The life pulse associated with the constant beating of the heart has long been considered an excellent sign to check for the living. However the Australian scientists have come up with a bionic heart at the Queensland University of Technology which does not pulse. The bionic heart which pumps blood is going to be good for ten years as per the researchers.

Named the BiVACOR this artificial heart has a small bladed disc which spins at two thousand revolutions a minute to pump blood along the body’s arteries and veins. The magnetic levitation technology it uses allows it to be saved from the regular wear and tear that other artificial hearts as none of the key components are touching each other. This increases its long life.

The experimental procedure of replacing a sheep’s heart with the device has shown the idea is a viable one and now the researchers are working on making a more robust prototype for human trials. The actual results of this science project will take another three to five years in becoming visible. A crowd funding campaign has been started to get the five million dollars needed for the development and trial of the bionic heart.