Relative humidity is a simple concept as weather phenomena go – but it has significant, far-reaching consequences for how we must take care of ourselves on a hot or wet day. Humidity is the amount of ...

The results show that humidity makes heat much more dangerous for pregnant women and for child health later in life. People cool their bodies by sweating. Sweat needs dry air to evaporate and remove ...

High humidity affects the human body by causing frizzy hair, increased sweating, and potential overheating. It can exacerbate asthma and allergy symptoms. Low humidity results in dry skin and nasal ...

As winter wanes into spring, flu season wanes, too. But while people get the flu when it's cold in the United States, in Senegal they're getting sick when it's hot. It's a puzzle that's baffled ...

Polymer-coated cotton fabric generates electricity from ambient humidity day and night, powering LEDs for over 24 hours and ...

Scientists have showcased that cotton can work as a power source and harvest electricity from humidity. Scientists have now ...

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Respiration monitoring is a promising alternative to medical diagnosis of several diseases. However, current techniques of respiration monitoring often require expensive and cumbersome devices which ...