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.
Hyundai Motor bets on hydrogen fuel-cell cars
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars may eventually become a common sight on Korean roads as the government and the nation’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor are making efforts to spread usage of the new eco-friendly vehicles. Hyundai Motor said Monday it would launch taxi and car-sharing businesses with Read More...
This new electric bus can drive 350 miles on one charge
In the world of electric vehicles, Tesla gets most of the love. Over 100,000 of Elon Musk’s big, bad autos are zooming around the world, gasoline-free. But how many of those can claim to take an additional 40-odd cars off the road—each? That’s the promise of the Catalyst E2 Read More...
Brazil ratifies Paris deal; joins top polluters U.S., China
Brazil, one of the world's largest emitters of heat-trapping gases, on Monday ratified the Paris agreement to fight global warming, joining top polluters United States and China and bringing the deal closer to implementation. Brazil's President Michel Temer signed the ratification in Brasilia Read More...
Scotland aims for global lead in tidal energy
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The Scottish government said it was putting funding forward to help develop what it says may be the first large-scale tidal power operation in the world. Scotland is putting forward about $30 million in funding to support the development of a tidal power Read More...
Wind power is going to get a lot cheaper as wind turbines get even more enormous
In a nugget of very good news for the renewable energy sector, a survey of 163 wind energy experts has found that in the coming decades, the cost of electricity generated by wind should plunge, by between 24 and 30 percent by the year 2030, and even further by the middle of the century. Read More...
Insolight breaks solar cell efficiency record
Remember what happened with computer chips in the 80s? It seemed then like they got faster and cheaper every week. Breakthroughs were reported with dizzying regularity. Something similar is happening with solar cells and panels. Just last week, MIT and Masdar Institute announced they had created a Read More...
This bizarre $15,000 electric car could transform your commute
A new all-electric car just hit the market, but it looks a little different than other electric cars you can buy. Made by the Canadian company Electra Meccanica, the 2017 Solo car boasts three wheels instead of four and is built for just one passenger, hence, its name Solo. The car is not aimed at Read More...
Microscopic algae could rescue Earth from oil addiction
You could be growing your own car fuel in some scummy green tank in your living room one day, with or without engineered fluorescent fish inside. No, you wouldn't be gassing the car or powering the house with fish pee, but with hydrogen produced by engineered algae. Hydrogen is widely touted as the Read More...
Everybody needs good neighbors ... to produce renewable energy
Linda Parlane got more than energy from the sun when she installed solar panels on her roof. She harnessed the power of her community. Ms Parlane bought her solar panels back in 2009 through a bulk-buy community scheme in Coburg. She and her partner are careful about their energy use but Read More...
This electric truck that comes in a box and drives where there are no roads
Transportation is an issue in the developing world where lack of adequate infrastructure prevents the trade that generates wealth. This truck was designed by a Formula One racecar designer. It’s quite “unbreakable”, it can drive where there are (almost) no roads, it costs between $13,000 and Read More...