In a discovery that blurs the line between biology and technology, scientists have found that heart-shaped clams use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight through their shells in much the ...

Polarized light is one of the most powerful tools scientists have for peering inside matter, yet the way it twists, scatters and transforms inside real-world materials has long been treated as a black ...

The same fiber optic networks that provide internet can simultaneously act as earthquake sensors, as demonstrated in a new study. In California, thousands of miles of fiber optic cables crisscross the ...

They distribute data and can separate cells from one other. But can they adequately light a room? Photos: Fiber optics lighting the way Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he ...

For more than 20 years, RSL Fiber Systems has been an innovator and industry leader in advanced fiber optic lighting, illumination, and safety systems for military and commercial applications. RSL ...

SOURIAU has extended its portfolio with railway fiber optics connectors. Based on its standard railway product ranges VGE1 and 838 series, the fiber optic layouts use ELIO® contact technology, in ...

Microendoscopes using fiber optics are becoming increasingly important imaging tools, but they have physical limitations. They are essential for applications that require a long working distance, high ...

The thought experiment began with a number. Single-mode fiber optics can now transmit data at 256 terabits per second over 200 kilometers. Based on that capacity, ...