Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

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The World Wide Web might sound metaphorical, but it’s actually grounded in a physical web of translucent glass filaments crisscrossing the globe. These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data ...

DSM (News - Alert) Functional Materials, a developer of high-performance functional coatings and composite materials, and Corning, a provider of specialty glass and ceramics, announced the signing of ...

Nedia Fiber, a U.S.-based optical fiber cable supplier, and Birla Cable Ltd., a publicly listed global leader in fiber optic cable manufacturing, have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the ...

With the right tools, fiber can be used to hear footsteps, detect ground movement, feel shifts in temperature and sense when ...