Hong Kong has faced many challenges since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Intensified neoliberalism has worsened the city’s socio-economic and spatial inequities and integration with China has brought political changes. Working with other professionals, NGOs, district councillors and place champions, this project encourages community members to collaborate in…

My project is about finding the protein aggregates as the pathophysiology of preeclampsia Tags: Health Science.

Future Computing – Magic Wand for Innovation or Threat to Humanity? 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. From the rise of…

There is a need to enable stable and persistent energy sources for integrated electronics and technologies operating in any strategic environment inaccessible to humans. Francesca Cova is developing a battery prototype based on the light-mediated conversion of radioactive decay energies into electricity, exploiting record-efficient scintillating nanoarchitectures.

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…

While digital media offer the opportunity for people of all walks of life to gain access to essential information, digital literacy is a necessary component of achieving an informed citizenry. From public health info to active political engagement, knowing how to find and interpret reliable information online is essential. While…

José Manuel Rojas Díaz is working on addressing the high mortality rate of cervical cancer in Mexican women by developing a novel technology called BiKE (bispecific killer cell engager). This technology is designed to target a specific tumour marker, recruiting and stimulating immune cells (NK cells) to enhance the antitumour…

The nominating institute innosabi GmbH on the breakthrough: Imagine a world where innovation is not an overwhelming task for one, but a mission for the entire organisation. Imagine a fast and efficient innovation space made for employees to collaboratively create with experts on a global scale, whilst having access to…

The nominating institution IBM Research Europe on the breakthrough: RoboRXN is a pioneering project, integrating AI, Cloud and Automation to change chemistry, from a traditional type of business into a high-tech business. A chemist (from a remote location) draws the molecule of interest and the AI models assist in the…

What if we agree on ADDITIONAL search Reference Schemas to Index what we know and where, and how it connects? Across Scales and Scopes, Cultures, Languages, Sign-Systems? And embody and index thematic fields and issues. Proposed a Metaparadigm and a Conceptual Superstructure (9D) for enhancing conventional search methods and detecting…