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