Australian engineer creates first artificial heart

An Australian engineer is leading the race to build the world’s first artificial heart. Dr Daniel Timms has created a levitating titanium heart, which is on track to be tested on humans later this year in the US. The federal government will today announce a $50 million investment in the program. The program aims to find an alternative to organ donation. The titanium heart weighs roughly 600 grams and operates by magnetic force to keep fluid circulating.