Researchers have come up with a “fire alarm wallpaper” which can detect a house fire, but also sound an alarm and even help to restrict the spread of fire. It's made from hydroxyapatite, which ...

Revisions to UL Design No. D982 in the UL Fire Resistance ... There has been confusion over “restrained” and “unrestrained.” AISC’s “Specification for Structural Steel Buildings ...

Both materials are fire-resistant, but it’s the latter that turns this fire-resistant wallpaper into a fire alarm. That’s because graphene oxide is an electrical insulator at room temperature ...