With regular ceiling-mounted sprinkler systems, the whole room gets soaked when fire is detected – even if the flames themselves are just in one part of the room. London-based tech firm Plumis, ...
The winner of the 2009 James Dyson Award is the Automist, a faucet fitted with a high pressure pump. When heat is detected, it fills the room with a mist, suppressing the fire. The creators of this ...