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Friday, November 9, 2012

The amazing pacemaker powered by your own heartbeat instead of batteries - and is smaller than a one penny piece

More than 40,000 people in the UK have their hearts regulated by a pacemaker, with numbers rising due to an ageing population.

Patients face regular operations to replace worn-out batteries, but now scientists believe a person's own beating heart could generate enough electricity to power the life-saving devices.

Researchers at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan have created a prototype that runs of piezoelectricity - the electrical charge generated from motion.

Read more at Daily Mail
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