))
Prized Science 2013: Episode 6 "Esther S. Takeuchi: Building life-saving batteries"
Manage episode 158038270 series 1240979
Content provided by Adam Dylewski and American Chemical Society. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Adam Dylewski and American Chemical Society or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
The engineering feat that enables a device to jolt a dangerously misbehaving heart back to its normal rhythm and save millions of lives is featured in our last Prized Science episode of 2013. The video features renowned inventor Esther S. Takeuchi, Ph.D., this year's winner of the E. V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. The award recognizes Takeuchi's work on a battery that powers implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs). These devices monitor patients' heartbeats continuously. When the beats go haywire, it can deliver a life-saving shock to help the heart resume a normal rhythm.
…
continue reading
22 episodes
Share
