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Joseph Bedard is tackling the issue of plastic production’s dependence on petrochemicals by developing polymers using nitrogen and phosphorus, abundant elements separate from fossil fuels. This innovative approach creates greener, functional materials, paving the way for a fossil fuel-free future in plastics manufacturing.

Roman Fasel obtained his PhD in Physics in 1996 from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and joined Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, after post-doctoral research fellowships at La Trobe University (Melbourne) and the Fritz-Haber-Institute (Berlin). He is the head of the nanotech@surfaces Laboratory of Empa,…

How Insect Science Contributes to Understanding Human Immunity Let us be honest – when reading the words “insect research”, we rather think about killing insects than about learning from them. Luxembourg born immunologist Jules A. Hoffmann has based his multi-awarded career, crowned by the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or…

Ahmed Ghazi convinced the jury and won 1st place at the global Falling Walls Lab Finale 2018. Ahmed developed 3D printed injection molds used to create intricate realistic human organs. These models can be used for doctors to rehearse surgeries and reduce the rate of surgical errors.

DreamSpace Academy is a Community Innovation Centre which was created to tackle authentic socio-economic and environmental challenges using Project Based Learning (PBL). Our mission is to empower creative minds through Maker Education, to create innovative solutions using Open Innovation, and ultimately leading them to become successful social entrepreneurs. It is…

Francesca Santoro is trying to find out how electronic microchip-based devices are coupled to biological tissues. She and her team developed a biohybrid synapse through the coupling of an artificial neuron and biological neuronal cells that spontaneously release the neurotransmitter dopamine.

The nominating institution Australian National University on the project: Cyber-physical systems will revolutionise our world. Who will build them? Who will make sure they reflect all our humanity and values? We need a new discipline – and the practitioners to go with it – to challenge conventional thinking, to open…

@vitadecisions provides reproductive advice with a bioethical and gender mainstreaming approach to promote reproductive autonomy and respond to the lack of public policies. Tags: Discrimination, Diversity, Education, Gender, reproductive justice, reproductive rights, gender mainstreming, transversality, bioethics.

Convergence creates development opportunities for researchers, artists, and teachers. It builds capacity for student research mentorships across disparate fields and develops educational resources through a two-semester course, catalogues, lectures, websites, and public events. Convergence reaches out through a variety of media formats including blogs, videos, movies, and audio recordings and…

Michaela Vojníková argues that bioceramic scaffolds can be prepared by using a freeze-casting method. This allows people to prepare pores appropriate for nerve guidance with a length of more than 3 cm and from a biocompatible material.