optics

Stretching thousands upon thousands of miles under your feet, a web of fibrous ears is listening. Whether you walk over buried fiber optics or drive a car across them, above-ground activity creates a characteristic vibration that…

On NBC’s Meet the Press, moderator Chuck Todd openly fretted to Maryland Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin that the upcoming general election for president will be filled with what he described as “whataboutism” from…

Photo: Ground Picture (Shutterstock)Buying eyeglasses can feel weirdly similar to buying a new car: Prices are often hidden from you, they cost more than they have any right to—and there are a whole bunch of mysterious upgrades pushed at…

NASA’s next-generation space observatory has sustained its first noticeable micrometeoroid impact less than six months after launch, but the agency isn’t too concerned. The James Webb Space Telescope, also known as Webb or JWST,…

A recycled plastics processor and broker is adding optical sortation to the company's location in Ohio.Hamilton Polymers Co. installed an optical sorter in Leetonia capable of handling about 2,000 pounds an hour in a 12,000-square-foot…

This image of a star was taken as part of the evaluation process as as the James Webb Space Telescope's…

The goal is to increase the network’s capabilities to “provide internet service at a much cheaper rate than what’s available on the regular market” to homes and businesses in participating areas through a recently announced…