The skin of what type of animal is used to treat burns?
Fish skin, usually from Atlantic cod or Nile tilapia, has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that support healing of some wounds including burns and diabetic foot ulcers.
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- How small can pacemakers be?
“Leadless pacemakers can be about the size of a large vitamin capsule.”
Reference: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Who got the first implanted pacemaker?
Arne Larsson received the first implanted pacemaker in Sweden in 1958 and went on to use 26 different devices before dying at 86.
What are the different types of laptop batteries?
There are currently three types of batteries commonly used to run people's laptops:
1) Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries were the standard technology for years, but are now out of date.
2) Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batteries are a cadmium-free replacement for Nickel Cadmium.
3) Lithium Ion (Li-ion) is the battery you want for your laptop and is the current standard for portable power.