Article detailsPrimary domain: Clinical & Healthcare Innovation (Patient Engagement)Secondary domain: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (Generative AI)Article type: Pilot & ImplementationTechnology: Generative AI voice assistantInnovation maturity: Early AdoptionMission: ClinicalBusiness impact: Could ease follow-up workload in understaffed fracture liaison servicesAudience: Clinical, IT, Business/LeadershipPublication date: November 2026Author / Contributor: Innovation tea...
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Oxygen found on Comet
For the first time ever, molecular oxygen has been found on a comet. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, currently being orbited by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, is the subject of a study published in Nature. According to ESA researchers, the oxygen present in the comet's surrounding gasses has likely been there since the formation of the comet. "It is the most surprising discovery we have made so far, because oxygen was not among the molecules expected in a cometary coma," the Un...
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WiFi Nomiku is the world’s first WiFi-enabled immersion circulator
Nomiku allows a temperature-controlled way of cooking conveniently at your home.
WiFi Nomiku, the world’s first WiFi-connected immersion circulator is a convenient device for sous-vide cooking with a small footprint, a large screen for displaying recipes, Wi-Fi connectivity to allow communication between chefs and has an app that’s both iOS and Android compatible.
Sous vide is the method of cooking vacuum-sealed food in a controlled low-temperature water bath. It is a top chef's secret wea...
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Canberra schoolboy William Grame wins trip to NASA for diabetes test-strip invention
William Grame's invention to dispose of diabetics blood testing strips, has won the 11-year-old a trip to NASA. William's invention is a small, plastic disposal unit that fits into testing kits used by diabetics. Diabetics can feed strips into it throughout the day, and dispose them all when it gets full. William has 3D-printed a device that safely stores diabetes test strips. It is well established that diabetes wreaks havoc on people's blood sugar levels, but one thing we don't usually think a...
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Paralyzed man walks again after cell transplant
The world's first cell transplant enables paralyzed man to walk.
A ground-breaking cell transplant, the world's first, was carried out by surgeons in Poland in collaboration with scientists in London on Darek Fidyka who was paralyzed from the chest down after a brutal knife attack in 2010 left with an 8mm gap in his spinal column. He showed no sign of recovery despite many months of intensive physiotherapy.
Darek's injuries were so severe that no level of therapy could give him feeling bac...
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Amazing Batteries that Run on Any Liquid
A new, “organic” battery has been invented which generates a charge within 10 seconds and will last anywhere from two days to a week depending on the liquid.
The world’s first chlorophyll organic battery has been invented by Chungpin Liao, a professor at the Graduate School of Electro-Optic and Material Science of National Formosa University in Taiwan.
He claims that his battery can be filled up with almost anything, including water and urine, and it can provide electricity from two to sev...
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Horizontal Showers Enhance Showering Experience
A horizontal shower provides, for the first time, a reclining shower experience.
Imagine if you could extend your nap time by a precious 10 minutes or so when you wake up. Most of us can barely muster the energy to get out of bed and go into the shower in the morning. German company Dornbracht has actually made this possible by creating a device called the Horizontal Shower which washes you while you are lying down.
The shower looks like a tanning bed mounted to the wall with an array of s...
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Skyscraper Uses Built-In Wind Turbines for Energy
Bahrain is the home of the first skyscraper to have wind turbines integrated into the structure of the building.
The Bahrain World Trade Center is a 50-story twin tower complex containing two identical towers that rise over 240 meters in height. The sail-shaped buildings offer a visually striking image and boasts of one its very unique feature which is the 3 giant wind turbines tying the two “sails” together.
It is the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its desig...
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