With fall almost here, sales of portable space heaters will start to take off. But be aware, space heaters can be dangerous. Heaters cause around 1,700 house fires a year and some 70 deaths. Consumer ...

A European team demonstrated a 3D printed, spacecraft-grade pipe segment with an embedded heater and temperature sensor to streamline thermal loop integration.

Consumer Reports just tested 19 portable electric heaters and checked to make sure they have adequate safeguards. One test assesses whether the overheat sensor shuts the heater off before it poses a ...

Peter Sawchuck with Consumer Reports used one test to assess whether the overheat sensor shuts the heater off before it poses a fire risk. With the Optimus space heater, the sensor did not activate in ...