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The new 2-millimeter receiver that made it possible to detect organic molecules in the outer reaches of the Milky Way. Steward Observatory/University of Arizona Detections of organic molecules in the outer reaches of the Milky Way were made possible by this new 2-millimeter wavelength receiver developed in a collaboration with Ziurys, Steward Observatory engineer Gene Lauria and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.