Pacemakers of tomorrow could be powered by the beating of the heart

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A prototype pacemaker created by engineers from the University of Michigan could someday draw power from the chest cavity, and mainly from the beating of the heart itself (Photo: Lucien Monfils)

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A heart-powered pacemaker may sound counter-intuitive, but in essence this is precisely what aerospace engineers from the University of Michigan are proposing. The engineers have come up with a prototype powered by vibrations in the chest cavity - vibrations which are caused mainly by the beating of the heart.

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