Carlo Martini

Nominated by: Rick Hao, Speedinvest Presented by: Simon Groeblacher

Banana-based biodegradable sanitary pads can combat the waste problem of sanitary pads by utilizing banana plant and leaf extract betel.

The nominating institute Botswana Innovation Hub on the breakthrough: Mashaba’s consortium mobilises communities to identify challenges and follow a design innovation framework that quickly creates scalable solutions. The model follows a social entrepreneurship route, and establishes sustainable businesses in the communities — thus enhancing their livelihoods. It is being rolled…

PRESENTED BY Aadeel Akhtar NOMINATED BY University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tags: Prostethetics, Prosthetic Arm, Prosthetic Hand, Redefining Human

How Responsive Nanomaterials Take Medicine to the Next Level Self-destruction mechanisms are not only a frequent feature of action movies, they are also the next big thing in nanomedicine. Think of tiny capsules that overcome complex barriers of the body and eventually dissolve, releasing substances to specific places – and…

Eya Boughanmi is addressing the increasing threat of leishmaniasis, a dangerous zoonotic disease, by developing a miniaturised medical analysis device based on biosensor technology. This point-of-care device aims to provide a rapid, accurate, and affordable diagnosis of canine leishmaniosis, ultimately reducing the spread of infectious diseases in Tunisia and protecting…

This project investigates clashing territorial views in the Pan-Amazon region in the South West of Colombia and offers new aesthetic tools via Media, capable of opening new avenues for knowledge exchange, dialogue and inter-existence. Through participatory research and socially engaged art, this project explores the potential of an ethics of…

By capitalizing on low-cost local wool produced by herders, Oyungerel Munkhbat is able to produce affordable air purification filters as efficient as the HEPA filter, preventing air pollution-related diseases.

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with John Jumper, Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category of Engineering and Technology. He discussed the Artificial Intelligence protein folding system AlphaFold which he developed together with his team…

To measure the magnetic moment of the muon to unprecedented precision in the search for new fundamental particles and forces that may contribute to the muon’s internal magnetism. By producing copious numbers of subatomic muon particles in a powerful accelerator, a precise measurement of the muon spin precession and the…