A vertical drawing system lets researchers craft ultra-thin optical fibers with nanometer precision, enabling advances in quantum tech, sensors, and lasers. Micro/nano optical fibers—so thin their ...

Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. Collaboration between two research teams from Tampere University in Finland and ...

In Sept, 2025, Microsoft Azure announced it is scaling its hollow core fiber (HCF) production by outsourcing manufacturing to ...

We are at a critical point in time. Across the globe, data demand is growing while AI workloads are accelerating. This trend has a remarkable impact. Data centers in 2022, used between 240 and 340 ...

“When we made this investment, we knew that there would then be an increased demand for fiber optic cable and for other products that connect people to the internet,” Vice President Harris said of ...

A project at MIT has developed optical fibers soft and flexible enough to be implanted into a living subject and stretch with its movements without failing. This could offer a route to delivering ...