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.
Apple to power Singapore operations with renewable energy
Nov 15 Apple announced on Sunday that it has struck a deal to power all of its Singapore operations with renewable energy, the latest in a series of steps from the company to turn its operations worldwide green. Starting in January, solar energy developer Sunseap Group will provide Apple with 100 Read More...
How the world will benefit from autonomous transportation
The world of transportation is on a one-way-road towards automation, but what can be achieved by taking humans off steering wheels? As the world’s population increases and economies grow, more and more vehicles will be roaming the roads, adding even more traffic congestion. Autonomous Read More...
Climate-friendly makeover will turn California desert into clean energy paradise
What would you do with a 10-million-acre area of California desert? The Obama administration just announced it will use a piece of federally-owned land for two purposes: renewable energy development, and preservation of the unique and valuable desert ecosystem. The so-called Desert Renewable Read More...
The price of energy from floating wind farms set to plummet
Floating offshore wind farms offer clean energy without the aesthetic drawbacks of having a turbine close to shore. Yet, its development around the world, especially in the U.S., hasn’t been all too fast considering it's more expensive than most energy sources. That will all change however, after Read More...
Zero emission buses making our cities healthier
Momentum for cleaner public transit is building in both big cities and smaller communities. With the recent announcement out of Lane County's planned purchase of five zero emission buses, Eugene, Oregon joins Los Angeles, California; San Antonio, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Read More...
Microbes map path toward renewable energy future
In the quest for renewable fuels, scientists are taking lessons from a humble bacterium that fills our oceans and covers moist surfaces the world over. While the organism captures light to make food in a process called photosynthesis, scientists have found that it simultaneously uses the energy Read More...
Billions of dollars are fueling clean energy and climate action
Finance and banking companies go where the money goes, and the money is headed straight towards clean energy to the fine tune of billions and billions of dollars. Earlier this year Citi Bank pledged $100 billion towards renewable energy over the next decade. Bank of America followed up with a Read More...
Renewables to overtake coal as world's largest power source
Renewable energy technologies, such as wind farms, solar panels and biomass power plants, are increasingly the default option for countries looking to add new power capacity, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report details how the transition to a global low Read More...
Robot train in desert planned to store green energy
A California company wants to build a rail line to nowhere in the desert west of Las Vegas. And, no, that isn't some mean-spirited joke about the proposed high-speed train to Victorville. This rail line — the first of its kind anywhere in the world — would run 5.5 miles up the western Read More...
Major world economies to double renewable energy supply by 2030
Fifteen years from now, renewable energy supply in eight major economies will collectively more than double. An analysis by global research organization World Resources Institute shows that national climate plans open up the possibility to use clean and affordable power to millions of people Read More...