Tiny fiber-optic cables on seabed can do a lot more than you can imagine as researchers have found that these underwater ...

Simple fiber-optic cables that are essential for powering the internet can be a useful tool in spotting geohazards such as sinkholes, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. Using ...

Conducted jointly with China Telecom and optical equipment maker Dekoli, the test ran on the world's longest cross-border ...

Fiber-optic cables detect silent whales by reading the faint pressure wave a swimming body pushes through the water, a 2026 ...

Believe it or not, fiber optic cables have been around since the 1950s, but how do they work? It turns out the answer isn't that complicated.

As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea. Working by headlamp, they ...

Healthy corals are colorful and full of life. And under normal conditions, corals and algae depend on one another. The corals offer the algae protection and the photosynthesizing algae provide the ...

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For some, switching out equipment from the cable company is simply a sign of progress. For others in the Lehigh Valley, it could mean uprooting several years worth of wiring around the house — ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses. There's ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...