Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies born with heart defects.

This isn't the first dissolvable pacemaker from the team. Back in 2021, they introduced a larger, quarter-sized model powered by near-field communication —the same tech used in tap-to-pay systems.

Video: Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed what they believe is the world’s smallest pacemaker — so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into ...

A dissolvable pacemaker that’s smaller than a grain of rice and powered by light could become an invaluable tool for saving the lives of newborn infants., The device can be implanted ...

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University near Chicago could play a sizeable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who ...

Northwestern scientists invent pacemaker smaller than grain of rice Scientists at Northwestern University unveiled the world's smallest pacemaker.

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it ...

World's smallest pacemaker is activated by light Tiny device can be inserted with a syringe, then dissolves after it's no longer needed Date: April 2, 2025 Source: Northwestern University Summary ...