Could this device replace pacemaker batteries?

Rendering of the two designs of Dartmouth University researchers’ cardiac energy-harvesting device. (Art by Patricio Sarzosa.)

The heart’s motion is so powerful that it can recharge lifesaving cardiac devices, according to new research from Dartmouth College.

Engineers at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering developed a dime-sized device to convert the heart’s kinetic energy into electricity to power a wide range of implantable devices, according to the Hanover, N.H.-based college.

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