BT is close to fixing a long-running network problem that means almost 30,000 homes currently cannot get ADSL because they are connected to the local exchange by optical fibre. Back in the 1980s, BT ...

Russia's newest drones appear to be guided by fiber-optic cables to prevent jamming and electronic warfare. The technology solves one of the war's more prevalent problems, but it's got downsides.

Follow along as Machine Design interviews John Ellis, an entrepreneur, inventor and founder of Massachusetts-based engineering consulting firm Optics for Hire. The Optics for Hire team—a group of ...