car news with impressive production jump
Shares of Tesla Motors rose 4.5 percent on Monday after the carmaker reported a 70 percent increase in deliveries in the third quarter to a record 24,500 vehicles. The automaker had missed its targets in the last two quarters. Tesla has set an ambitious goal to make half a million cars by Read More...
HyperSolar bumps the hydrogen race into high gear
Imagine a zero-emission fuel that can be squeezed out of polluted water using a process powered by renewable energy. We may be closer to this reality than you think. The company HyperSolar just completed the prototype phase for a new solar-powered system it says can “split” Read More...
Fierce competition drives down the price of offshore wind energy
Competition drives the clean energy revolution in an exponential way to faster and better outcomes. We see that with electric cars where new models seem to break battery range records weekly. And the cost of building solar plants has declined by 25 percent in just five months. Now a similar Read More...
Hydrogen cars and electrolysers: the dawn of Australia's hydrogen economy?
The hydrogen economy has been a long time coming. The use of hydrogen as a replacement energy source for oil and gas has been talked about since the early 1970s when the term was first coined by an engineer at General Motors in the US. It still hasn’t really arrived. And doubters remain. They Read More...
Competition drives the electric car revolution to ever better results
The Paris Auto Show presents capitalism at its best. The fierce competition of the electric car revolution drives innovation. Volkswagen and Renault have been presenting new models that have even longer ranges than the Chevy Bolt that beat the Tesla record just a few weeks Read More...
Hydrogen fuel cell four-seater passenger plane takes to the air
AircraftA collaboration of aircraft makers, fuel cell developers and university engineers have come a step closer to zero emission passenger flights with the first flight of a hydrogen fuel cell four-seater electric aircraft. The twin-cabin, (relatively) low-noise HY4 took off at 11:15 am (local) Read More...
Typhoon turbine could power all of Japan for 50 years
Storms can be devastating, mainly because they have so much power and energy. An engineer wants to harness that energy with the world’s first typhoon win turbine, an egg beater-like contraption designed to harness the immense energy of storms as a unique energy source. The amount of kinetic Read More...
Oslo makes bold move in fight against climate change
Norway is a northern country and its residents need a lot of energy to stay warm during the ice and snow of the winter. Nonetheless, Norway has long been ahead of the mark when it comes to climate action, and now the capital’s city government has issued its first “climate budget” which aims Read More...
Electric VW to go farther than Tesla Model 3
The car, called the I.D., is expected to cost less than $30,000, which is less than both the Tesla Model 3 and the Chevrolet Bolt. It will have much longer range, able to go almost 375 miles on a single charge, the automaker said at a presentation ahead of the Paris Motor Show. The catch: It won't Read More...