Heart-Shaped Sea Creatures Hold the Key to Faster Internet
Heart cockles have windows in their shells made from natural optical fibers, allowing light through to the algae inside them.
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Nature’s first fiber optics could light the way to internet innovation
Mineral crystals in heart cockles’ shells protect symbiotic algae from ultraviolet rays and could lead to innovations in internet infrastructure.
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Undersea Cable Repair
Optical TDR can also be used to locate fiber breaks, but since there are perhaps dozens of individual fibers inside a cable that would each have to be scanned, the fact that anything that would ...
Two undersea internet cables connecting Finland and Sweden to Europe have been cut — EU leaders suspect sabotage
Beleaguered Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt announced today that it was filing for bankruptcy in the U.S., striking a ...
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This seashell could help improve nanotechnologies, fiber optic cables and more
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.