To protect their business, homes, automobiles, and the possessions therein, owners enlist the help of burglar alarms. Functioning as a type of invisible guardian, devices to scare away thieves or alert authorities have been around since antiquity. The...

Burglar (or intrusion), fire and safety alarms are found in electronic form today. Sensors are connected to a control unit via either a low-voltage hardwire or narrowband RF signal, which is used to interact with a response device. The most common...

A woman held on a gun charge claims she accidentally shot her husband in the head after becoming startled when the couple's burglar alarm activated, authorities said Wednesday.April Moylan, 39, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and ordered held Wednesday...

A woman held on a gun charge claims she accidentally shot her husband in the head after becoming startled when the couple's burglar alarm activated, authorities said Wednesday.April Moylan, 39, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and ordered held Wednesday...

A woman held on a gun charge claims she accidentally shot her husband in the head after becoming startled when the couple's burglar alarm activated, authorities said Wednesday.April Moylan, 39, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and ordered held Wednesday...

Science is getting a grip on people's fears.Scientists say they now know better what is going on inside our brains when a spook jumps out and scares us. Knowing how fear rules the brain should lead to treatments for a major medical problem: When irrational...