Re-Creating the Scent of Human Exertion with Bioreactors Paul Vanouse Art & Science Global Call Winner Re-Creating the Scent of Human Exertion with Bioreactors Labor reflects upon our changing understanding of what we are. Microbes in and on the human body outnumber human cells and complicate any simplistic sense of (an indivisible) self. The smell of the perspiring body is not just a human scent, unless we are willing to redefine what we mean… Watch Video Share
Art & Science Global Call Winner Re-Creating the Scent of Human Exertion with Bioreactors Labor reflects upon our changing understanding of what we are. Microbes in and on the human body outnumber human cells and complicate any simplistic sense of (an indivisible) self. The smell of the perspiring body is not just a human scent, unless we are willing to redefine what we mean… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of the Deep Sea Samantha Joye Physical Sciences Breaking the Wall of the Deep Sea Deep ocean extreme environments – sites of immense beauty, wonder and intrigue – harbor unique and unimagined microorganisms that thrive at radically different pressure, temperature, salinity, and pH regimes compared to those on land or in the surface ocean. State-of-the-art genomic and computational approaches will guide targeted discovery of unique… Watch Video Share
Physical Sciences Breaking the Wall of the Deep Sea Deep ocean extreme environments – sites of immense beauty, wonder and intrigue – harbor unique and unimagined microorganisms that thrive at radically different pressure, temperature, salinity, and pH regimes compared to those on land or in the surface ocean. State-of-the-art genomic and computational approaches will guide targeted discovery of unique… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall between Science and Arts and to Dementia France-Elena Damian Art & Science Breaking the Wall between Science and Arts and to Dementia “Du sollst den Wald nicht vor dem Hasen loben-You shall not praise the forest before the hare” is a thought-provoking, touching and oftentimes funny piece about forgetting, remembering, repression, and losing oneself; a play that questions what it means when a person drifts into dementia and there are no longer… Watch Video Share
Art & Science Breaking the Wall between Science and Arts and to Dementia “Du sollst den Wald nicht vor dem Hasen loben-You shall not praise the forest before the hare” is a thought-provoking, touching and oftentimes funny piece about forgetting, remembering, repression, and losing oneself; a play that questions what it means when a person drifts into dementia and there are no longer… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Plant Protection Mout De Vrieze 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Plant Protection Mout De Vrieze is addressing the challenge faced by potato farmers who heavily rely on toxic pesticides to protect their crops, leading to environmental and health risks. Her solution involves isolating natural protective microorganisms from potato plants and combining them to create eco-friendly plant protection products, offering a sustainable and… Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Plant Protection Mout De Vrieze is addressing the challenge faced by potato farmers who heavily rely on toxic pesticides to protect their crops, leading to environmental and health risks. Her solution involves isolating natural protective microorganisms from potato plants and combining them to create eco-friendly plant protection products, offering a sustainable and… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Recycling CO2 in Mining Jessica Hamilton Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Recycling CO2 in Mining I developed a relatively low-cost, low energy input process to make valuable products from mining wastes, which has the potential to achieve carbon neutral mining operations. Tag: Climate change, Environment & Nature, Green Tech Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Recycling CO2 in Mining I developed a relatively low-cost, low energy input process to make valuable products from mining wastes, which has the potential to achieve carbon neutral mining operations. Tag: Climate change, Environment & Nature, Green Tech Watch Video Share
Modulating Artificial Ecosystems with Photosynthetic Bacteria and a Generic Algorithm Michael Sedbon Art & Science Global Call Winner Modulating Artificial Ecosystems with Photosynthetic Bacteria and a Generic Algorithm Since most of life on earth is now modulated and influenced by human actions and infrastructure, one may ask how our technologies and ecosystems interact In this installation, 2 artificial ecosystems are sharing a light source The photosynthetic bacteria that compose this system are rewarded for their oxygen production with… Watch Video Share
Art & Science Global Call Winner Modulating Artificial Ecosystems with Photosynthetic Bacteria and a Generic Algorithm Since most of life on earth is now modulated and influenced by human actions and infrastructure, one may ask how our technologies and ecosystems interact In this installation, 2 artificial ecosystems are sharing a light source The photosynthetic bacteria that compose this system are rewarded for their oxygen production with… Watch Video Share
Optimizing Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Radiology: Breaking the Wall of Stochastic Effects Hamza Sekkat 2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Optimizing Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Radiology: Breaking the Wall of Stochastic Effects In radiology, how can we reduce the entrance surface dose while keeping the obtained image acceptability for routine radiographic examinations to improve diagnosis quality? Hamza Sekkat uses a phantom and solid-state detector/multisensor to optimize the radiation dose and image quality by selecting image parameters that give an acceptable one with… Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Optimizing Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Radiology: Breaking the Wall of Stochastic Effects In radiology, how can we reduce the entrance surface dose while keeping the obtained image acceptability for routine radiographic examinations to improve diagnosis quality? Hamza Sekkat uses a phantom and solid-state detector/multisensor to optimize the radiation dose and image quality by selecting image parameters that give an acceptable one with… Watch Video Share
Circular Economy – Running in Circles or Closing the Loop? Science & Innovation Management Circular Economy – Running in Circles or Closing the Loop? Circular Economy – Running in Circles or Closing the Loop? 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. Transitioning the economy from linear… Watch Video Share
Science & Innovation Management Circular Economy – Running in Circles or Closing the Loop? Circular Economy – Running in Circles or Closing the Loop? 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. Transitioning the economy from linear… Watch Video Share
Ulrike Malmendier: Breaking the Wall to Inflation Ulrike Malmendier 2023 Breakthrough Day Talk Ulrike Malmendier: Breaking the Wall to Inflation Ulrike Malmendier: Breaking the Wall to Inflation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Inflation, especially when experienced at high or unpredictable rates, gives rise to several significant economic issues. Firstly, it erodes the purchasing power of consumers, leading to a decrease in the overall standard of living. Fixed-income earners, such… Watch Video Share
2023 Breakthrough Day Talk Ulrike Malmendier: Breaking the Wall to Inflation Ulrike Malmendier: Breaking the Wall to Inflation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Inflation, especially when experienced at high or unpredictable rates, gives rise to several significant economic issues. Firstly, it erodes the purchasing power of consumers, leading to a decrease in the overall standard of living. Fixed-income earners, such… Watch Video Share
Treating Arterial Fibrillation with Anti-Infammatories: Breaking the Wall of Arrhythmia Thomas Hutschalik 2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Treating Arterial Fibrillation with Anti-Infammatories: Breaking the Wall of Arrhythmia Thomas Hutschalik creates different heart cell types from stem cells and combines them together. By checking how their rhythm is influenced by, for example, immune cells, he tries to help improve patients’ treatments. Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Treating Arterial Fibrillation with Anti-Infammatories: Breaking the Wall of Arrhythmia Thomas Hutschalik creates different heart cell types from stem cells and combines them together. By checking how their rhythm is influenced by, for example, immune cells, he tries to help improve patients’ treatments. Watch Video Share