Pores that bead sweat like humans are displayed on ANDI, an Advanced Newton Dynamic Instrument, as researchers prepare to learn more about the effect of heat exposure on the human body at Arizona State University (ASU) on July 20, 2023
Phoenix (AFP) - What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these burning questions, Arizona researchers have deployed a robot that can breathe, shiver and sweat. The southwestern state's capital Phoenix is currently enduring its longest heat wave in history: on Friday, the mercury exceeded 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) for the 22nd day in a row, an ominous demonstration of what's to come in a world impacted by climate change. For humans, such heat represents a potentially lethal threat, one that is still not ...
