Discovery Bit | Taylor Davies | Activity https://www.discoverybit.com/members/drusillakeene/activity/ Activity feed for Taylor Davies. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:41:02 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 edbe9bf12074821733a71dcbd3e034ce Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: India Is Building The World’s Largest Single-Site Renewable P […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44748/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:24:22 -0600 India Is Building The World’s Largest Single-Site Renewable Project, Khavda Renewable Energy Park, In Gujarat’s Salt Flats. Covering 726 Km² (7× Paris Size), It Targets ~30GW From Solar & Wind. ~7.7GW Is Now Operational Since Adani Green Began Construction In 2023, With India’s Largest Battery Storage (1.1GW/3.5GWh) Planned By March 2026.

…

]]> 0 57955275abbaa34ce02e67320c73b12a Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Chinese Scientists Made The World‑First Stable 2D Sheets F […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44694/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:34:24 -0600 Chinese Scientists Made The World‑First Stable 2D Sheets From Non‑layered Metals (Tin, Bismuth, Lead, Indium, Gallium), Unlike 1‑Atom Graphene Sheet From Layered Graphite. Just 1–3 Atoms Thick & 200K× Thinner Than Hair, They Used “vdW Squeezing,” Pressing Metal Melt Btw MoS₂ Layers. The 2D Metals Could Transform Quantum Tech & Electronics.

…

]]> 0 737f6e929291e276e336c5e1ff36f198 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: For The First Time, China’s Tiangong Station Achieved https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44659/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:26:21 -0600 For The First Time, China’s Tiangong Station Achieved Artificial Photosynthesis In Orbit. The Shenzhou-19 Crew Used A Catalyst To Turn CO₂ & Water Into Oxygen & Ethylene (A Rocket Fuel Precursor) At Room Temp & Normal Pressure. It’s More Energy-Efficient Than The ISS’s Electrolysis, Marking A Major Step For Sustainable Air & Fuel In Space.

…

]]> 0 6d72f0e408f9baf1149c69d10c1897f3 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: China Launched The World’s First Dual-Tower Solar-Thermal P […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44600/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:33:10 -0600 China Launched The World’s First Dual-Tower Solar-Thermal Power Plant In The Gobi Desert, The World’s 5th Largest Desert, Using 27,000 Smart Mirrors To Focus Sunlight As Heat To Generate Steam-Powered Electricity Even After Sunset. It Boosts Efficiency By 25% & Powers 500k Homes. China Runs The Highest No (21) Of Such Plants, With 30 More Coming.

]]> 0 589d92f490174920a01ff4ffc57ae9d5 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: UK Scientists (UCL) Set A World Lab Record Of 37.6% Indoor […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44503/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:03:27 -0600 UK Scientists (UCL) Set A World Lab Record Of 37.6% Indoor Light-To-Electricity Conversion Using Rubidium-Enhanced Perovskite Solar Cells (SC), Retaining 92% Efficiency After 100 Days. Exeger’s Powerfoyle, Touted As The Most Durable Indoor SC, Lags Behind UCL’s Lab Efficiency. Both Tech Push Toward Battery-Free Devices Like Remote Controls.

…

]]> 0 f13af3be213441d31f4fc45b7af56b07 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: SY Zero, The World’s First Fossil-Free 70m Superyacht, Uses < […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44428/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:15:10 -0600 SY Zero, The World’s First Fossil-Free 70m Superyacht, Uses Wind, Solar, And Thermal Energy With A 5 MWh System That Is Equal To 88 Teslas. Built By Vripack And Vitters After 60,000 R&D Hours, It Features Open-Source Designs, Eco Interiors, And Hosts 12 Guests. The Launch Is Set For Late 2025 After Sea Trials To Ensure Flawless Performance.

…

]]> 0 4e209e86f54b90e6da170a9c64a51bc1 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Carnegie Mellon Has Developed The World’s First Noninvasive B […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44344/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:27:09 -0600 Carnegie Mellon Has Developed The World’s First Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) To Control A Robotic Hand Using Thought Alone. EEG Captures Brain Signals, And Deep Learning Decodes Them In Real Time For Precise, Multi-Finger Control. Surgery-Free & Adaptable, It’s A Major Breakthrough In Assistive Tech & Human-Machine Interaction.

]]> 0 4141888039ff07ce59b45f3b1d115188 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Finland’s Polar Night Energy Has Built The World’s Lar […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44314/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:37:52 -0600 Finland’s Polar Night Energy Has Built The World’s Largest Sand Battery In Pornainen—A 100 MWh Thermal System Using Crushed Soapstone/Sand To Store Excess Renewable Energy As Heat. It Cuts Heating Emissions By 70%, Saves ~160 Tons Of CO₂/yr, & Helps Stabilize The Energy Grid Via The Heat Storage/Release, Supporting Finland’s 2035 Carbon-Neutral Goal.

]]> 0 937d1a1eafe1e176e1365f04daacb264 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: U.S. Researchers Have Built The World’s First 2D M […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44300/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:58:33 -0600 U.S. Researchers Have Built The World’s First 2D Material-Based CMOS Computer Using Molybdenum Disulfide (N-Type) And Tungsten Diselenide (P-Type) Transistors, Eliminating Silicon. It Performs Simple Logic Operations At Low Power And Voltage. Though Slower Than Silicon CMOS, It Proves Scalability & Opens A New Path For Future Electronics.

…

]]> 0 1b086341408f4e0d6bd84733bccb9407 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Scientists In The USA Created The Most Electrically C […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44205/ Sun, 18 May 2025 02:21:24 -0600 Scientists In The USA Created The Most Electrically Conductive Organic Molecule Made Of C, S, N. It Conducts Electrons Without Energy Loss, Is Cheaper Than Silicon (Si), & May Replace Si In Chips, As Si-Based Devices Reach Size Limits—Allowing Smaller, Faster, Energy-Efficient, & Scalable Computing, & Use In Nanoelectronics & Quantum Tech.

…

]]> 0 70876e89d1f9a79631492a93a71bc1bc Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Researchers In Japan Made The World’s First Solid-State AC Wit […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44146/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:04:41 -0600 Researchers In Japan Made The World’s First Solid-State AC With A Record-Breaking 1,284 Watts Of Cooling Power, Capable Of Cooling Rooms To 70–72°F In 15 Mins. Using Nickel-Titanium Alloy For Cooling, Graphene-Enhanced Fluid Heat Transfer, And A Smart Design, This Eco-Friendly Tech Cuts Energy Bills, Zero Emissions, & Scales Commercially.

…

]]> 0 bc041271f2b982048adac0ad843e07a1 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Other: Finland Tops The Year 2025 World’s Happiest Country For T […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/44123/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:38:28 -0600 Finland Tops The Year 2025 World’s Happiest Country For The 8th Year In A Row. Denmark, Iceland, & Sweden Came 2nd, 3rd, And 4th. Costa Rica & Mexico, For The First Time, Joined The Top 10, While The UK And US Dropped To 23rd And 24th. Rankings Are Based On Self-Assessments Of Happiness, Social Trust, Family Bonds, And Economic Factors.

…

]]> 0 d8fdd8a80f2567604de1b8e4b2a6d032 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Climeworks Launched "Mammoth," The World's Largest Direct […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43798/ Sat, 25 May 2024 16:15:29 -0600 Climeworks Launched “Mammoth,” The World’s Largest Direct Air Capture (DAC) Plant In Iceland, Which Is 10x Bigger Than Orca. It Aims To Remove 36,000 Tons Of CO2 Annually, Using Geothermal Energy To Capture And Store Carbon Underground. While Promising, DAC Tech Faces High Costs, Scalability Issues, And Fossil Fuel Distraction Concerns.

…

]]> 0 0598debb861a3dc8d98d65ab60b564e9 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Discovery: Scientists, For The First Time, Have Developed A Living Solar […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/43062/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:00:23 -0600 Scientists, For The First Time, Have Developed A Living Solar Cells From The Succulent Plant Corpuscularia Lehmannii. The Cell Works When Electron Is Transported, Via Water And Nutrients As Electrolytes, During Photosynthesis. The Plant’s Leaf Is Said To Generate 20 µA/cm2 of Photocurrent Density, For Over A Day, When Exposed To Light.

…

]]> 0 5a6b6ae5111c8a32a3b3bf689bfd69fb Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: A Pittsburgh-Based Rail Freight Company, Wabtec, In An Effort […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42310/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 00:30:09 -0600 A Pittsburgh-Based Rail Freight Company, Wabtec, In An Effort To Achieve Zero Emission Of Carbon, From Rail Transport, Has Unveiled The World’s First Battery-Electric Freight Train. The Train, Perched On A Strip Of Rail At Carnegie Mellon’s Technology Campus, Would Help Move The 1.7bn Tons Of Goods Shipped On American Railroads Each Year.

…

]]> 0 b04cfbd6654d05128251952b3264bd9f Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Orca, The World Biggest C02 Removal From Air Plant, Has […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/42295/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 00:03:32 -0600 Orca, The World Biggest C02 Removal From Air Plant, Has Turned On Its Switches On 9/9/2021. Orca, In Iceland, Is Expected To Remove 4,000 Tonnes Of C02 Annually (3 Secs Of Humanity Emissions) Out Of The ~35 Billion Tonnes Produced From Burning Fossil Fuels. The Plant Will Do This By Sucking C02 From The Atmosphere And Then Store It As Carbonate Rock.

]]> 0 ef233691283c541062c77d2578be0707 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Scientists May Have Developed A Device That Enables […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/38495/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:16:18 -0600 Scientists May Have Developed A Device That Enables “Communication” With Plant Via Electrical Signals. The Device Was Successfully Tested On Venus Flytrap. The Device Could Advance Plant-Based Technologies. E.g., Plant-Based Robots That Can Help Pick-up Fragile Objects, Or Help Improve Food Security By Detecting Diseases Early In Crops.

]]> 0 d00c4f929089e09ab3d4fe49422e2dca Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Researchers Were Able To Grow, In The Lab, A Small Wood-Like […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36853/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:13:49 -0600 Researchers Were Able To Grow, In The Lab, A Small Wood-Like Rigid Structure In The Shape Of A Gel Matrix. This Achievement, Though Done On A Small Scale, Has Many Implications For The Forestry, Construction, And Agriculture Sectors. But First, It Needs To Be Commercially Scalable And Practical To, E.G., Grow Furniture Like Tables.

M…

]]> 0 d64a53801d156e997fe4e219555f4839 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Researchers, By Using Commonplace Materials Like Citric Acid, […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36716/ Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:32:13 -0600 Researchers, By Using Commonplace Materials Like Citric Acid, Hydrogen, And Catalysts, Developed An Uncomplicated Method For Turning CO₂ Into A Possible Zero Emission Liquid Fuel, Capable Of Powering Jet Aircraft. The Technique, Though Relatively Cheaper Than Processes Used To Turn Hydrogen And Water Into Fuel, May Be Difficult To Scale.

…

]]> 0 46b54db268b3d51085e07e0129d4ee76 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Discovery: U.K Scientists Developed A 20 cm² “Photosheet” Device That […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36487/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:04:33 -0600 U.K Scientists Developed A 20 cm² “Photosheet” Device That Represents A Major Step Toward Artificial Photosynthesis . It Uses Sunlight, CO₂₂, And Water To Produce Oxygen & Formic Acid Without External Electricity. It Is Simpler, More Stable, & More Efficient Than Earlier Artificial Leaves; & Can Scale Into Large Sheets For Solar-Farm Use.

…

]]> 0 5a376e8f286e1ecd074e4bd50bc0f2f2 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Other: Costa Rica, Btw 1970s And 1980s, Had One Of The Highest Defor […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36454/ Sun, 02 Aug 2020 20:04:09 -0600 Costa Rica, Btw 1970s And 1980s, Had One Of The Highest Deforestation Rates In Latin America Due To Agriculture. But Now, Costa Rica Is The First Tropical Country To Have Stopped And Reversed Deforestation. And The Forests Have Been A Source Of Ecotourism, Guiding Biologists And Ecologists Around For A Fee. The World Could Learn From This.

…

]]> 0 4834fb808649a0ba96e5ad552e2a4420 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Animal: Researchers, Based On The Best-Preserved Dinosaur Stomach […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36386/ Sat, 06 Jun 2020 23:08:52 -0600 Researchers, Based On The Best-Preserved Dinosaur Stomach Ever Found To Date, Were Able To Determine The Dinosaur’s Actual Preserved Stomach Contents, Which Is Rare. The Dinosaur, A Nodosaur, Found In 2011, In Alberta, Canada, Became Mummified ~110 Myrs Ago After Enjoying One Last Meal Of Plants With Favoritism For Ferns.

A 110…

]]> 0 ea4585bda4e0404b752fb1a1721c3238 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Animal: The Fossil Of One Of The Last Flesh-Eating Dinosaurs, A Type […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36363/ Tue, 19 May 2020 21:49:04 -0600 The Fossil Of One Of The Last Flesh-Eating Dinosaurs, A Type Of Megaraptor, May Have Been Discovered By Paleontologist In Argentina. The 70 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Is Said To Be 10 Meters In Length. And The Most Prominent Thing About This Dinosaur Is That The Thumb Ends In A Claw, Which Is Approximately 40 Centimeters In Length.

]]> 0 86dccae0bd81b9ae8e7e7b693aa76271 Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: This Could Be The Most Portable Four Wheel Drive Wheel Chair […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36322/ Fri, 01 May 2020 19:19:19 -0600 This Could Be The Most Portable Four Wheel Drive Wheel Chair Ever Made, Built To Make Life Easier For Users And Caregivers. The Chair Gives A User More Mobility And Is Also Light Weight. The Chair Is Said To Enable A User To Stand In An Upright Position And Move Around In Rough Terrains. Cool!

]]> 0 670fa3903b78f21348bed07b9d8731fa Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Discovery: Antarctica, ~90 Myrs Ago, During The Time Of Dinosaurs, Is […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36267/ Sat, 04 Apr 2020 23:33:09 -0600 Antarctica, ~90 Myrs Ago, During The Time Of Dinosaurs, Is Said To Be Warm And Had Ancient Dense Swapy Rainforest Full Of Diverse Animal And Plant Life Like Those In New Zealand Today. This Discovery Was Made When Fossils Of Well-Preserved Diverse Pollen And Other Plant Remains Were Found In Sediment Cores Collected In Pine Island Glacier.

…

]]> 0 b7e6915cf6d7b3baf417af1e059708db Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: Inspired By Photosynthesis In Plants, Scientists Have […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/36015/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:39:48 -0600 Inspired By Photosynthesis In Plants, Scientists Have Created An Artificial Leaf That Can Inexpensively Convert Carbon Dioxide (CO2), A Primary Cause Of Global Warming, To Alternative Energy Called Methanol. This Innovation Could Help Fight Climate Change By Reducing CO2 Emission And Providing An Alternative To Fossil Fuel.

h…

]]> 0 7de239c670d6c2964c121f40a7ab04ab Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Other: Cool Idea, From England, To Grow Chairs, Tables And Lamps Out […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35974/ Sat, 05 Oct 2019 14:30:50 -0600 Cool Idea, From England, To Grow Chairs, Tables And Lamps Out Of Trees, In An Effort To Combat Deforestation And Encourage Sustainability. But The Downside To This Is The Relatively Long Time (6-10 Years To Process) And Expensive Cost Of The Entreprise: Chairs Sell For $12,480, Lamps For $1,120-2,870, And Tables For $3,120-15,600.

UK…

]]> 0 8ada9f72381f0835297d145c074c1f1c Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Other: In A Bid To Combat The Effect Of Deforestation And Climate […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35879/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:27:34 -0600 In A Bid To Combat The Effect Of Deforestation And Climate Change, Ethiopia Has Set A New Record, In 2019, For Planting The Most Trees In A Day. More Than 350 Million Trees Were Planted As Against The Previous Record, In 2016, Of 50 Million Trees Planted In A Day In India.

Ethiopia plants more than 350 million tree seedlings in o…

]]> 0 642c8acf7e7dc8d168ca62595891ac8c Taylor Davies posted an update in the group Product: The World's First Biosolar Leaf System Technology Has Been […] https://www.discoverybit.com/activity/p/35610/ Thu, 02 May 2019 22:06:36 -0600 The World’s First Biosolar Leaf System Technology Has Been Developed. The Technology, With A Surface Area Of A Tree, Cultivates Minute Plant Life. The Biosolar Leaf Can Remove The Same Amount Of Carbon Dioxide From The Atmosphere like 100 Trees. The Technology Also Discharges Oxygen More Efficiently, Than Trees, Into Atmosphere. Cool!

…

]]> 0