The nominating institution Worcester Polytechnic Institute on the project: The concert series pairs scientists with artists (composers, performers, dancers) around a central theme. The artists work with the scientists to develop musical works that reflect, represent, comment on, or are otherwise inspired by the research and concepts of the scientific…

David Stark researches networks of cognition in markets and teams. At Falling Walls, he was taking about about the idea of an algorithmic society, power asymmetries on the organizational level, and the relationship between platform providers and their customers.

Thousands of students across Canada developed STEM projects this year, but most regional science fairs in March/April and the 2020 Canada-Wide Science Fair in May were cancelled. On May 4, YSC launched an online fair to encourage grade 7-12 students to share their projects and fuel their journey of discovery…

How Planetary Boundaries Envision A Safe Operating Space for Humanity The Anthropocene is a term often used to describe the geological epoch we live in – an age where humans more than any other factor in nature shape the face of the planet. For centuries, humanity has effected change on its…

Sidewalk Science Center is hosted 3-5 days a week in public spaces, such as parks, playgrounds and even outdoor malls, allowing participants the opportunity to engage with a variety of hands-on science experiments and team-building exercises meant to encourage questions and strengthen observational skills. When our telescope is out, participants…

The Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Harvesting system is an application-specific integrated circuit that converts ambient RF energy to generate sufficient power for the sensor nodes used in IoT applications.

Whether it was the theory of gravity or relativity, new concepts in physics tend to start out as seemingly unbelievable before they become widely accepted and are translated into world-changing technologies. Quantum physics is the latest such theory to slowly move into mainstream consciousness. Quantum physics deals with such strange…

A wearable to ease medical practitioners from using multiple devices for measurement enabling faster diagnosis with data transfer to stake holders to determine the medical treatment or course of care.   Tags: Covid-19, Digital Health, Med-Tech, Mobile Health.

The two most common mental health issues, depression and anxiety, are also the leading cause of disability globally. The economic impact and societal ramifications are increasingly being recognised and a cultural and policy shift in the way mental health disorders are perceived and tackled is already underway. However, much remains…

The strongest source of free encyclopaedic knowledge is Wikipedia, which currently contains about 6.458.000 articles in English. At the same time, the switch from analogue to digital TV signals and the development of flat screens have made myriads of tube TVs obsolete. A smart combination of these devices can help…