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Using the Human Body to Power Medical Devices

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Researchers are investigating how to harness the body's own energy to power medical devices. MIT and Harvard researchers ...
have demonstrated in guinea pigs that they can use the energy produced by the inner ear to power tiny sensors, with the goal of creating hearing aids or pacemakers that run themselves once they're implanted in the body. Harvard's Konstantina Stankovich and WSJ's Shirley Wang have details on Lunch Break.
Posted: 11/26/2012 | Views: 109 | Duration: 04:23
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