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Serval Batphone

A group of researchers has managed to get phones working in the remote Australian wilderness using a new system that lets ordinary phones communicate without phone towers or satellites. More >

Knot Lock

Grahame Taylor is an electrical contractor. More >

HALO

Physiotherapists measure a patient’s joint angles and range of movement to assess the degree of their injury and track their improvement. More >

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Wednesday 1 September 2010 at 8pm

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Serval Batphone

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Knot Lock

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HALO

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Access & Ability - Special Episode

Access 10 March 2010
Featuring inventions by and for people with a disability, we looked at some of the ingenious ways inventors are helping to ensure everyone has equal access to life, work and fun.

On the panel: paralympian Kurt Fearnley, filmmaker and presenter Sofya Gollan, and Federal Discrimination Commissioner Graham Innes. The inventions »

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"The man who has no imagination has no wings."   - Muhammed Ali

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