Technology
There has been no era like ours for the rapid development of technology. Stay updated on the hottest trends and advancements from all over the world.
This high-tech paint 'sweats' to cool your home naturally
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM What if your home could beat the heat by sweating, just like your skin? A team of scientists in Singapore may have just made that possible. In a promising new development, researchers at Nanyang Technological University have created a cement-based paint Read More...
Texas startup pairs diapers and fungi to fight plastic waste, one baby change at a time
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Diapers and fungi don’t exactly scream dream team. Not unless you’re the founders of Hiro Technologies, a startup in Austin, Texas that believes baby poop and mushrooms might hold the key to tackling one of the world’s stinkiest environmental problems: Read More...
Steering toward the future: how solar-powered canoes are transforming life in the Amazon
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In the dense, green arteries of Ecuador’s Amazon, something remarkable is gliding across the water without a sound. These aren’t ordinary boats. They’re solar-powered canoes, and they’re ushering in a transformative way for Indigenous Achuar Read More...
Could your breath reveal who you are—and how you feel? Researchers say yes
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every person breathes, but no two people do it quite the same. In a new study that blurs the line between biology and biometric tech, scientists have found that breathing patterns are remarkably unique; so much so that they can be used to identify individuals Read More...
Researchers are turning outdated phones into eco-friendly mini data centres
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM That outdated phone sitting in your junk drawer could be doing a lot more than gathering dust. According to a new European study, it might just be the next tiny tech hero helping researchers monitor marine life or improve your local bus stop. The concept Read More...
How Finland's giant sand battery is storing clean energy (and cutting emissions by 70 percent)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a small Finnish town with a big climate goal, an unassuming tower of sand is quietly storing solar and wind energy all while making a powerful statement about clean tech innovation. Pornainen, in southern Finland, is now home to the world’s largest Read More...
A splash of good news for oceans: new plastic dissolves in seawater in just hours
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a world drowning in plastic, scientists in Japan may have found a lifeline. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have developed a new type of plastic that can dissolve in seawater within hours without Read More...
Scientists use mRNA to expose hidden HIV in breakthrough step toward cure
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A team of scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne made a significant stride in the decades-long search for a cure for HIV. The researchers have developed a novel method for exposing hidden HIV within white blood cells Read More...
Urban mining: how Europe is turning e-waste and concrete into circular gold
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Buried somewhere in your drawer, that outdated smartphone may be worth more than you think. Not because it's vintage, but because it holds slivers of lithium, cobalt, and rare earth metals… the very stuff Europe desperately needs. Urban mining, the Read More...
Record-breaking donation launches global hub for endometriosis research in Sydney
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A transformative $50 million [AUD] donation to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is set to establish the world's largest endometriosis research institute. Named the Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute (AERI), the initiative will focus on faster Read More...