Each hair-thin glass fiber in a buried fiber optic cable contains tiny internal flaws -- and that's a good thing for scientists looking for new ways to collect seismic data in places from a busy urban ...

The global network of seafloor cables may be good for more than ferrying digital communication between continents. These fiber-optic cables could also serve as underwater earthquake detectors, ...

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Fibre-optic cables are good for speedy downloads – and for detecting earthquakes. Nathaniel Lindsey at the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues temporarily turned 20 kilometres of ...

CableEye wire harness testing systems easily link to custom test fixtures and harnesses and instantaneously check for faults, identify the type of faults, and pinpoint fault locations.

The E32 series shock-and-vibration resistant cables fit fiber-optic sensors and can withstand temperatures up to +350°C (660°F). The cables come in through-beam or reflective sensing styles to adapt ...