The Ukrainian military is testing new drones using fiber optics on the front line against Russian forces. The low-flying drones are tied to the ground via thin fiber-optic cables that unwind as the ...

The downed Russian drone — the spool of fiber optic cable is visible at right but was not at first identified. When Kalashnikov subsidiary ZALA boasted that their new ‘Product 55’ quadcopter was proof ...

Philips is taking another step closer to radiation-free surgery, with a new fiber-optic-powered system designed to help clinicians navigate through the body’s blood vessels. The company announced that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Using an optical processor to operate in the E- and S-band ranges, UK researchers hit a transfer rate of 301 terabits per second. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 29, 2024 4:35 PM EDT Get the Popular ...

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Andreas Fichtner strips a cable of its protective sheath, exposing a glass core thinner than a hair — a fragile, 4-kilometer-long fiber that’s about to be fused to another. It’s a fiddly task better ...