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Chinese scientists develop an implantable battery that runs off the oxygen in your blood
(www.eurekalert.org)
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2024
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I'm down for technology making use of otherwise-unused energy is great. But that prompts the question -- is the oxygen it's pulling from unused energy? Could this negatively affect the oxygenation of blood?
How long until it's turned into a weapon
Probably. But if it means that you can have a lifetime heart pacemaker without ever changing batteries or external charging ports, that may be convenient. I mean, the tradeoff here is probably for people that are worried about more severe things than being a bit slower when jogging.
Doesn't a pacemaker last like 10 years now? It would still need battery I guess even though it charges by blood oxygen. Imagine having carbon monoxide poisoning but what killed the patient was the pacemaker that died.
Yes, but a nuclear pacemaker can last a lifetime.
A bio-battery has that same advantage without containing a radioactive sample that needs to be removed when you die.
That's a fair point. I suppose it depends on how much oxygen it takes, exactly.
Exactly. It depends on the option.