New Sapphire Wire Could Transform Aviation and Fusion Power
New Sapphire Wire Could Transform Aviation and Fusion Power
New Sapphire Wire, Could Transform, Aviation and Fusion Power.
'The Independent' reports that a new “sapphire fiber” could transform aircraft technology and potentially lead to breakthroughs in fusion power.
'The Independent' reports that a new “sapphire fiber” could transform aircraft technology and potentially lead to breakthroughs in fusion power.
A new sensor made with the sapphire wire can reportedly withstand extreme temperatures of over 2,000 degrees Celsius.
A new sensor made with the sapphire wire can reportedly withstand extreme temperatures of over 2,000 degrees Celsius.
The team behind developing the new sensor suggests the fiber's ability to withstand heat could allow it to be run through a jet engine.
The team behind developing the new sensor suggests the fiber's ability to withstand heat could allow it to be run through a jet engine.
This could give scientists and engineers access to data that could be used to adapt how engines work and significantly reduce emissions.
The sapphire wire's ability to withstand radiation could also lead to applications in space and fusion power.
These sapphire optical fibers will have many different potential applications within the extreme environments of a fusion energy powerplant, Rob Skilton, head of research at Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, via 'The Independent'.
These sapphire optical fibers will have many different potential applications within the extreme environments of a fusion energy powerplant, Rob Skilton, head of research at Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, via 'The Independent'.
This technology has the potential to significantly increase the capabilities of future sensor and robotic maintenance systems in this sector, helping UKAEA in its mission to deliver safe, sustainable, low carbon fusion power to the grid, Rob Skilton, head of research at Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, via 'The Independent'.
This technology has the potential to significantly increase the capabilities of future sensor and robotic maintenance systems in this sector, helping UKAEA in its mission to deliver safe, sustainable, low carbon fusion power to the grid, Rob Skilton, head of research at Remote Applications in Challenging Environments, via 'The Independent'.
The industrially-grown sapphire is reportedly just half a millimeter thick.
An article titled ‘Single-mode sapphire fiber Bragg grating,’ published in the journal 'Optics Express,' goes into more detail regarding the findings.
The fabrication of the sapphire fiber was carried out by the University of Oxford in collaboration with the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority and a number of other companies.
The fabrication of the sapphire fiber was carried out by the University of Oxford in collaboration with the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority and a number of other companies