Implanted electronic devices can be powered by a biological battery that exists in the ear, researchers at MIT, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and the Harvard-IT Division of Health Sciences and Technology have demonstrated for the first time. Team member Konstantina Stankovich, assistant professor of otology and laryngology at Harvard Medical School, implanted electrodes into the biological batteries in guinea pigs’ ears. These electrodes led to low-power electronic devices on the outsides of the subjects’ ears.
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Implant Runs on the Batteries in Your Ears
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 9, 2012 07:00 AMImplanted electronic devices can be powered by a biological battery that exists in the ear, researchers at MIT, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and the Harvard-IT Division of Health Sciences and Technology have demonstrated for the first time. Team member Konstantina Stankovich, assistant professor of otology and laryngology at Harvard Medical School, implanted electrodes into the biological batteries in guinea pigs’ ears. These electrodes led to low-power electronic devices on the outsides of the subjects’ ears.