Alessandra Sequeira

How Supernova Explosions Trace the History of the Universe The universe is stranger than we imagined: it is 1/4 dark matter that we do not understand and 2/3 dark energy about which we know even less. Robert Kirshner, a world-leading astronomer mentored a generation of successful cosmologists of the Nobel-winning…

Tigran Ambartsumov is developing technology for intensifying the process of germinating seeds of agricultural crops, increasing the yield of crops and minimizing yield loss during drought years.

To break the Wall of affordable clean energy for all, materials are the key. Up to 80% of the cost of an energy solution is due to its constituent materials and can take 20 years to reach commercialization. MAPs are a multidisciplinary technology built on robotics, high performance computing, and…

In third place was the Israeli Shani Elitzur from Technion for her innovative renewable energy concept. Her research focuses on safer and more demand-based hydrogen production, which offers potential for storing electrical energy from aluminium-water reactions.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent cancers globally. A large proportion of people have modifiable risk factors, such as weight and diet. Coffee is the main source of chlorogenic acid, the most abundant polyphenol in natural products. Hernán Villota argues that these polyphenolic compounds could have a preventive…

How Open Journalism Saves Publishing in the Digital Age The decline of many major international print outlets – due to their difficulties in adapting to the ways information is shared and consumed online today – is not news, but continues having dramatic effects on the traditional regional and global media…

Paradigm is inspired by ideas of science and is a metaphor for potential; the potential to grow, take risks, and be bold and brave. These are all qualities which are necessary for scientific progress and reflect the ambition and intention of the Crick Institute. I chose weathered steel as the…

Green Energy is dedicated to the recovery and conversion of waste heat into electricity for powering and lighting off-grid households in urban and rural areas with smart stove generators.

For refugees around the world, the options to earn an income are often severely limited. Without a work permit, they are often stuck in limbo, displaced and with little money to spare. Yet they have innate talents within them in the form of their language, their story and culture. Aline…

Forging a More Inclusive Research Ecosystem with Key Stakeholders Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. Following on from the discussion Combatting…