You may have heard of the term fiber optics before, probably most often when referring to internet and internet speed. Many people are looking to upgrade internet services to fiber optics, but why is that? Well, today, we are going to explore all about fiber optics with an activity we encourage you to follow along with at home. Learn how fiber optics work and why this technology can give us faster more reliable internet than our current systems in Science Sunday: Fiber Optics.
There is so much more Science Sunday to explore. Check out the full gallery of segments on our blog: https://ctsciencecenter.org/blog_categories/science-sunday/.
Aoife Ryle is a STEM Educator at the Connecticut Science Center. In addition to working with school groups, she works with our Teen Program, Overnights department, and shoots weekly science segments for WFSB. She has a degree in Bioengineering from the University of Maine and has a personal interest in the life sciences and engineering which makes bioengineering a perfect crossover.
Mark Dixon is a meteorologist on WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News and a host of the weekly Science Sunday segments with the Connecticut Science Center. He has been nominated for several Emmy awards for weather anchoring and has won awards from the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcaster’s Association and the American Meteorological Society.
