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 ...

Fiber-optic services are becoming more popular, and networks are expanding to cover more areas for faster data transfer speeds. Fiber-optic data transfer differs from traditional methods like ...

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

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Congress has authorized trillions of dollars in new spending through the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS and Science Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the series “Breaking Ground,” ...

Selecting the right business internet type and plan is a crucial decision. You may consider various service types, including cable, DSL, and satellite, but a fiber-optic internet connection may be an ...

What just happened? An engineering team at Northwestern University has achieved a breakthrough in quantum teleportation, demonstrating the feasibility of transmitting quantum information alongside ...

Damage to fiber optic lines operated by AT&T was to blame for the statewide outages, which lasted more than two hours on Thursday, officials said. By Alexandra E. Petri They’ve been a mainstay in ...

Fiber uses fiber-optic lines that transmit data at the speed of light, whereas cable uses coaxial cables, which are traditionally used for TV service. Fiber typically offers faster upload and download ...