Researchers develop robotic sensory cilia that monitor internal biomarkers to detect and assess airway diseases

Researchers develop robotic sensory cilia that monitor internal biomarkers to detect and assess airway diseases

Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) and lung cancer. The research was … Read more

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 40 times above WHO limit

Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 40 times above WHO limit

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Air pollution in Pakistan’s second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, around 40 times over the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), data from IQAir showed. The level of deadly PM2.5 pollutants—fine particulate matter in the air that causes the most damage to health—peaked at 610, with a … Read more