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Interesting Engineering

The race to refuel satellites in orbit – Part II

In the previous installment, we examined on-orbit refuelling (OOR), a concept that has existed since...

26 September 2025

US replacing Pearl Harbor’s WWII dock to host its most advanced nuclear submarines

The US Navy’s newest dry dock at Pearl Harbor is taking shape as the centerpiece...

26 September 2025

Can Optimus make America win the humanoid robot race? Here’s the verdict

Musk and company now position Optimus not as a niche robot experiment but as central...

26 September 2025

Lab-grown brain powered by 800,000 human neurons that plays Pong

Germany will present the world’s first code-deployable biological computer, no larger than a shoebox, at...

26 September 2025

Canadian ground robot survives Atlantic drop, reaches Portuguese shore successfully

Rheinmetall Canada tested a Mission Master 2.0 unmanned ground vehicle by dropping it from a...

26 September 2025

Recycled nuclear waste to power space batteries for NASA lunar rovers, landers

A Washington-based company is set to use the new type of nuclear waste to power...

26 September 2025

Tougher than steel: 9 strongest materials that help engineer everyday wonders

Metals have shaped the progress of human civilization, from the earliest tools and weapons to...

26 September 2025

US deploys space-based nuclear blast detectors that captures 10,000+ frames per sec

The United States has quietly completed deployment of its latest series of space-based nuclear detection...

26 September 2025

World War II weapons dump site turns into surprising refuge for sea creatures

An undersea submersible has revealed crabs, worms, and fish living on World War II explosives...

26 September 2025

Russia: World’s first closed fuel nuclear system will recycle 95% of spent fuel 

Russia is going to develop the world’s first closed fuel cycle nuclear power system, according...

26 September 2025