A fiber-optic cable is made up of 100 or more thin strands of glass or plastic known as optical fibers.
How Fiber-Optic Cables Work, Even Across the Ocean
3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
NASA and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, known as America Makes, are holding a new $2.25 million competition to design and build a 3D printed habitat for deep space exploration.
Winners of Materials Genome Toolkit competition announced
ASM International’s CMD Network is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 ASM Materials Genome Toolkit competition.
High-power diode laser for heat treating consists of multiple laser modules
The Hamburg Rofin macro group, Germany, broadens its product range with a new series of fiber-coupled, high-power diode lasers for hardening, brazing, soldering, and coating.
EFD Induction rotary table system hardens sun gears for auto supplier
EFD Induction USA, Madison Heights, Mich., reports that a major U.S. tier-one automotive supplier recently ordered an EFD Induction Rotary Table (HardLine RT 550) hardening system for treating sun gears, and a vertical scanner system (HardLine VM 1000) for hardening output shafts.