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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-Jun-2026 08:15 ET (1-Jun-2026 12:15 GMT/UTC)
Texas A&M students send AggieSat 6 into orbit
Texas A&M UniversityAfter over seven years of research and development, the student-run AggieSat Laboratory has sent the AggieSat 6 satellite into Earth’s orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard the Minotaur IV.
"Breaking the limits of OLED: Postech achieves low-votage freely color tunable ultra-pure laser emission"
Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)Peer-Reviewed Publication
Hyper performing Laser emission technology based on OLED–liquid crystal platforms achieving tens-fold enhanced color purity over OLEDs and continuous wavelength tuning over 135 nm at 1.5 V operation.
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- Laser & Photonics Review
Astronomers produce most detailed map of the cosmic web
University of California - RiversidePeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Funder
- European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
New method sharpens the search for alien biology
University of California - RiversidePeer-Reviewed Publication
For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study suggests the more revealing clue may not be the molecules themselves, but the hidden order connecting them.
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- Nature Astronomy
Molecules shed light on dark matter
Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet MainzPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Physical Review Letters