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.
15 inspiring examples of renewable energy success
We report every day on the renewable energy revolution that is gaining more and more speed. Here’s a good selection of the successes put together by BuzzFeed. Just one note: We’d rather see that backpack used in a different Read More...
People power: Tasmanian residents to store solar energy and sell it back to grid
There are more than 1.5m households in Australia with rooftop solar. And in a few months time, 40 Tasmanian homeswill be acting as mini power stations – not just producing energy for their own consumption and to export back into the grid, but actively trading and profiting from the power they Read More...
Shell prepares for the world after oil with new clean energy division
Oil companies face the tremendous challenge that their core business is phasing out. And, if history is any guide, the leaders of one industrial revolution—fossil fuels—are seldom the leaders of the next industrial revolution—renewable energy. However, every step towards more clean, renewable Read More...
Using solar power to turn saltwater into drinkable water
Fresh drinking water is increasingly precious. That’s why worldwide hundreds of desalination plants are planned or under way. However, most of them are powered by fossil fuels. At the giant Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park under construction near Dubai, a desalination facility goes Read More...
Key climate solutions advance considerably faster than anyone expected
This is music to the ears of readers of The Optimist Daily. An analysis by a long-time renewable energy expert argues with detailed data that key climate solutions have been advancing considerably faster than anyone expected just a few years ago. Just last week, as we reported, a Saudi-backed Read More...
This electric jet can take off vertically but drives like a car
With zero emissions and zero runway, the Lilium Jet will be the world’s first entirely electric jet capable of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). Able to fly up to an altitude of about 9,800 feet, the two-person airplane will have a cruising speed of 180 mph, a maximum speed of about 250 Read More...
Schools, offices in India to bank on solar energy to meet power demand
This could be the way forward for many institutions in the state. In a bid to tap the solar energy to meet its electricity requirements, the Kozhikode District Panchayat is gearing up for a `6.64 crore solar power project. The 10 mega watt project, to be implemented in collaboration with the Kerala Read More...
Nissan reuses EV batteries for home energy storage
Nissan has revealed a new home energy storage product created from recycled batteries sourced from the company’s electric vehicle offerings, according to recent reports. The move means that Nissan has now joined Tesla and Daimler (Mercedes) in the offering of home energy storage systems in Read More...
Morocco to host first solar farm in €400bn renewables network
Morocco has been chosen as the first location for a German-led, €400bn project to build a vast network of solar and windfarms across North Africa and the Middle East to provide 15% of Europe's electricity supply by 2050. The Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), a coalition of companies Read More...
Ford: Self-driving cars are five years away from changing the world
The self-driving car is one of the most hotly contested areas of tech development right now, with tech companies like Google (and soon maybe Apple), as well as established car makers like Ford and Volvo each trying to overtake the competition. Earlier this year Ford said it will triple the size of Read More...