By Darren Orf
R2-D2 soars to the skies, Instagram takes off the kid gloves, and the US Navy goes full autonomous. Bitstream is all the news and rumors you missed in the past 24 hours.
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By Stephen Shankland Decades of progress creating conventional computer chips will stall in the coming years, forcing some far-out ideas on semiconductor makers. Carbon nanotubes or quantum computing, anyone?
In 1995, the hydroelectric power plant on the shores of this Tasmanian lake went dark for the final time. It’s remained silent for 20 years since—until this year, when it re-opened with a radically different business model: A hotel.
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Most of us are happy to take an ignorance-is-bliss approach to the cleanliness of the mattress we sleep on every single night. But the truth is, your bed could be swarming with millions of feasting dust mites leaving a staggering amount of droppings behind. So now you understand why …
Most of us are happy to take an ignorance-is-bliss approach to the cleanliness of the mattress we sleep on every single night. But the truth is, your bed could be swarming with millions of feasting dust mites leaving a staggering amount of droppings behind. So now you understand why …
As the world’s cities expand at faster and faster speeds, so does its use of cement. One …
By Michelle Starr For the first time, an MRI video has been taken of cracking knuckles, answering once and for all what makes the audible pop.
By Michelle Starr New Zealand-based Rocket Lab has built a rocket engine that’s not only 3D-printed — it’s uses electric motors to drive the turbopumps.
By Sarah Zhang
Whales are elusive creatures who roam the vast, open ocean. Because sightings of many species are so rare, we have to track these giant mammals by eavesdropping on their songs. And marine scientists recently picked a baffling new signal, which could be from a …
