Researchers at the University of Connecticut recently shared their development of a new method for charging brain stimulators. A report in Cell Reports Physical Sciences last month highlighted a charging method using a person’s own breathing movements. This could alleviate the issues caused by the surgery required each time an implantable deep brain stimluator’s batteries need […]
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Battery-free pacemaker successfully powers the heart
A wireless, battery-free pacemaker has shown success in powering the heart in pig models, according to researchers from Rice University and Texas Heart Institute. The pacemaker, designed by lead researcher Aydin Babakhani, gets its energy wirelessly from radio frequency radiation that gets transmitted wirelessly from an external battery pack from a few centimeters away. Get […]
This could be the battery-free solution for pacemakers
A new energy storage system charges itself using ions from inside the human body – providing an exciting alternative to traditional batteries used in pacemakers, according to researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Connecticut. Researchers at the universities developed a bio-friendly energy storage system called a biological supercapacitor; […]