A firefighter-built smoke detector uses silent strobe lights to help firefighters locate and rescue pets during house fires.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- An Arlington Heights couple is spreading the word about a simple precaution that they believe saved their home, if not their lives. Although a kitchen fire gutted the ...

View post: Here’s Your Last Chance to Lease a 2026 Ford Escape this January Finding and fixing vacuum leaks in a vehicle can be one of the most frustrating and time-consuming parts of automotive ...

An automatic toll gate system using Arduino revolutionises traditional toll collection by eliminating manual intervention. The “automatic toll gate system project” demonstrates how simple sensors and ...

Delray Beach, FL, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a research report "Smoke Detector Market by Detector Type (Photoelectric Smoke Detectors, Ionization, Dual-sensor Smoke Detectors, ...

A new federal class-action lawsuit alleges two of the nation’s largest smoke-detector manufacturers misled consumers for decades about the ability of their alarms to warn people in time during common ...

A 4-1/2-year-old child who is hard-of-hearing can sleep more securely now that Buffalo Grove firefighters equipped his family’s home with one of the state’s first “bed shaker” smoke alarm systems. The ...

Scientists have developed a fully transparent skin sensor that accurately measures UV radiation, detecting light and converting it to electrical signals. So when the Sun's rays reach damaging levels, ...

Color sensing is a crucial aspect of many modern applications, from color detection and sorting in industrial processes to smart home automation systems. The TCS3200 color sensor is a widely used ...

The Springfield Fire Department is offering free smoke alarm installations to residents as part of a statewide initiative to improve fire safety. The program, known as the "Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm ...

A change in fire safety codes in Massachusetts 10 years ago means that a wave of smoke alarms is nearing the end of their useful lifespans. Fire officials in the state are warning residents that due ...

If you’ve bought a smoke alarm from Amazon recently, you may want to double-check that it actually meets U.S. safety standards. The Wirecutter recently uncovered that several of the best-selling smoke ...