Infrared fires up backyard barbecues
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For a quarter century, chefs at pricey steakhouses have been searing meat on burners that cook with infrared energy. Now the high-temperature technology may be coming to a backyard barbecue near you.
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Blog: Researchers create lighting foil to save energy, space.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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A new cooking device lets backyard chefs tend to their guests rather than their meats.
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Â· Arsonist may be among hundreds interviewedÂ· Experts say speed of blaze rules out accidental cause
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Digital photo frames expand beyond standalone frames into home appliances.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun.
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By Ron Sylvester, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 12--Flip a switch and the lights come on -- no thinking required. But think about what happens on the other end of that switch. To generate some of the power for that light, it takes a plant burning coal miles away.
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People who heat their homes with oil, electricity or propane Â almost half the country Â are likely to see prices rise.
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Country auction are drawing customers from far-off country towns into a swirl of barbeque and homemade pies and twangy music.
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Outdoor wood-fired boilers are a fast-growing alternative energy fad â and, for some, the latest suburban scourge.
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Drought, housing expansion, and oversupply of tinder make for bigger, hotter fires.
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By EUGENE TONG  Firefighters trying to show homeowners the do's and dont's of brush-fire protection could simply point to Rodney Kemerer's backyard in Benedict Canyon.
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Q: DEAR TIM: I travel on business frequently, and my wife wants me to install security cameras in and around our home. Are wireless security cameras the way to go, or should I consider wired ones? Do I have to buy separate outdoor security cameras so I can view certain parts of my yard at night?
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The world's premier consumer electronics show wouldn't be complete without the fanciful and outlandish: A smart oven preserved and cooked meals based on remote commands, while a 102-inch plasma TV &#151; taller than the 8-foot walls in many homes &#151; inspired ooohs and aaahs from couch potatoes.
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In space, no-one will let you heat... An overwhelming majority of EU MPs this week voted for a ban on patio heaters, calling on the European Commission to set a timetable for the withdrawal from the market of these and other "very energy-inefficient items of equipment." But despite what you might read in the popular prints, there are just a few obstacles standing in the way of the immediate death of these planet-wrecking engines of doom.â¦
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Particles that capture infrared light could allow everyday objects to tap into an under-exploited source of energy.