Optical fiber has already transformed the modern world. New research now suggests it could do even more. A new flat-fiber ...

Optical fiber has already transformed the modern world. New research from a partnership between suggests it could do even more. A new flat fiber fabrication technique produces a high fidelity sensor ...

Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge. Unfortunately, common agricultural practices—including deep plowing and ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and photonic sensing technologies are marching toward a convergence yielding intelligent high-performance sensing systems for ...

Optical fibers are best known for carrying huge amounts of internet data at high speed. But scientists are increasingly ...

A new flat fiber fabrication technique produces a high fidelity sensor for a wide range of applications, from batteries to bridges, according to a ...

Dr. Shahrzad Zahertar (center) holds the developed miniaturized optical interrogator alongside a more traditional optical interrogator unit (foreground). Photo Credit: University of Southampton.

Pipeline contents are typically valuable, volatile, and harmful to the environment if allowed to escape. With them being susceptible to aging, accidental damage, or tampering, the chances of an escape ...