Sensor Detects Cable Fire before It Starts Burning (IMAGE)

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Sensor Detects Cable Fire before It Starts Burning

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The sensor consists of four areas with different metal oxides. They change their temperature-dependent electric resistance when coming into contact with gases.

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Photo: KIT/HsKA

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