Russia's newest drones appear to be guided by fiber-optic cables to prevent jamming and electronic warfare. The technology solves one of the war's more prevalent problems, but it's got downsides.

Imagine repurposing underground fiber optic cables, typically used for delivering high-speed Internet to California residents, to detect and measure earthquakes. That is the focus of a recent research ...

You are watching a long-standing assumption in physics and engineering quietly fall apart. Researchers at Northwestern ...

Since the war began following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has prolonged for 3 years and 10 months, with new battlefield patterns unique to modern warfare—unseen in the past—being observed ...

Maine’s governor has pledged that everyone in the state who wants high-speed internet will be able to get it by the end of 2024. In just one small, Down East town, that means installing 60 miles of ...

Many of the world’s largest and most devastating earthquakes strike beneath the ocean, where the lack of sensors makes quick warnings difficult. Most monitoring stations are on land. “If we have a big ...

Global warming has caused many large whales to move from warmer waters, increasing the risk of being struck by ships. Norwegian researchers have converted existing fiber-optic cables into hydrophones, ...

Corning Incorporated GLW is increasingly focusing on the fiber optic solutions business to cater to the huge demand pool and ...

Since the first fiber optic cables rolled out in the 1970s, they've become a major part of everything from medical devices to high-speed internet and cable TV. But as it turns out, one group of marine ...

Turkey and Syria’s 7.8-magnitude quake on Monday is a brutal reminder that deep down, planet Earth still hides secrets. Scientists know full well that faults are prone to earthquakes, but they can’t ...