One of the highest-volume products used in homes, commercial buildings, and factories is the smoke detector. Smoke detectors are mandated by government everywhere, so almost everyone has one.

This home smoke detector circuit warns the user against fire accidents. It relies on the smoke that is produced in the event of a fire and passes between a bulb and an LDR, the amount of light falling ...

The original smoke alarm circuit electroschematics.com/smart-smoke-sensor-alarm/ has some problems and has left some hobbyists and students disappointed. Rather than ...

NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced the ADPD188BI, an integrated optical module featuring two LEDs, photodiode, and analog front-end (AFE) integrated together ...

Your entertainment, sound, automated-home control, and security systems, and, uh, ironing board are all already wall-embedded, aren't they? So why are you still rocking that ugly smoke-detector that ...

Doug and Lynn Fick replaced the batteries in their Elgin home’s smoke detectors earlier this month, but Elgin firefighters did them one better Wednesday by replacing seven of the Ficks’ detectors with ...

A faulty wire, a discarded burning cigarette, or a left-on curling iron can trigger sparks of fire to engulf everything nearby until all that’s left is brittle mounds of smoldering ash. Which is why ...

Smoke detectors save lives in emergencies. However, false alarms occur frequently - for example, due to excessive steam in the kitchen or low batteries. What should you do when the smoke detector ...

Maybe you have old TVs, an ancient computer, or a stereo tuner and amp from your college days. Whatever it may be, electronic devices can be recycled to create jobs, save energy and reduce pollution, ...