How psychology builds empathy between humans and robots Leila Takayama Engineering & Technology How psychology builds empathy between humans and robots As smarter, faster, and cheaper industrial robots are at the verge of revolutionising manufacturing worldwide, it seems we are ready to entrust them with more diverse tasks, ranging from collaboratively assembling products with people to providing front-of-house customer service. Already today, hospitals, hotels, and logistics companies use robots to provide… Watch Video Share
Engineering & Technology How psychology builds empathy between humans and robots As smarter, faster, and cheaper industrial robots are at the verge of revolutionising manufacturing worldwide, it seems we are ready to entrust them with more diverse tasks, ranging from collaboratively assembling products with people to providing front-of-house customer service. Already today, hospitals, hotels, and logistics companies use robots to provide… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Wasting Water Finapp srl Science Start-Ups Breaking the Wall of Wasting Water PRESENTED BY Luca Stevanato NOMINATED BY University of Padova Tags: Ag Tech, Earth Observation, Water Sensing Watch Video Share
Science Start-Ups Breaking the Wall of Wasting Water PRESENTED BY Luca Stevanato NOMINATED BY University of Padova Tags: Ag Tech, Earth Observation, Water Sensing Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Spectroscopy and Imaging Martin Plenio, Fedor Jelezko Physical Sciences Breaking the Wall of Spectroscopy and Imaging The nominating institution University of Ulm on the breakthrough: NMR is of major importance in biology, chemistry, medicine, and physics, as it gives access to molecular structure and revolutionised medical imaging. But the poor sensitivity of current NMR technology prevents its application to single proteins or the imaging of cellular… Watch Video Share
Physical Sciences Breaking the Wall of Spectroscopy and Imaging The nominating institution University of Ulm on the breakthrough: NMR is of major importance in biology, chemistry, medicine, and physics, as it gives access to molecular structure and revolutionised medical imaging. But the poor sensitivity of current NMR technology prevents its application to single proteins or the imaging of cellular… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Infectious Diseases Eya Boughanmi 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Infectious Diseases Eya Boughanmi is addressing the increasing threat of leishmaniasis, a dangerous zoonotic disease, by developing a miniaturised medical analysis device based on biosensor technology. This point-of-care device aims to provide a rapid, accurate, and affordable diagnosis of canine leishmaniosis, ultimately reducing the spread of infectious diseases in Tunisia and protecting… Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Infectious Diseases Eya Boughanmi is addressing the increasing threat of leishmaniasis, a dangerous zoonotic disease, by developing a miniaturised medical analysis device based on biosensor technology. This point-of-care device aims to provide a rapid, accurate, and affordable diagnosis of canine leishmaniosis, ultimately reducing the spread of infectious diseases in Tunisia and protecting… Watch Video Share
Solar Food Dehydrator: Breaking the Wall of Fruit and Vegetable Waste Stannie Rameliarison 2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Solar Food Dehydrator: Breaking the Wall of Fruit and Vegetable Waste Stannie Rameliarison and her team teach fruit and vegetable producers how to dry their crops in order to store them longer and provide them with solar dryers and a market where they can sell the dried products. Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Solar Food Dehydrator: Breaking the Wall of Fruit and Vegetable Waste Stannie Rameliarison and her team teach fruit and vegetable producers how to dry their crops in order to store them longer and provide them with solar dryers and a market where they can sell the dried products. Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Dementia Yizhou Yu 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Dementia Yizhou Yu addresses the lack of personalised treatments for Alzheimer’s disease by investigating genetic, cellular, and population-level aspects. He combined laboratory techniques and machine learning to identify a novel pathway, leading to the development of probiotic bacteria that delay neuron death in animal models, offering a potential solution for Alzheimer’s… Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Dementia Yizhou Yu addresses the lack of personalised treatments for Alzheimer’s disease by investigating genetic, cellular, and population-level aspects. He combined laboratory techniques and machine learning to identify a novel pathway, leading to the development of probiotic bacteria that delay neuron death in animal models, offering a potential solution for Alzheimer’s… Watch Video Share
Recycling Centers: Breaking the Wall of Plastic Pollution Simon Bernard Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Recycling Centers: Breaking the Wall of Plastic Pollution Founded in 2016, Plastic Odyssey is a floating laboratory/recycling centre powered entirely by plastics. Their three-year mission will deliver and support low tech solutions in communities across three continents. Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Recycling Centers: Breaking the Wall of Plastic Pollution Founded in 2016, Plastic Odyssey is a floating laboratory/recycling centre powered entirely by plastics. Their three-year mission will deliver and support low tech solutions in communities across three continents. Watch Video Share
Smart and Simple Lost and Found App: Breaking the Wall of Lost Items on Campus Marianne Chang Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Smart and Simple Lost and Found App: Breaking the Wall of Lost Items on Campus To overcome the inconvenience of finding lost items on campus, Marianne Chang proposes the use of a lost and found app to geotag the found items. Simple, convenient, and smart! Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Smart and Simple Lost and Found App: Breaking the Wall of Lost Items on Campus To overcome the inconvenience of finding lost items on campus, Marianne Chang proposes the use of a lost and found app to geotag the found items. Simple, convenient, and smart! Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall to Ancestral Sculptures Nora Al-Badri Art & Science Breaking the Wall to Ancestral Sculptures The nominating institution EPFL on the breakthrough: Nora Al Badri’s unique work joining art, AI, and cultural heritage was advanced during her residency at the Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) of the CDH, EPFL, and will culminate with an exhibition in Autumn 2020. A pre-trained neural network based on GAN… Watch Video Share
Art & Science Breaking the Wall to Ancestral Sculptures The nominating institution EPFL on the breakthrough: Nora Al Badri’s unique work joining art, AI, and cultural heritage was advanced during her residency at the Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) of the CDH, EPFL, and will culminate with an exhibition in Autumn 2020. A pre-trained neural network based on GAN… Watch Video Share
BREAKING THE WALL TO MEDICAL AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES Engineering & Technology BREAKING THE WALL TO MEDICAL AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES How a Nanotech Toolbox Can Revolutionise Medicine and Energy Storage The sheet of paper this text is printed on is about 100,000 nanometers thick and one hair on your head is about 50,000 nanometers wide. In our everyday experience, these are some of the smallest objects we are able to… Watch Video Share
Engineering & Technology BREAKING THE WALL TO MEDICAL AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES How a Nanotech Toolbox Can Revolutionise Medicine and Energy Storage The sheet of paper this text is printed on is about 100,000 nanometers thick and one hair on your head is about 50,000 nanometers wide. In our everyday experience, these are some of the smallest objects we are able to… Watch Video Share