Heart-powered pacemaker could one day eliminate battery-replacement surgery
A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves.
A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves.
General Physics
Mar 2, 2012
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(AP) -- Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing?
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2012
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Sound travels as waves, which continue to bounce off surfaces like walls and ceilings. These reflected waves or reverberations interfere with the original sound. This noise or acoustic reverberation makes it harder for us ...
Engineering
Jul 11, 2013
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Nose picking might be thought of as a socially unacceptable behavior among humans but amazingly we are one of 12 species of primate to exhibit this habit. Today a new paper has revealed this behavior in aye-ayes for the first ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2022
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NPL worked with BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre, to measure the pattern and efficiency of radiation emitted from next generation wearable antennas embedded in T-shirts.
Engineering
Jun 30, 2011
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Innovative sound-mapping software based on human hearing has been developed to help architects design out unwanted noise.
Software
Mar 5, 2010
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The April 15 fire that devastated the roof of the 850-year-old Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral left many people around the globe wondering whether it's possible to rebuild it in a way that can recreate the cultural icon's complex ...
General Physics
May 6, 2019
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Today, astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) announced new measurements of the masses of a large sample of supermassive black holes far beyond the local Universe.
Astronomy
Jan 10, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By accurately re-creating the jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have shown ...
Engineering
Mar 3, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology developed by European researchers is helping the stage production of Ben Hur Live in London's O2 arena.
Engineering
Sep 17, 2009
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