CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - By: University of Cincinnati Journalism Department student Jamie Gregory. University of Cincinnati Electronic Media Division student William Wolkoff contributed. A 2013 city ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Your smoke detector might not be good enough. That is the belief of Shaker Heights Fire Chief Kevin Jacobs, who wants the most common type of home smoke detectors replaced with ...

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.

Not all smoke detectors are equal, and the type of smoke detector installed in many homes might not sound off in all fires. Smoke alarm manufacturers sell alarms with two types of technology.

Fig 1. Fires follow a progression from start to full involvement, with both temperature and smoke content rising rapidly once full combustion is underway. Fig 2. Traditional optical smoke detectors ...

That smoke detector outside your bedroom door could be giving you a false sense of security. It might not sound quickly enough to get you up and out if there’s a fire when you are asleep. It feels ...

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced the RE46C180—the world’s first ionization smoke-detector IC with programmable calibration and ...

The RE46C152 device is a low power CMOS ionization type smoke detector IC. With few external components, this circuit will provide all the required features for an ionization type smoke detector. An ...