alarm system

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According to his CV, he holds patents for several medical devices, including a "brain-based sleep alarm system" and a "brain-controlled wheelchair".

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Earlier work from Dr. Cubillos-Ruiz and colleagues showed that a pathway known as IRE1α-XBP1 acts like a molecular "alarm system" in immune cells, switching on when these cells are under stress.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

Mysterious things keep happening — music suddenly blasts, doors slam, the lights go out and the alarm system roars in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The window had been disconnected from the alarm system after a defect caused repeated false alarms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

I was on the other side of the clearing, putting up the string of bells that we used as an alarm system, when she yelled.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline