/newsroom/taxonomy/term/729/all en /newsroom/channels/news/how-heart-tissue-combines-mechanical-strength-and-electrical-reliability-287129 <div><span>The human heart can be viewed as both a mechanical and an electrical device – one that contracts and pumps billions of times over an average lifespan. How does it manage to achieve this feat without lapsing into dangerous irregularities?</span></div> <div> </div> Thu, 10 May 2018 15:40:16 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 39762 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-help-make-electric-cars-cheaper-225179 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:50:19 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 18274 at /newsroom