(a) Schematic illustration of the HW-TSC. The optical fiber was helically wound around a continuous mandrel to function as an acoustic sensor. (b) Photograph of the HW-TSC and the anechoic tank. One ...

Pipeline contents are typically valuable, volatile, and harmful to the environment if allowed to escape. With them being susceptible to aging, accidental damage, or tampering, the chances of an escape ...

Internet cables are no longer just used for online traffic. Scientists are now using them to detect earthquakes, volcanic ...

Researchers are increasingly tracking natural hazards with internet cables, and their success could lead to them using the ...

A team of CU Boulder researchers has introduced a quantum sensing technique that could lead to improvements in how we monitor infrastructure, detect changes in the environment and conduct geophysical ...