Marcel Kempers

About the project Adventure in the Plants Kingdom is part of a project funded by National Geographic’s COVID-19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund for Educators Grant. The idea was to equip primary and secondary school learners with an explorer mindset and skills that enable them to discover their surroundings in ways…

As one of the top researchers in ultrashort-pulsed lasers for industrial applications, Prof. Dr. Andreas Tünnermann also focuses on the practical application of his scientific work in everyday life. By initiating and coordinating the research initiative QuNET, he pushes the boundaries of the emerging field of quantum communication towards a…

How a new Technology in the field of Optoelectronics is changing the Future of Data The ever-increasing amount of data raises an important question: How can information be transmitted at high speed yet at low cost? The current technology, based on copper wires, is reaching its ceiling due to the…

Agnieszka Zuchowska is developing a novel in vitro tool that will largely reproduce the features of the in vivo environment, and thus increase the reliability of the results obtained in preclinical studies.

Amanar aims to empower and inspire the Sahrawi refugee community through the wonders of the Universe. Special attention is given to teachers, children and the youth, to strengthen their resilience and make them feel part of a global community. The project facilitates the development of scientific skills and critical thinking,…

The nominating institution CISPA on the breakthrough: The mission: Build a Corona Warn App that warns users if they have been near an infected person. How to do this while protecting anonymity? Based on our work with DP-3T, the privacy-preserving exposure tracing protocol that makes the scientific foundation for the…

CREATE is a unique applied research centre that develops practical solutions to foster the economic and social integration of refugees through education and employment. CREATE has developed innovative Virtual Career Clinics based on a mentor/mentee model that support over 150 people each year to access employment. Working in close partnership…

Ent- is an immersive projection exploring the impacts of quantum computing through a perception-based experience. As the only artist in the world working directly with quantum computing & art, Heaney wrote her own code for IBM’s quantum computers to reveal unique signatures of entanglement & used these to create a…

Professor Kevan Shokat at UCSF has achieved a breakthrough in cancer drug discovery.  The protein K-Ras has been described as “undruggable” for almost 40 years since its discovery as the first human oncogene in 1982.  There has been a worldwide hunt for a drug to inhibit its role in cancer,…

“Doctor Demo’s Laboratory” is an engaging science show that uses captivating demonstrations led by the persona of Doctor Demo to explain complex scientific concepts, utilizing elements like balloons, soap, fire, and toys to elucidate principles like Newton’s laws, Bernoulli’s Principle, Archimedes’ Principle, and more, comprising around 35 to 40 demonstrations…