The scientists developed the new optical fibres for systems that cross oceans, but they said there would also be many other USES for the fluoride glass wires.

科学家发明新型光纤的目的解决跨海光缆，但是科学家表示氟化光纤的应用领域有很多。

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Conventional optical fibres (the most common form of waveguide at the moment) generally consist of two concentric layers of glass.

ECONOMIST: New-age crystals