Christiane Löll

Rewriting Social Sciences: How humanity’s destiny can be framed by shared heritages through oceanic connections How can we think of the world as composed of categories derived from particular spaces and lifeworlds, rather than a space with categories seen as universal? How do we move beyond contingent formations, like nations…

The nominating institution UZH on the breakthrough: Human reproduction developed from a matter of chance to a matter of choice to a matter of design. Latest developments suggest that CRISPR technology will usher in a new era of technologically mediated reproduction. The work examines the interrelation and interaction between normative…

A recent study shows that hearing is the last sense to go when we die. What is the last sound you wish to hear at the end of your life? Yoko Sen is an ambient electronic musician who spent time in hospitals as a patient, horrified by their noise –…

Maureen Gumbo proposes utilising porous materials which can absorb water vapour and condense it into usable clean water to combat the shortage of clean water.

Monika Janíková is exploring erythroprogenitor-to-erythrocyte maturation in cell cultures, focusing on materials released in enucleation. This can proceed via methods well-established in neutrophil ET research.

Just four crops (maize, rice, wheat, and soybean) provide over 60% of the world’s food. This is a challenge now and a huge risk in the future. Can we be sure that, by themselves, a few “major” crops will nourish over 9 billion people on a warming planet? Our reliance…

Each year, thousands of people lose the ability to speak due to strokes, accidents, or disease. While there have been various attempts to restore speech to humans, science still has a long way to go. Edward Chang is a leading neurosurgeon and Weill Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University…

Voice of nature art installation uses a living tree to uncover the impact of climate change in real time. In collaboration with the scientific partner Stefano Mancuso of the LIVN lab of the University of Florance and the sensor department of the Technical University of delft Artist Thijs Biersteker Developed…

Tina Taskovic argues that Li-ion batteries will be the devices that decarbonize our energy infrastructure, but they need to last longer for them to be affordable for the present and sustainable for the future. New electrolyte formulations and using tactics to avoid known issues in cells are key for long-lived…

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