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.
British utility offers carbon neutral green gas
UK energy firm Good Energy started offering a carbon neutral gas tariff. The gas mix will contain six percent bio-methane, domestically produced out of organic material. The biogas comes from anaerobic digester sites. Other emissions resulting from gas use are compensated with carbon reduction Read More...
First solar powered aircraft completes Pacific crossing
For the first time a solar powered airplane made it across the Pacific Ocean. The Solar Impulse 2 landed successfully in California after taking off from Hawaii 62 hours earlier. The aircraft was supposed to land in Abu Dhabi by the end of last summer, from where it departed, but faced significant Read More...
Volvo to electrify its entire fleet, will release battery-electric vehicle in 2019
Gas is nice and cheap right now, but it's not going to stay that way forever. That's why, despite the continuation of strong truck and SUV sales, automakers are still working to add electricity into the mix. Volvo's just announced a very ambitious goal of selling one million electrified cars by Read More...
Economic reality shifts Republican perspective on renewables
It's not the first time that new economic realities change political perspectives. Most Republicans in the U.S. reject any role of humans in global warming. However, a small and growing number of once-skeptical Republicans are embracing wind and solar as these clean energy sources begin to deliver Read More...
Supergrid connecting Europe and Africa will enable 100% renewable energy
A ‘supergrid’ connecting Europe to northern Africa will help both regions reach near 100 percent renewable energy capacity, the German Frauhofer Institute states in a report. The grid connection would allow countries to share electricity to balance over or under production. For instance, Read More...
French startup powers street lighting with bacteria
French startup Glowee works on a new concept for the future smart city: It aims to provide street lighting through synthetic biology. It uses the bioluminescent genetics of bacteria living in squids, inserts them in common, non-pathogenic bacteria, which are capsuled in a transparent shell. The Read More...
Best electric cars 2016
Love them or loathe them, the electric car is a hot topic in the motor industry. Manufacturers are investing heavily in the technology and most major car-makers now have a model on sale or one in the pipeline. Governments are equally keen for electric cars to become a legitimate choice for Read More...
Honda creates Clarity line of hydrogen fuel cell cars
Honda will launch three cars over the next three years under its Clarity nameplate, potentially turning the automaker's fledgling Clarity badge into family of vehicles that could become a symbol of Honda's environmental aspirations. The first car will be the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. It will go on Read More...
Cost of solar energy falls every time the sun rises
Installing solar panels on your roof is not just for tree-hugging environmentalists. The increasing ease of the process and the financial returns have made going solar practically mainstream. Washingtonians are embracing solar power in a big way. In the District, residential solar installations Read More...
San Francisco will require new buildings to install solar panels
All new buildings in San Francisco with 10 floors or less must install rooftop solar panels starting in 2017. The Better Roofs Ordinance is expected to add 50,000 solar panels and avert 26.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually—equivalent to emissions from 5,000 cars driven for a year. San Read More...