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 ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Fiber Optical Cable Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global fiber optical cable market reached ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton in England have produced optical fibers that can transfer data at 99.7% of the universe's speed limit: The speed of light. The researchers have used these ...

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

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 ...

is a former senior video producer at The Verge. She worked at Vox Media from 2016 to 2024, producing more than 250 videos for multiple sites. All modern means of communication rely on glass, from the ...

Researchers from the University of Southampton in the U.K. have teamed up with fiber engineers from Microsoft Azure to reduce attenuation in optical cables, where weakened signal power leads to data ...

Chip maker GlobalFoundries (GF), which is also a major player in silicon photonics production, has revealed details of a collaboration with the fiber-optics giant Corning targeting co-packaged optics ...

A team of Swedish scientists has developed a novel 3D-printing technique for silica glass that streamlines a complicated energy-intensive process. As a proof of concept, they 3D-printed the world's ...

Glass is one of those materials we often take for granted, yet it quietly shapes nearly every aspect of our lives. Think about it—it’s in the screen you’re reading this on, the windows that let ...