A simple smoke detector using and Arduino and a Carbon Monoxide (CO) Sensor. How it works: Sensor reads CO levels in the air and outputs them on an LCD. The sensor is one of the MQ series gas sensors. Check out the demo here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmAjsnwURak
Nice work... I need one like this at home that won't go off when we cook toast :) Also thanks for the heads up on the Voltaic solar charger, looks interesting.