And because of this simple shift, from current to light, optical fibre is now helping to power not only our internet connections, but also sensing technologies, industrial monitoring systems, and even ...

Researchers have developed a new way to recognize human emotions by combining fiber-based physiological signals with thermal ...

I'd stick with something cheaper, personally.

Researchers unveiled SOLen, a 3D printed soft optical sensor that guides light with an internal lens for mechanosensing.

My topic of research was developing an optical tactile sensor to track head motion during radiotherapy. I worked on both the hardware and software development of this sensor, though my focus was ...

Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make ...

A group of technology companies has applied for permits to build a hub near the beach in Carlsbad that would connect the ...

The state broadband award will help upgrade the communications backbone behind flood monitoring and public warning efforts, focusing on faster data transmission from field sensors to forecasting and ...

A guided-missile destroyer at sea doesn’t need a missile to show it is ready. In a Navy-run drill, a bright beam came off the ...

Construction has begun on what is described as the world’s first industrial-scale facility dedicated to producing indium phosphide photonic chips, a move aimed at strengthening Europe’s strategic ...

The proliferation of drones above the battlefield in Ukraine is forcing NATO forces to reckon with their own vulnerabilities.

The European Space Agency and a series of European companies are working on a new breed of carbon fiber meant to help spacecraft repair themselves.