However, as smoke alarm companies discovered, temperature plays a big role in how batteries perform. Hotter temps create less electrical resistance and amp up battery activity, while colder temps do ...

No one tells you what those different beeps or on-off lights on your smoke detector mean. Here's what you need to know.

The reek of tobacco hits you almost immediately — thick and stale and inescapable. On this particular summer afternoon at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, the smoke’s most obvious source is a row ...

GALWAY, Ireland, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory milestones ...

A couple of years ago, a curious, then-16-year-old hacker named Reynaldo Vasquez-Garcia was on his laptop at his Portland-area high school, seeing what computer systems he could connect to via the ...

Easton residents in need of a smoke detector can get one for free. The Easton Fire Department is offering free smoke detectors to residents of owner-occupied homes within the city, courtesy of a ...

A previous version of this said LMPD's investigation found a ceiling tile fell on a metal chair, causing a loud noise in the Expo Center that sent people running. LMPD has since said that was "not ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two people safely escaped a house fire after their smoke alarms woke them, the Knoxville Fire Department said. At 3:05 a.m. Sunday, KFD responded to Sanderson Road after ...

Researchers in South Korea have developed the nation’s first hull-attached sensor-based system for predicting underwater radiated noise (URN), a key factor in naval stealth operations. The new ...