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.
Flying a kite for clean high altitude wind energy
Wind turbines are a wonderful invention, producing clean energy from an abundant natural resource: the wind. Since the oil crisis in the 1970s, we’ve continuously developed new and more efficient wind turbines. The key to an efficient wind turbine is a steady flow of… you guessed it, the wind. Read More...
German state chooses hydrogen fuel cell for powering its railways
The hydrogen fuel cell has the potential to power all electric engines. The fuel cell could replace the not so clean batteries in electric cars. Fuel cells can also power trains which would eliminate diesel-powered engines and/or the need to maintain expensive and not so efficient electrification Read More...
California to close last nuclear power plant, setting example for U.S.
California is closing its last nuclear power plant in 2025. The historic deal to replace the 31-year old Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with renewable energy could be a model for the rest of the country. The threat of global warming has been giving the nuclear power industry new prominence in recent Read More...
Tesla rival Faraday approved to test self-driving cars on California roads
Faraday Future plans to begin testing prototype self-driving electric vehicles on California roads later this year after winning approval from the state, an industry source said on Tuesday. The China-backed, Los Angeles-based startup plans to begin building and selling electric vehicles next year Read More...
Nissan switches on solar farm to power UK car production, will built 31K cars on renewables
Nissan expanded its renewable electricity generation in the company’s Sunderland Plant, UK. The latest additions adds a 4.75 MW solar array, with some 19,000 solar panels – which is on top of the 6.6 MW in place from 10 wind turbines, displacing some 7% of electricity usage. Nissan Read More...
This is how China can live up to its huge wind energy potential
As the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, China’s national climate goals are critical to the success of the Paris climate agreement and the world’s climate future. Among the nation’s commitments — alongside its vow to begin to show reductions in Read More...
Victoria targets 40% renewables by 2025, will add 5.4 GW wind & solar
Victoria’s Andrews government says it will set a renewable energy target of 40 per cent by 2025, making it the latest state in Australia to introduce a target for large-scale renewables development more ambitious than that of the federal Turnbull government and underlining the political Read More...
Tata Power confirms $1.45 billion deal for India’s largest renewable energy buyout
Corporate filings made by Tata Power earlier this month have confirmed media reports that the company will undertake India’s largest ever renewable energy buyout. Tata Power, part of the Tata industrial conglomerate, has announced that it entered an agreement to acquire renewable energy Read More...
Toyota to build artificial intelligence-based driving systems in five years
Toyota Motor Corp is targeting developing in the next five years driver assistance systems that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to improve vehicle safety, the head of its advanced research division said. Gill Pratt, CEO of recently set up Toyota Research Institute (TRI), the Japanese Read More...
Solar-powered air-con uses heat to cool shopping center
Solar-concentrating thermal technology is being used to power the air-conditioning system of an entire shopping center in Australia solely from the rays of the sun. With around 60 percent of all energy used in shopping centers being consumed by heating and cooling needs, the new system could lead Read More...