Breaking the Wall of Pollen-Based Material Innovations Nam-Joon Cho Engineering & Technology Breaking the Wall of Pollen-Based Material Innovations The nominating institution Nanyang Technological University on the breakthrough: Significant progress has been made in developing bioinspired sensors and actuators based on synthetic materials, although there remains a critical need to incorporate cost-effective and ecofriendly materials. Naturally abundant pollen grains were used as a material template to produce a paper-like… Watch Video Share
Engineering & Technology Breaking the Wall of Pollen-Based Material Innovations The nominating institution Nanyang Technological University on the breakthrough: Significant progress has been made in developing bioinspired sensors and actuators based on synthetic materials, although there remains a critical need to incorporate cost-effective and ecofriendly materials. Naturally abundant pollen grains were used as a material template to produce a paper-like… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall to Novel Energy Storage Hypnetic 2021 Global Call Winner Science Start-Ups Breaking the Wall to Novel Energy Storage Nominated by: Leibniz Universität Hannover Presented by: Alexander Börgel Watch Video Share
2021 Global Call Winner Science Start-Ups Breaking the Wall to Novel Energy Storage Nominated by: Leibniz Universität Hannover Presented by: Alexander Börgel Watch Video Share
Innovative Semiconductor Technology: Enhancing Efficiency and Functionality Huiming Bu Engineering & Technology Global Call Winner Innovative Semiconductor Technology: Enhancing Efficiency and Functionality IBM’s invention of nanosheet technology has demonstrated scaling to the 2 nanometer node, with a world-record gate length just 2 dozen atoms long. This breakthrough enables 45% faster speed or 75% less power as compared to the best available 7 nm transistors, extending the semiconductor roadmap for the coming decade.… Watch Video Share
Engineering & Technology Global Call Winner Innovative Semiconductor Technology: Enhancing Efficiency and Functionality IBM’s invention of nanosheet technology has demonstrated scaling to the 2 nanometer node, with a world-record gate length just 2 dozen atoms long. This breakthrough enables 45% faster speed or 75% less power as compared to the best available 7 nm transistors, extending the semiconductor roadmap for the coming decade.… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Heart Valve Replacements for Children Boris Schmitt Life Sciences Breaking the Wall of Heart Valve Replacements for Children The nominating institution Charité on the project: Schmitt advances cardiac care by curing something that has long existed, but was never solved with a flawless solution. Children especially have to deal with life-threatening treatments that simply treated, but not cure their disease. The development of GrOwnValve technology will jolt cardiac… Watch Video Share
Life Sciences Breaking the Wall of Heart Valve Replacements for Children The nominating institution Charité on the project: Schmitt advances cardiac care by curing something that has long existed, but was never solved with a flawless solution. Children especially have to deal with life-threatening treatments that simply treated, but not cure their disease. The development of GrOwnValve technology will jolt cardiac… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Energy Injustice Marilyn Smith Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of Energy Injustice With a tagline, ‘Reporting that seeks to empower’, EnAct addresses two social issues: high levels of energy poverty and low levels of energy literacy. A journalistic project that aims to build understanding of energy, EnAct sees its first challenge of finding ways to ‘engage’ the public in a technical and… Watch Video Share
Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of Energy Injustice With a tagline, ‘Reporting that seeks to empower’, EnAct addresses two social issues: high levels of energy poverty and low levels of energy literacy. A journalistic project that aims to build understanding of energy, EnAct sees its first challenge of finding ways to ‘engage’ the public in a technical and… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Daunting Languages Gabriela Marques-Schäfer Future Learning Breaking the Wall of Daunting Languages The nominating institution DWIH SAO PAULO on the breakthrough: The German language is known for long words with many consonants. This makes many learners consider German an impossible language to learn let alone pronounce. How can we use our mobile phone to overcome the challenges of learning German? Through the… Watch Video Share
Future Learning Breaking the Wall of Daunting Languages The nominating institution DWIH SAO PAULO on the breakthrough: The German language is known for long words with many consonants. This makes many learners consider German an impossible language to learn let alone pronounce. How can we use our mobile phone to overcome the challenges of learning German? Through the… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Aphasia Cemalcan Uslu 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Aphasia Cemalcan Uslu is tackling the challenges of Aphasia, a language disorder stemming from brain damage, with his innovative software concept, Speechia. This interdisciplinary project merges linguistics and medicine, offering a tailored 5-step approach to assist individuals with Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasia, enhancing sentence formation and comprehension through speech recognition, language… Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Aphasia Cemalcan Uslu is tackling the challenges of Aphasia, a language disorder stemming from brain damage, with his innovative software concept, Speechia. This interdisciplinary project merges linguistics and medicine, offering a tailored 5-step approach to assist individuals with Broca’s and Wernicke’s aphasia, enhancing sentence formation and comprehension through speech recognition, language… Watch Video Share
Can Cell-Based Interceptive Medicine Revolutionise Healthcare? Life Sciences Can Cell-Based Interceptive Medicine Revolutionise Healthcare? Can Cell-Based Interceptive Medicine Revolutionise Healthcare? Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. Many diseases – from cancer to heart disease –… Watch Video Share
Life Sciences Can Cell-Based Interceptive Medicine Revolutionise Healthcare? Can Cell-Based Interceptive Medicine Revolutionise Healthcare? Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. Many diseases – from cancer to heart disease –… Watch Video Share
Promoting Gender Equality for Innovation Monika Lessl, Simone Menne, Londa Schiebinger , Kumsal Bayazit, Tatjana König, Stefanie Molthagen-Schnöring Science & Innovation Management Promoting Gender Equality for Innovation Promotion of gender equality drives innovation both in science and in industrial organisations. However, we often fail to put scientific knowledge into practice. This Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table explores the following questions: How to implement gender equality to increase the quality of innovation? And who needs to change: decision… Watch Video Share
Science & Innovation Management Promoting Gender Equality for Innovation Promotion of gender equality drives innovation both in science and in industrial organisations. However, we often fail to put scientific knowledge into practice. This Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table explores the following questions: How to implement gender equality to increase the quality of innovation? And who needs to change: decision… Watch Video Share
Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation Cao Thang Dinh 2023 2023 | Engineering & Technology Breakthrough Day Talk Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technology holds promise for mitigating climate change by transforming CO2 emissions into useful products. However, several challenges hinder its widespread adoption, particularly its low energy efficiency. One major issue is the high… Watch Video Share
2023 2023 | Engineering & Technology Breakthrough Day Talk Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technology holds promise for mitigating climate change by transforming CO2 emissions into useful products. However, several challenges hinder its widespread adoption, particularly its low energy efficiency. One major issue is the high… Watch Video Share