Alexis Roig

Batteries have been around for a long time, but it is only in the last decade that they have become a key tool in global energy transition and the fight against climate change. An increasingly electrified world needs more efficient and more sustainable batteries. In this Falling Walls Round Table,…

Since the Berlin Wall has fallen, the World has made real progress in the fight against extreme poverty: the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 1.4 billion then to 800 million today. The number of children dying under the age of 5 every year has been…

Data are not neutral facts, but rather relational objects whose meaning can only be discerned in relation to a specific context. This “relational view” of data means that the values of those who collect, process and analyse data affect what counts as data in the first place, and how data…

By telling stories of women affected by the Zika epidemic, Debora Diniz has shown how the lack of a gender perspective in health emergency response leads to growing gender-based violence, loss of livelihoods, excessive unpaid care work and adverse mental, sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women and girls. As…

The Sciency project is focused on revolutionizing STEM education and Science Engagement, particularly in underprivileged communities. Our aim is to inspire and empower students by providing hands-on learning experiences and innovative resources. Through our interactive app, workshops, robotics courses, and makerlabs, we engage students in a dynamic and immersive learning…

The nominating institution Arizona State University on the breakthrough: ASU Prep Digital is Arizona State University’s innovative K-12 digital strategy for impacting learning outcomes at scale. Unique to online learning programs, ASU Prep Digital is deeply integrated with the university. More than 200 pathways into the disciplines offer direct access…

Training Scientists for the Future – Is the PhD still up to date? – Falling Walls Circle Round Table 2023 The PhD is the foundation of the academic enterprise, the first piece of original work done by a researcher. With the significant changes seen within science and the expectations broader…

Demis Hassabis is the Founder and CEO of DeepMind, the world’s leading AI research company, and now a part of Alphabet. DeepMind has produced landmark research breakthroughs such as AlphaGo, the first program to beat the world champion at the game of Go, and AlphaFold, which was heralded as a…

Miniaturizing engines and machines to sizes less than a few millimetres remains an unmet challenge because of the complexity of their design and their fundamental physics that does not favor down-sizing. Materials that respond like muscles by changing their shape or size on demand offer an alternative way to power…

Microscopes have transformed society, from the first discovery of cells and viruses, to 21st century precision medicine and pharmaceuticals. However, the best microscopes have hit a major barrier: the light they use is so intense that it can destroy the sample being looked at. We used quantum light to break…