Kapil Kajal

New Delhi

Freelance Journalist and Writer at Freelance

US Editor @IntEngineering | Awards @sajahq 23 @dw_akademie 22 @iijnmbangalore 22 & 23 | Nominations @thomfound 20 & 23, Defense MA 23, Aerospace MA 24

Articles

Edible robot glows, grooves, and delivers nutrients

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

Researcher at EPFL's Laboratory of Intelligent System showcasing RoboCake. EPFLIt looks like dessert and tastes like dessert. Still, inside the syrup, gelatin, and fondant layers, the RoboCake is doing something that no ordinary pastry has ever done: dancing, blinking, and running on edible batteries.
China's secret base with 6 nuclear submarines exposed by Google Earth

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

Stock image of a submarine. razihusin/iStockChinese nuclear submarine bases have been undercover for years. However, new Google imagery has revealed the information of a Chinese hidden submarine base. The base, known as First Submarine Base, is located 11.1 miles (18 km) east of Qingdao in the Yellow Sea, with easy access to the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan. In the Google imagery, at least six active nuclear submarines were seen resting on the base.
10MW geothermal energy

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

Google's geothermal nuclear plant in Nevada (Representative image). GoogleTo supply power to its local data centers and offices, Google has announced its first corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with global geothermal developer Baseload Capital to develop a geothermal power plant in Taiwan. This will be Google’s first geothermal power plant in the Asia Pacific region.
China could sink entire US carrier fleet in 20 minutes, Pentagon chief warns

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kapil Kajal

In a rare admission, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the Chinese hypersonic missiles can destroy all US aircraft carriers in just 20 minutes. “So far our [US] whole power projection platform is aircraft carrier and the ability to project power that way strategically around the globe,” said Hegseth in a recent interview. However, Hegseth added that China’s 15 hypersonic missiles “can take out 10 aircraft carriers in the first 20 minutes of the conflict,” added Hegseth.
US Navy vets to develop 100ft robot ship with thousands-of-mile range

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

With such unmanned capability growth, ventures like Eclipse, Riot, and Impatient have invested $14 million in Blue Water Autonomy. Founded in 2024 by leaders formerly of Amazon Robotics, iRobot, and the US Navy, Blue Water Autonomy has developed a full-stack autonomy suite, commenced salt-water testing, and developed concept ship designs in under a year.
Ukraine’s new naval drone packs 10 kamikaze UAVs, a laser death ray

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

Ukraine's Alligator-9 naval drone. NHunter007/XTo improve its unmanned maritime capabilities, Ukraine has developed a new multi-role naval drone that can carry multiple payloads. The unmanned surface vehicle (USV), known as Alligator-9, can launch a swarm of kamikaze drones or be fitted with a laser weapon system to fry enemy drones, helicopters, missiles, and so on. Ukraine has launched this drone to improve its electronic warfare capabilities against Russia.
China could sink all US carriers in 20 minutes, Pentagon chief warns

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

China’s influence includes control over ports at both ends of the canal through Hutchison Ports PPC, a Hong Kong-based company with ties to Beijing.
Intel CEO invested in 600+ Chinese companies, some tied to military

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

Intel’s decision to name Lip-Bu Tan as CEO has sparked serious concerns in Washington and Silicon Valley. The veteran venture capitalist, long known for backing Chinese tech startups, has ties to hundreds of firms in China, including at least eight with links to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to a Reuters review of corporate records.
Intel CEO invested in 600+ Chinese firms, some companies linked to military

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kapil Kajal

Intel’s decision to name Lip-Bu Tan as CEO has sparked serious concerns in Washington and Silicon Valley. The veteran venture capitalist, long known for backing Chinese tech startups, has ties to hundreds of firms in China, including at least eight with links to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to a Reuters review of corporate records.
Alaska natives sue US Army over state's largest gold mine project

1 week ago | interestingengineering.com | Kapil Kajal

The Native Village of Dot Lake, an Alaskan tribe with federal recognition, has launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a major legal battle. According to the lawsuit, the Corps issued a project permit for the Manh Choh Mine without properly consulting the tribe and conducting the required environmental studies. This open-pit gold mining venture, led by Kinross Gold Corp.