The nominating institution ETH Zurich on the breakthrough: Pulling drug carriers with magnetic fields is difficult to scale up to humans. Schuerle developed a different control strategy using a combination of two fields: one that makes micro-magnets rotate, and a stationary field that limits this effect to the target site.…

Science Slam Canada is a non-profit organization that runs science outreach events across Canada. Our events are hosted in community venues – bars, cafes, and theatres – and aim to share science with an adult audience in an engaging way. Science slams are structured as judged competitions, with speakers including…

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…

As in countless other areas, the diversity, frequency, and scale of human activity are having devastating effects on our oceans and their ecosystem. Whilst overfishing, pollution, and climate change are severely damaging to coral reefs around the world, we remain largely ignorant of – or blind to – the importance…

Dilip Menon was talking about creating a paracolonial framework that goes beyond the nation state, and that looks at the ways in which humanity’s destiny is framed by shared heritages through oceanic connections. In a time of global warming, the rising waters, and vast human migrations, we need a politics…

In our first MAKERTHON OWL- OPEN.PUBLIC.PLACES from 5-7 June 2020, 4 institutions from science, economy, policy making and society invited 60 scientists and creative minds from all generations and backgrounds to design and prototype innovative ideas for streets and squares, churches and museums, parks and playgrounds in times of Corona…

How Dementia Research Improves the Lives of Patients and Caregivers “Dementia” is the name for a group of symptoms that usually come slowly, often going unnoticed at first by relatives and friends, up to a point they can no longer ignore the changes in the person’s behaviour and personality. At…

AgriBox is an AgriTech hardware and software solution using best practices and promising technologies (IoT, AI, satellite imagery) which allow smallholder farmers to access cheap precision agriculture.

Interacpedia is a platform that transforms the way of attracting, connecting, developing and identifying people through an experiential and gamified learning model, focused on building massive communities that present proposals to problems, needs or opportunities that organizations seek to solve, using the technology to demonstrate their purpose, know-how, do and…

Sundance Collab has created a digital education breakthrough for artists around the world by putting the focus on storytelling, and creating lab-like environments for great stories to flourish. Film education is incredibly expensive, selective, and out of reach for most creators around the world. We have created a space for…