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.
This startup uses tiny antennas to turn heat into electricity
The ongoing development of technology allows for ever more innovative ways to generate energy. That’s why the world may very well succeed in halting global warming trends. Who could have thought that it would be possible to capture the waste heat from power plants and factories with antennas that Read More...
Why clean-tech and driverless cars are the future of ‘German engineering’
The day when intelligent, automated cars will ferry many of us around is still a long way off. But even partly automated vehicles, such as Tesla’s Model S, have recently raised questions about their safety and reliability. And amid mounting scrutiny over this technology, German officials are Read More...
Electric car sales could overtake fossil fuels by 2027
Electric power could be the dominant form of propulsion for all new cars sold in the UK as early as 2027, with more than 1.3 million electric cars registered each year, according to forecast analysis by Go Ultra Low, the government and industry-backed campaign. This means that, according to Go Read More...
Volkswagen's Audi plans electric car push to put heat on Tesla
Audi will aim for electric cars to account for a quarter of its sales by 2025 as part of a strategic overhaul following the emissions scandal at parent Volkswagen, company sources said, in a move that could step up the challenge to U.S. group Tesla. Audi, which has been slow to embrace Read More...
Plug Power surges on second French fuel cell order in a week
Plug Power Inc. climbed the most in more than four months after winning its second major order to provide fuel cell power systems for forklifts in France. Plug Power rose 7.3 percent to $1.9 at 9:49 a.m. in New York, after earlier rising as much as 10 percent, the most intraday since March 10. Read More...
Victoria approves state's largest windfarm project
Victoria has approved a $650m, 96-turbine windfarm that will be the largest in the state as it bids to become the nation’s renewable energy leader. The approval of the Dundonnell project means 300 direct and indirect jobs will be created during construction and the turbines will generate 1000 Read More...
See the charts that capture the solar revolution
Many people still have a hard time believing the solar revolution. Solar energy has been advancing considerably faster than anyone expected just a few years ago thanks to aggressive market-based deployment efforts around the globe. Click here for a few charts that show the incredible trend of the Read More...
Mercedes-Benz shows off the sleek self-driving bus of tomorrow
Mercedes-Benz has given us a glimpse of what the future of public transport may look like, with a demo of its Future Bus with CityPilot. The tech-filled vehicle combines connectivity, camera and radar systems and is described by Mercedes as "a milestone on the way to the autonomous city bus." The Read More...
Solar Impulse team predicts solar electric passenger planes within 10 years
The co-pilots and founders of Solar Impulse – the remarkable solar powered plane that is making a ground-breaking flight around the world – have made a stunning prediction: There will be short-haul electric planes for up to 50 people operating within 10 years. “This is the Read More...
Plans unveiled for first “Tesla Town,” where solar PV & Powerwalls are standard
Less than six months after Australia received its first shipment of Tesla Powerwalls, plans for what could be the world’s first “Tesla town” – a mini-suburb on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD whose new-build homes will include rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage as Read More...