Cédric Villani

What are black holes? Where do they lead and are they a threat? Questions such as these have captivated the imaginations of scientists and the public for decades. Up until recently, only simulations and illustrations could help to envisage what black holes might look like – which is why the…

Our project is aimed to train kids aged (8-14) years coding, so they can be able to program their own programs and games. Also training kids how to design simple educational projects using robots and electronic circuits. We have a cooperation with Iraqi private schools to introduce our courses to…

We argue that much of sharing online misinformation is due to people simply being distracted from thinking about whether news is accurate, rather than purposeful sharing of falsehoods. As a result, we show that subtly shifting users’ attention to accuracy increases the quality of the news that they share. Accuracy…

“Tianjic” is the the world’s first brain-inspired hybrid computing chip that bridges computer-science-oriented and neuroscience-oriented approaches. It not only accommodates computer-science-oriented machine learning algorithms and neuroscience-oriented models, but also supports cross computing paradigm modelling. With one chip, a bicycle performs real-time object detection, tracking, voice recognition, obstacle avoidance, auto balance…

LabEscape is a non-profit outreach activity whose goal is to show that science can be accessible, relevant, beautiful and fun, via a unique science-based escape room experience. Agents must solve a series of jaw-dropping puzzles based on various physics phenomena – objects will literally disappear before their eyes! – though…

In the current age of life sciences, we have come to invent better and better drugs that are increasingly efficient in relieving pain and treating diseases. Despite this positive trend, the world continuously faces serious medicine shortages and in many parts of the world drugs and painkillers may either be…

The nominating institute Weizmann Institute of Science on the project: Currently, there is not a single treatment available for Alzheimer’s disease. Schwartz’s breakthrough therapy harnesses the power of the immune system to protect and repair the brain. It’s expected to provide the first disease-modifying treatment in Alzheimer’s and dementia. Her…

Nermeen Youssef’s goal is to induce fat cells to secrete insulin using blue light so that patients with type 1 diabetes will no longer need to inject insulin in the future. She wants to offer the needle-free treatment of type 1 diabetes.

In our current moment our society prioritizes the material over the numinous. While generates progress in technology, it is apparent to most that something important in the way we relate to one another has been lost, the effects of which are felt across countries and institutions pushing us to a…

According to Dana Pousty, safe water can be accessible anywhere around the globe by using the sustainable UV-LED lab patented device which uses multispectral wavelengths to achieve maximum disinfection with minimum costs and energy consumption.