3D-printed cyborg muscle produces artificial heartbeat
February 26, 2013
You might expect a robot’s heartbeat to be a metallic ticking. But the pulsing in this video isn’t completely artificial: it’s powered by living material, New Scientist reports.
Created by Peter Walters from the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK, and colleagues, the pump uses the gas released by live yeast to generate pressure and distend a membrane, turning it into an artificial muscle.
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Comments (4)
by Jackus
BTW, in one of the 007 movie, Bond displayed the ability to consciously stop heartbeat. May this new technology help the rest of us (who are not talented in such stunt) achieve conscious heart-stopping?
by Alex
hahahahah speak man! speak! whats on your chest let it out , get it out here Ray will understand ;)
by Bri
“Hold on a second”. “Catch your breath”.”Cough it up”. ” spit it out”. Now” Get it of your chest”.
by Jackus
Remind me of Dr. Robert Freitas and his concept of “respirocyte”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Freitas
I also think it will be great to have the whole circulatory system beating, insead of just the heart.
I hope an article from Orion’s Arm is not inappropriate for here.
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/503e341570f73