The imaging resolution has long been constrained by the Abbe-Rayleigh diffraction limit. While the 2014 Nobel Prize recognized fluorescence microscopy, achieving single-shot, label-free far-field superresolution remains challenging. Scientists in China propose “k-space (momentum space) superoscillation.” By designing a metalens with topology-optimized responses in real- and k-space, this method breaks the spatial shift-invariance assumption to surpass the diffraction limit. Microwave experiments verified a twofold resolution enhancement without post-processing, opening avenues for biology, astronomy, and materials science.

Mauve, the pioneering new model from King’s-linked Blue Skies Space, will deliver space science data straight to the global scientific community. 

Microscopic animals called tardigrades are providing real insight into how humans could adapt extraterrestrial resources to support space exploration, as well as whether such resources could help protect against the Earthly contaminants that humans might shed. 

German and Costa Rican scientists launch a new partnership to explore one of the world's richest biodiversity hotspots. Prof. Meike Piepenbring, mycologist at Goethe University Frankfurt, has secured funding from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) to establish the German-Costa Rican Network for Tropical Biodiversity Research (GeCoBio). Over the next three years, €450,000 will support the development of this collaboration.

Announcing a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI  10.29026/oea.2026.250218. As cities become taller, denser, and more energy-hungry, integrating solar energy directly into the surfaces of buildings and vehicles provides a powerful and space-efficient solution to the climate crisis.

Announcing a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI  10.29026/oea.2026.250229.

UC Irvine Assistant Professor Carolina Valdivia's new book, Sanctuary Making: Immigrant Families Reshaping Geographies of Deportability, reveals how immigration enforcement has moved far beyond the border and into the everyday spaces of American life. Through the eyes of young adults and mixed-status families, Valdivia exposes the human cost of a nation where no space — not even home — feels truly safe.