smoke alarms
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Fire-Detecting Wallpaper Turns Entire Rooms Into A Better Smoke Detector
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and that’s how most alarm systems are able to detect and warn of trouble. But Chinese researchers have developed a new kind of wallpaper, using ingredients found in bones and teeth, that sounds the alarm when heat and flames are detected, turning every wall in a room into a potential…
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Award-Winning Smoke Alarm Sounds Like A Bird
Smoke alarms may be essential life-saving devices, but they aren’t exactly the most aesthetically pleasing electronics in your home. At least until now, that is.