Fiber-Optics : Science World Report

Sep 30, 2015 09:58 AM EDT

Robotic Hands May be More Dexterous with New Embedded Optical Sensors

Imagine a robotic hand that is dexterous enough to manipulate tiny objects. That's exactly what researchers are working toward with the help of optical sensors.

Dec 05, 2013 04:11 PM EST

Ten Times More Throughput on Existing Optic Fibers Possible, Tech Already Mature

Two scientists at Swiss EPFL have shown how to achieve a dramatic increase in the capacity of optical fibers.

Sep 03, 2013 07:30 PM EDT

Two Decades of European High-Speed Research Networking With DANTE

In 1993, researchers relied on network connections of 64 kilobits per second, the term ‘email’ was relatively unheard of and the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Today, data is transmitted at speeds of 100 gigabits per second across international networks to researchers in universities a...

Jun 30, 2013 07:14 PM EDT

New Fiber-Optic Technology Demonstrated at Extreme 1.6 Terabit Per Second Speed

As rapidly increasing demand for bandwidth strains the Internet's capacity, a team of engineers has devised a new fiber optic technology that promises to increase bandwidth dramatically. The new technology could enable Internet providers to offer much greater connectivity -- from decreased network c...