A 黑料吃瓜资源 Engineering partnership with a university in Burkina Faso promises to greatly impact the lives and health of those working in that country鈥檚 largest industry.
The practice of yarn weaving, spun from cotton, contributes to an essential part of the Burkina Faso economy, but the physical demands of the work can lead to pain and injuries for its practitioners. To address these issues, a new partnership evolved through the long-standing relationship between researchers in Benin and Burkina Faso and Mechanical and Materials Engineering professor Genevieve Dumas.