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The life of an astronaut on the International Space Station is typically work, exercise, rest and repeat. But what if the requirements to be a NASA astronaut were, to say the least, minimal? We could all become astronauts. The Aurora Station, considered the "first luxury hotel in space," may be what we are looking for.

Space X Dragon, Floating Wind Farm and Drones Map Active Volcano. See them all in this week's Engineering360 newsbrief.

Rare earth elements and precious metals have desirable engineering properties or are useful alloying additives, but their availability impacts material cost and restricts usage. How did these elements come into existence? Why are some elements more abundant than others?

Dutch company MX3D announced on April 1 that it has completed a 3D-printed bridge at its workshop in Amsterdam.

Custom fiber lens products allow for controlled beam characterization.

A new innovation in water purification could have a far-reaching impact for a world where global demand for clean water outpaces its supply.

The detailed images produced can be analyzed to detect subtle changes inside the volcano that may signal a pending eruption.

When exposed to heat, the wallpaper is transformed from an electrically insulating state into an electrically conductive one, causing it to automatically trigger sound and warning light alarms.

The technology is sensitive enough to signal the presence of any chemical concentration at the one part per billion level.

No key is needed to start a customized vehicle: a revolutionary saliva-powered start-system operates via a DNA ignition sensor on the steering wheel. Just lick and drive.

The engine recently completed its longest duration test yet, firing at 65% of its maximum power for 114 seconds as engineers swept through a range of fuel/oxidizer mixture ratios.

In today's news highlights, wearable medical electronics, cyber defense tools and protecting coral reefs.

Learn how flow-based sensors reliably measure the smallest differential pressures — even in dusty environments.

Johns Hopkins Engineering offers online and part-time master's degrees for working professionals in 20 fields.

The latest predictions place the date of reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on April 1. The exact moment of reentry remains ambiguous due to uncertainty in variables of the reentry prediction models.

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite will launch on April 16.

The Yeti Snow Technology company, owned jointly by the Norwegian companies Semcon Devotek and Øveraasen, announced the pilot deployment of the expected working full-scale self-driving snow removal vehicle at the Fagernes airport in Norway. This is the first project of this type in the world designed to keep runways clear of snow.