It features a photoelectric sensor, making it a smart choice for placement near a kitchen, as ionization smoke detectors are more apt to go off if you burn a piece of toast. This smoke alarm has a ...

EASTON, Pa. - Are your smoke detectors working? If you're not sure, the Easton Fire Department will check and install them for free. "Typically, when the clocks change is when you check your batteries ...

Fraunhofer has developed the NeurOSmart technology platform to enable safe and intelligent collaboration between humans and robots in industrial environments. The system combines LIDAR-based sensor ...

Traffic lights might seem like they let cars stop or go randomly, but that's not always the case. Many of them use special sensors that detect vehicles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statewide program is helping protect Michigan families from deadly house fires by providing and installing free smoke detectors ...

House fires may not be something you put much thought into, beyond buying a few fire extinguishers and hatching an escape plan with your family, and while your risk is relatively low, there were more ...

Smart locks are becoming increasingly popular for their convenience and security benefits. But they are not popular for the hassle of keeping the batteries full. That requires either swapping out ...

Former Xinjiang government engineer Nureli Abliz, who saw firsthand how surveillance technology flagged thousands of people in China for detention, even when they had committed no crime, is ...

Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a groundbreaking organic infrared photodiode that achieves record-level sensitivity in devices that are ultrathin and ready to be ...