Electric signals start in nerve cells and travel along these fibers to and from the brain.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

But plant breeding reduced the fibers, and now the beans are known as snap beans.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Mister Kao discovered how to transmit,or send,light signals over long distances through optical glass fibers.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

The system contains millions of nerve cells joined together by long thin fibers, like wires.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Miz Kwolek needed a new way to make stiff, resistant fibers for the job.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

It took a great deal of time and effort to gather fibers from plants or animals to make into yarn which could then be made into cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

The long,thin fibers are strong, and can work well to reduce temperature changes.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

The structure around the car is made from natural plant fibers and potatoes.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

It swells, or grows larger, and loses its connection with the nerve fibers.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Yarn is a general term for long pieces of interlocked fibers.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

A fatty substance called myelin covers and protects the fibers.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Hardened, scar tissue then forms over the nerve fibers.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

The fibers form a protective barrier against gunfire.

VOA: special.2011.03.01