🧼🔬 14-year-old Heman Bekele developed a revolutionary soap that reactivates immune cells to fight skin #cancer, inspired by memories of people working under the harsh Ethiopian #sun.

His #invention costs just $0.50 to produce compared to $40,000 cancer treatments, and he's now working at Johns Hopkins to bring it to underserved communities worldwide.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/teenager-soap-cancer-rep/

#science #innovation #teenager #medicine #Africa #prevention #research #health#Ethiopia

🧼🔬 14-year-old Heman Bekele developed a revolutionary soap that reactivates immune cells to fight skin #cancer, inspired by memories of people working under the harsh Ethiopian #sun.

His #invention costs just $0.50 to produce compared to $40,000 cancer treatments, and he's now working at Johns Hopkins to bring it to underserved communities worldwide.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/teenager-soap-cancer-rep/

#science #innovation #teenager #medicine #Africa #prevention #research #health#Ethiopia

Another innovation on that album was computer data for cassette interface. At the time there were multiple competing standards, including Tarbell. I wrote about this and data on vinyl before, let me dig up the link
#retrocomputing #vinyl #innovation

Another innovation on that album was computer data for cassette interface. At the time there were multiple competing standards, including Tarbell. I wrote about this and data on vinyl before, let me dig up the link
#retrocomputing #vinyl #innovation

An innovation in infant nutrition

Pablum, the first pre-cooked, vitamin-enriched baby cereal, was a Canadian medical development. Created in the 1930s at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children by a team of three doctors, it revolutionized paediatric nutrition. The easily digestible cereal was fortified with essential vitamins and minerals, helping to reduce nutritional deficiencies like rickets in infants. #Canada#Innovation#History#Medicine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablum

An innovation in infant nutrition

Pablum, the first pre-cooked, vitamin-enriched baby cereal, was a Canadian medical development. Created in the 1930s at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children by a team of three doctors, it revolutionized paediatric nutrition. The easily digestible cereal was fortified with essential vitamins and minerals, helping to reduce nutritional deficiencies like rickets in infants. #Canada#Innovation#History#Medicine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablum

🌍 We are proud to announce that the DECODES project (Datacenter Energy Consumption Optimisation by DNS EvaluationS) has been selected by the ANR (French National Research Agency) as part of its call for projects launched at the end of 2024.

🔋 Objective: to optimise the energy consumption of data centers by assessing the role and impact of the DNS (Domain Name System).

➡️ https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/actualites/le-projet-decodes-vers-loptimisation-de-la-consommation-energetique-des-datacenters-au-travers-du-dns/

#Innovation#DNS#Datacenter#Research#Sustainability#ANR#Afnic#CSR#Internet#Environment

🌍 We are proud to announce that the DECODES project (Datacenter Energy Consumption Optimisation by DNS EvaluationS) has been selected by the ANR (French National Research Agency) as part of its call for projects launched at the end of 2024.

🔋 Objective: to optimise the energy consumption of data centers by assessing the role and impact of the DNS (Domain Name System).

➡️ https://www.afnic.fr/observatoire-ressources/actualites/le-projet-decodes-vers-loptimisation-de-la-consommation-energetique-des-datacenters-au-travers-du-dns/

#Innovation#DNS#Datacenter#Research#Sustainability#ANR#Afnic#CSR#Internet#Environment

🚀 BREAKING: The #Coinbase#CEO has discovered the secret to success—fire anyone who dares to question the almighty #AI 🤖. Apparently, if you’re not coding Skynet by lunch, you better update your LinkedIn. 🤦‍♂️ Because who cares about quality when you have buzzwords? #InnovationOrElse
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/coinbase-ceo-explains-why-he-fired-engineers-who-didnt-try-ai-immediately/#Success#Buzzwords#Innovation#Disruption#HackerNews #ngated

🪦The Downfall of Olivetti - Exploring an Abandoned Computer Factory

https://youtube.com/watch?v=X7XEa7tC7xU

#olivetti #italia #innovation #retrocomputing

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This is an example for another latent dysfunction:

Fewer (public) questions get asked on the internet and so knowledge is not spread, but contained, making it more individualized.

This also creates an even stronger bias towards older content, so people might take the shortcut and use a more established technology, instead of looking into new, less explored, but more innovative solutions.

#LatentFunctions #LLMs#Innovation#Society#Philosophy

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This is an example for another latent dysfunction:

Fewer (public) questions get asked on the internet and so knowledge is not spread, but contained, making it more individualized.

This also creates an even stronger bias towards older content, so people might take the shortcut and use a more established technology, instead of looking into new, less explored, but more innovative solutions.

#LatentFunctions #LLMs#Innovation#Society#Philosophy

📊 76% of respondents believe that standardization promotes both competition and innovation. Open standards are shaping a stronger, more collaborative tech ecosystem.
Read the full report: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research/state-of-open-standards-2024?hsLang=en

#OpenStandards#OpenSource#LFResearch#Collaboration#Innovation

📊 76% of respondents believe that standardization promotes both competition and innovation. Open standards are shaping a stronger, more collaborative tech ecosystem.
Read the full report: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research/state-of-open-standards-2024?hsLang=en

#OpenStandards#OpenSource#LFResearch#Collaboration#Innovation

The Better Screw: A Canadian Grip

In 1908, Canadian P. L. Robertson invented the square-socketed screw to prevent 'cam-out'—the slipping that plagues other screw types. This superior grip made it highly efficient. While the Phillips head became more common globally, the Robertson screw remains widely preferred in Canadian construction and manufacturing for its reliability. #Canada#Innovation#Invention#Tools

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver

The Better Screw: A Canadian Grip

In 1908, Canadian P. L. Robertson invented the square-socketed screw to prevent 'cam-out'—the slipping that plagues other screw types. This superior grip made it highly efficient. While the Phillips head became more common globally, the Robertson screw remains widely preferred in Canadian construction and manufacturing for its reliability. #Canada#Innovation#Invention#Tools

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver

🔮 “Navigating the Future of AI" - @anildash joins @leo, @jeffjarvis & Paris Martineau on Intelligent Machines to discuss investor vs. grassroots impact, ethics of large language models & the need for AI beyond chatbots. ▶️ https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/828#AI#Innovation

🔮 “Navigating the Future of AI" - @anildash joins @leo, @jeffjarvis & Paris Martineau on Intelligent Machines to discuss investor vs. grassroots impact, ethics of large language models & the need for AI beyond chatbots. ▶️ https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines/episodes/828#AI#Innovation

2025 – #Innovation at #Apple means :

Invest in the broadcasting of cars burning fossile fuel for fun.

https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/formel-1-apple-plant-angeblich-millionen-investition-in-uebertragungsrechte-a-fb156d82-4c45-4b19-b6ad-15fceb2859eb

Spannende Themen folgen: Fehlerkultur bei Amazon mit dem ehem. CEO der DACH-Region Ralf Kleber, Social Commerce bei OTTO von deren Innovation Evangelist Jörg Heinemann, AI Interface Design mit UX-Guru Vitaly Friedmann, KI-Ethik, Content-Strategien der Zukunft, Europas Rolle in der Tech-Welt - oh und auch @pallenberg ist im Line-up der über 65 Speaker*innen. Freue mich!

#AI#ContentStrategy#Innovation#UXDesign#DigitaleZukunft