This 3D printed heart beats just like the real one

But it won't love you back.
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Tony Lee
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This 3D printed heart beats just like the real one
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Researchers at ETH, led by doctoral student Nicholas Cohrs, created an artificial silicone heart that was 3D printed as a single piece.

Similar to a real heart, it has a right and left ventricle, and an air-pressurized chamber in place of a septum that pumps blood and fluid from the blood chambers.

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Tony Lee

Tony is an LA native with a deep passion for all things science. Other passions include eating all of his friends' leftovers, serenading without invitation, and listening to the same song on repeat.


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