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AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire

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New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon

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A Machine Learning-Based Solution Could Help Firefighters Circumvent Deadly Backdrafts

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