The Model 955 Fire Finder II is a self-contained, hand-held, infrared sensor that emits an audible alarm when pointed at a heat source. The hotter the source, the higher the pitch of the alarm. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brooke Crothers covers and reviews electric vehicles and autonomy. When an electric vehicle catches fire it gets a lot of ...

A new Tesla Model 3 caught fire while charging in the parking lot of a Greek supermarket, and the aftermath has sparked plenty of online chatter. Interestingly, photos of the charred remains suggest ...

The ability to predict wildfires - such as those that recently devastated Los Angeles and Canada - is advancing rapidly with the help of ML–driven high-quality data. A new paper, published today ...

A faulty battery module was to blame for a Tesla vehicle fire in a Shanghai parking garage in April. The flames were captured on security video that appeared to show the car self-igniting. It was not ...