Finland tested a new system to help detect threats to subsea cables before incidents happen, after scores of breaches in the ...

(a) Schematic illustration of the HW-TSC. The optical fiber was helically wound around a continuous mandrel to function as an acoustic sensor. (b) Photograph of the HW-TSC and the anechoic tank. One ...

Pipeline contents are typically valuable, volatile, and harmful to the environment if allowed to escape. With them being susceptible to aging, accidental damage, or tampering, the chances of an escape ...

Optical fibers were proposed for long-distance communications about six decades ago. Soon, researchers discovered that optical fibers could also be ...

Researchers are increasingly tracking natural hazards with internet cables, and their success could lead to them using the technology in space.