Researchers have created a new photonic chip technology that guides light nearly as efficiently as optical fiber. By bringing fiber-like performance onto a silicon chip, they demonstrate that light ...

In 1966, physics Nobel Prize winner Charles Kao (the 'father' of fiber optic communications) discovered optical fiber's potential for high-speed data communication. Since then, extensive research ...

The latest Google Doodle celebrates what would have been the 88th birthday of the late Charles K. Kao, the pioneering engineer behind fiber optic communication widely used by the internet today.

Brazos County Commissioners Court approved multiple utility permits at its March 10 meeting, allowing fiber optic infrastructure to be installed along several county roads within Precinct 1.

For those of you that don't know who The Engineer Guy is, his name is Bill Hammack and he's made it his business to pull back the shroud of mystery from the world of science and engineering. He's done ...

(TNS) — For Norma Morrison and her family, the simple benefits of connecting to the internet — such as watching a movie on Netflix, joining a telemeeting for work or downloading a school lecture — can ...