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Optical fiber biosensors (OFBs) achieve ultra-low detection limits for biomarkers and toxins, yet face challenges in reproducibility and scalable manufacturing.

Researchers have developed a compact, high-precision gas mapping system by integrating on-chip dual microcombs with a nanomaterial-functionalized fiber sensor array. This hybrid architecture achieves ...

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 ...

Dr. Shahrzad Zahertar (center) holds the developed miniaturized optical interrogator alongside a more traditional optical interrogator unit (foreground). Photo Credit: University of Southampton.