Rapid, accurate communication worldwide is possible via fiber optic cables, but as good as they are, they are not perfect. Now, researchers suggest that the silica glass used for these cables would ...

WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a way to use 3D printing to create a preform that can be drawn into silica glass optical fibers, which form the backbone of the global telecommunications ...

A manufacturing process that accelerates the production of fiber-optic components has been patented by Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. of Quebec, Canada. While the fiber-optic industry is ...

Engineers have developed the world's first portable, inexpensive, optical nanoscopy tool that integrates a glass optical fiber with a silver nanowire condenser. The device is a high-efficiency ...

Control of the optical behavior of active materials through manipulation of their microstructure has led to the development of high-performance photonic devices with enhanced integration density, ...

MALTA, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalFoundries (GFS) (GF) today announced a collaborative effort with Corning Incorporated (GLW) to develop detachable fiber connector solutions for GF ...

…and UK’s EPSRC awards £1.2 million grant to Aston’s Picometer Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics project. 3D printing 1,000 times smaller than a grain of sand. In what is described as “a first for ...

Researchers at two Australia universities have collaborated to develop a way to 3-D print a preform that can be drawn into silica glass optical fibers, for new types of telecommunications networks and ...