While the carbon fiber is relatively easy to recycle, the epoxy-amine resins—such as bisphenol A polymers cross-linked with amines—used to give these materials durability are trickier. A new ...

This paper presents a comparative analysis between plastic and glass multimode fiber in order to determine the most convenient and adequate to deploy Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) technology. FTTH is a ...

This paper presents a low-cost fiber optic anti-squeeze sensor, suitable for use in high-volume cost driven applications. The sensor, used as a car window anti-squeeze detector, complies with EC ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...