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1000 times smaller than a grain of sand—glass sensors 3D-printed on optical fiber - EurekAlert


In a first for communications, researchers in Sweden 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on the tips of optic fibers—surfaces as small as the cross section of a human hair. The advance could enable faster internet and improved connectivity, as well as innovations like smaller sensors and imaging systems. 

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