A protective membrane for cardiac pacemakers developed at ETH Zurich has proved successful in animal trials in reducing the undesirable build-up of fibrotic tissue around the implant. The next step is to test the protective ...
Materials Science
Nov 21, 2019
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Like conventional pacemakers, tiny new leadless pacemakers are designed to work for about 12 years.
Engineering
May 19, 2017
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Nearly a million new forms of malware are unleashed on the world every day. Manufacturers of software for smartphones, laptops and security cameras, as well as banks, retailers and government agencies, release upgrades frequently ...
Security
Mar 9, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new technology that could dramatically reduce the number of open-heart surgeries for people with pacemakers.
Engineering
Dec 18, 2013
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So far, the idea of hacking into medical devices has been limited to fiction and hacker demonstrations.
Other
Jun 23, 2013
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New materials will have a central role in many of the energy applications of the future. For instance, inexpensive and environmentally friendly thermoelectric materials will be capable of converting waste heat into electricity ...
Materials Science
Apr 8, 2013
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As a new year approaches, the University of Notre Dame's John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values has announced its first annual list of emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in Science and Technology ...
Other
Dec 17, 2012
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Cell phones and flashlights operate by battery without trouble. Yet because of the limited lifespan, battery power is not a feasible option for many applications in the fi elds of medicine or test engineering, such as implants ...
Engineering
Apr 2, 2012
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For pacemakers and other implantable medical devices there are three key factors: extreme reliability, small size, and long longevity. In the EU project Desyre, researchers tackle these issues with a new approach: building ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 12, 2012
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Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations.
General Physics
Feb 1, 2012
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