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A. James Clark School of Engineering
Mayfly-Mimicking Sensor to Replace Proverbial Canary in the Coal Mine
July 4th, 2008
Security, health and safety sensors in coal mines, buildings or underground public transit areas where air or water does not readily flow may one day be improved by research on young mayflies at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering. Mechanical engineers Ken Kiger and Elias Balaras and entomologist Jeffrey Shultz at the University of Maryland have identified a biological mechanism in the young mayflies that could enable sensors in stagnant environments to make air or water flow past them so they can detect harmful substances. Young aquatic mayflies, or "nymphs," enhance their respiration using gills. They do this by...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-07-04)
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