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Some of the most interesting things happening in the world of telescopes is the subject for this edition of the Engineering360 news brief.

The world’s deepest oil and gas project is producing an estimated 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day at peak production, which is only made possible by deploying an innovative floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.

From Virgin Orbit’s new small satellite launching rocket to a stratosphere-breaching solar-powered aircraft, 2018 has a busy launch schedule filled with flight tests and product rollouts.

The electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned cargo aerial vehicle (CAV) will serve as a flying test bed for Boeing researchers to advance autonomous technologies for future aerospace vehicles.

Here are several examples of materials that are not made or cannot be reproduced on earth. Many of these "space materials" have unique structures and properties.

Prefabricated construction is slowly gaining market share, fueled by its cost-effectiveness as well as its ability to reduce project timelines and offset the need of a skilled workforce.

The GO1 Inert Test Article (GO1-ITA) testbed was mounted under the fuselage of NASA’s C-20A research aircraft.

Unveiled at CES 2018, the air vehicle has space for a pilot, three passengers and their luggage and promises to cut travel times compared to ground-based options.

Biomedical engineers have grown the first functioning human skeletal muscle from induced pluripotent stem cells.

Imagine being able to simplify the construction of a brand-new home so much so that instead of dealing with unending time frames and an ever-increasing budget, you could have an inexpensive home in just eight hours. Thanks to help from its 3D-printing robot, PassivDom has been able to achieve such a feat.

Interchangeable equipment, tools and materials promise a faster, more efficient approach to radiodecontamination in urban environments.

He is the only person to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programs and was the first to fly into space six times.

In-space 3D printing is a rapidly maturing technology that is poised to provide a number of benefits to space operations, from reduced launch costs to improved satellite designs.

Anyone who has used a gas spring, such as those found in some car or van hoods or rear lifts, knows that they typically have two positions – extended or retracted (open or closed). But what if you want to be able to stop the spring and whatever motion it is controlling at some other position?

Our Engineering360 News Brief offers a few examples where drawing inspiration from the past is broadening the horizon of the future. Topics include CES 2018, the consumer technology show that runs next week in Las Vegas, drawing inspiration from an ancient technique to improve fuel cells and new evidence to believe that life on other planets is likely.

The most futuristic technology in the Rose Parade came from Singpoli American BD, a real estate development company, whose float incorporated augmented reality (AR) to make a Chinese legend come alive.

The accomplishments posted during 2017 by researchers at Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), or European Council for Nuclear Research, star in this video.