Their team showed that the device could generate 18 times the amount of energy needed to power a pacemaker using a normal heart beat, according to Dr. Karami.

WSJ: Harnessing Energy From the Body to Power Devices

Because the flight was early (see, US Airways you are getting credit for that after all), I was able to get to the customer service desk sooner than normal and beat out the other stranded New Orleans-bound passengers for that afternoon flight.

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