Pacemaker

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, smashing the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 39sec.

The 33-year-old Olympic champion, aided by a string of pacemakers through to 25km of the 42.195km race, took 1min 18sec off the previous best set four years ago by Dennis Kimetto.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology Review magazine has included three Turkish women in its "35 Innovators Under 35" list this year. The list includes 35 inspiring inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers from around the world. Meet Duygu Kayaman, Gözde Durmu? and Canan Da?deviren. Device to heal the brain by Canan Da?deviren