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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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UP Doctor Implanted Sub-Standard Pacemakers, Over 200 Patients Affected: Cops
A cardiologist from a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh, who prioritised money over people's health and allegedly implanted sub-standard pacemakers in his patients while charging as much as nine times the cost of a standard one, has been arrested.
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Israel PM Netanyahu Gets Pacemaker Ahead Of Vote On Judicial Reforms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker on Sunday ahead of a debate in parliament on a controversial judicial overhaul bill that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets.
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Israel PM To Undergo Surgery To Implant Pacemaker Days After Hospital Discharge
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery to implant a pacemaker, his office said in a statement early on Sunday, just days after he was discharged from the hospital following a health scare.
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"Told Her To Abandon": Indian Climber Dies, Fell Sick At Everest Base Camp
A 59-year-old Indian climber, aiming to set a new world record of becoming Asia's first woman on a pacemaker to scale Mt Everest, died on Thursday after falling sick at the base camp of the world's highest peak in Nepal.
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Porous Solar Cells Could Help Scientists to Develop Better Pacemakers
Expanding the potential of solar cells, scientists from the University of Chicago incorporated holes on the top layer of the solar cells, making them porous. They found that the holes could improve the technology and in turn be used in making less-invasive pacemakers.
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Court's Query To Maharashtra Over PMC Scam Accused's "Pacemaker" Plea
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to inform the court if any state-run hospital in Mumbai has "pacemaker implantation facility" that can be provided to businessman Rakesh Wadhawan accused of money laundering in the PMC Scam.
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Explained: How Electric Vehicles Can Be Made Better With Solid-State Batteries
Solid-state batteries could be game changer for electric vehicles (EVs) by storing more energy, charging faster, and offering greater safety than liquid lithium-ion batteries, helping accelerate the shift away from fossil fuel-powered cars.
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iPhone 12, MagSafe Accessories May Interfere With Pacemakers, Medical Implants, Cautions Apple
Apple has cautioned users that implanted pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical implants might contain sensors that respond to magnets in iPhones and MagSafe accessories. Users are advised to keep their iPhones and MagSafe accessories a safe distance away (more than 6 inches/ 15 cm apart or more than 12 inches/ 30 cm apart if wirelessly charg...
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Iraqi Boy With Heart Failure Gets New Lease Of Life In Gurgaon Hospital
After suffering a rare heart condition that caused him shortness of breath for several months, Ibrahim Ismael Hussein, an 11-year-old Iraqi boy has been given a new lease of life after a pacemaker was placed in his chest after a complicated procedure.
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This Electronic Patch Can Monitor, Treat Heart Disease, Say Scientists
According to the scientists, while pacemakers and other implantable devices are used to monitor and treat irregular heartbeats, these are mostly made with rigid materials that can't move to accommodate a beating heart.
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Remote Monitoring For Heart Patients During Coronavirus Pandemic- Why It Is Important
Remote cardiac monitoring, or remote heart monitoring, is a method by which information from a patient's implantable rhythm management device (pacemaker) can be communicated directly to the cardiac electrophysiologist (doctor) to review a patient's heart activity.
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This Cocker Spaniel Is The First Dog To Get A Pacemaker In India
A seven-and-a-half-year-old cocker spaniel in Delhi has undergone a pacemaker implant surgery, which veterinary surgeons claim to be the first in India.
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Yogi Adityanath Visits UP Governor After He Suffered A Blackout
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited Governor Ram Naik who underwent a pacemaker implantation at a hospital in Lucknow.
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Brain "Pacemaker" Device May Help Treat Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease
Researchers have developed a device that works like a "pacemaker for the brain" to monitor the brain's electrical activity and potentially deliver fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases like epilepsy and Parkinson's.
-
World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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UP Doctor Implanted Sub-Standard Pacemakers, Over 200 Patients Affected: Cops
A cardiologist from a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh, who prioritised money over people's health and allegedly implanted sub-standard pacemakers in his patients while charging as much as nine times the cost of a standard one, has been arrested.
-
Israel PM Netanyahu Gets Pacemaker Ahead Of Vote On Judicial Reforms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker on Sunday ahead of a debate in parliament on a controversial judicial overhaul bill that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets.
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Israel PM To Undergo Surgery To Implant Pacemaker Days After Hospital Discharge
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery to implant a pacemaker, his office said in a statement early on Sunday, just days after he was discharged from the hospital following a health scare.
-
"Told Her To Abandon": Indian Climber Dies, Fell Sick At Everest Base Camp
A 59-year-old Indian climber, aiming to set a new world record of becoming Asia's first woman on a pacemaker to scale Mt Everest, died on Thursday after falling sick at the base camp of the world's highest peak in Nepal.
-
Porous Solar Cells Could Help Scientists to Develop Better Pacemakers
Expanding the potential of solar cells, scientists from the University of Chicago incorporated holes on the top layer of the solar cells, making them porous. They found that the holes could improve the technology and in turn be used in making less-invasive pacemakers.
-
Court's Query To Maharashtra Over PMC Scam Accused's "Pacemaker" Plea
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to inform the court if any state-run hospital in Mumbai has "pacemaker implantation facility" that can be provided to businessman Rakesh Wadhawan accused of money laundering in the PMC Scam.
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Explained: How Electric Vehicles Can Be Made Better With Solid-State Batteries
Solid-state batteries could be game changer for electric vehicles (EVs) by storing more energy, charging faster, and offering greater safety than liquid lithium-ion batteries, helping accelerate the shift away from fossil fuel-powered cars.
-
iPhone 12, MagSafe Accessories May Interfere With Pacemakers, Medical Implants, Cautions Apple
Apple has cautioned users that implanted pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical implants might contain sensors that respond to magnets in iPhones and MagSafe accessories. Users are advised to keep their iPhones and MagSafe accessories a safe distance away (more than 6 inches/ 15 cm apart or more than 12 inches/ 30 cm apart if wirelessly charg...
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Iraqi Boy With Heart Failure Gets New Lease Of Life In Gurgaon Hospital
After suffering a rare heart condition that caused him shortness of breath for several months, Ibrahim Ismael Hussein, an 11-year-old Iraqi boy has been given a new lease of life after a pacemaker was placed in his chest after a complicated procedure.
-
This Electronic Patch Can Monitor, Treat Heart Disease, Say Scientists
According to the scientists, while pacemakers and other implantable devices are used to monitor and treat irregular heartbeats, these are mostly made with rigid materials that can't move to accommodate a beating heart.
-
Remote Monitoring For Heart Patients During Coronavirus Pandemic- Why It Is Important
Remote cardiac monitoring, or remote heart monitoring, is a method by which information from a patient's implantable rhythm management device (pacemaker) can be communicated directly to the cardiac electrophysiologist (doctor) to review a patient's heart activity.
-
This Cocker Spaniel Is The First Dog To Get A Pacemaker In India
A seven-and-a-half-year-old cocker spaniel in Delhi has undergone a pacemaker implant surgery, which veterinary surgeons claim to be the first in India.
-
Yogi Adityanath Visits UP Governor After He Suffered A Blackout
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited Governor Ram Naik who underwent a pacemaker implantation at a hospital in Lucknow.
-
Brain "Pacemaker" Device May Help Treat Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease
Researchers have developed a device that works like a "pacemaker for the brain" to monitor the brain's electrical activity and potentially deliver fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases like epilepsy and Parkinson's.
