A new generation of specialty optical fibers has been developed by physicists to cope with the challenges of data transfer expected to arise in the future age of quantum computing. A new generation of ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

Using fiber-optic technology within the cable assembly, the MR121 ZapFree encoder cable replaces standard controller-to-sensor connections and reduces ground-loop and interference problems in motion ...

Computers have taken advantage of the ultra-fast communication speed that fiber optics can provide for a long time. However, this is the first time it could potentially become a standard internal ...

Last year, fiber-optic drones emerged as a game-changing technology in the Russia-Ukraine War. By transmitting data through fiber-optic cables, these drones are immune to the electronic warfare ...

Imagine repurposing underground fiber optic cables, typically used for delivering high-speed Internet to California residents, to detect and measure earthquakes. That is the focus of a recent research ...

With full build-out and co-use rights, federal government wants to accelerate fiber optic expansion. Network operators are ...

New technology may be able to predict when a landslide is imminent by detecting small shifts in soil, researchers in Italy say. Fibre-optic sensors embedded in shallow trenches within slopes could ...