Native Scientist connects children and scientists across Europe using a new concept integrating science and language learning (STEM+LANG). Our educational and empowerment programme targets migrant children who are twice as likely to underachieve in science than non-migrants. In school workshops using a speed-dating format, the project brings together 20 children…

The nominating institution Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH on the breakthrough: Playing LEGO with molecules promises to be an appealing approach to facile fabrication of unusual nanostructures. Attractive quantum functionalities have been shown, but there is a problem: Molecules defy intuitive handling, their behaviour is hard to predict. To address this challenge,…

Perspectives and Challenges in Quantum Computing – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 Quantum computing has emerged as a revolutionary technology that promises to transform various fields, from drug discovery to optimization problems and cryptography to artificial intelligence. However, many of these applications are still in the distant future. This…

Fiberhouse is an informal research and education center located in Asheville, NC. Partnering with farmers, artists, designers, fiber folks, and scientists we are studying soil to soil methods – creating cloth that heals together. We facilitate hands-on workshops and learning experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds in-person and…

Progress in autonomous vehicles and digital assistants shows that today’s machines can perform certain human tasks with remarkable accuracy. But they lack versatility and only work within limited domains for which large sets of training data are available. Transfer of knowledge, common sense, and an understanding of causality are open problems.…

Will our relationship with the dead change at a time when technology allows us to communicate with digital representatives of the deceased using synthesized voices? By synthesizing a voice from a body that was mummified 2000 years ago, this project wants to make the liminal space between life and death…

I’m investigating the impact of lifestyle on cancer risk. Looking at smoking cessation and dietary changes, I monitor personalised cancer risk reduction over time in 120 women using DNA methylation.

We aim at leveraging Computer Vision techniques to efficiently analyze the out-stream of fish from the sea. Empowered by this knowledge, we can devise optimal strategies for achieving sustainable seas. Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Environment & Nature, Food & Agriculture, Resilience, sustainability.

‘Canticum Megapterae’ is a collaborative electronic music album inspired by the beauty and structure of humpback whale songs, and aiming at raising awareness of other intelligent species. By combining science and art, the project’s purpose is to break the walls between different disciplines, and between human and animal cultures. The…

Sofia Pazzagli and her team developed a new method to ‘write’ micrometric pattern inside glass-like materials which is 10 times more efficient and up to 5 times less expensive than the currently available techniques.