2019.08.04

Beat Powers On

An experimental pacemaker runs off energy from a beating heart

Symbiotic pacemaker runs on a tiny generator (pictured) powered by the heart. “Symbiotic Cardiac Pacemaker,” by Han Ouyang et al., in Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Article No. 1821; 2019

Symbiotic pacemaker runs on a tiny generator (pictured) powered by the heart. “Symbiotic Cardiac Pacemaker,” by Han Ouyang et al., in Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Article No. 1821; 2019

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