Daniel Leidner

Our project involves installation of mobile breastfeeding booths in public places. The booths are unique, private, clean and gives mothers a comfortable place to breastfeed. We aim to increase EBF levels.

As a scientist, getting a research grant often feels like an odyssey. It involves a lot of red tape and can take years to be approved. While it is a nuisance to all researchers, the process is especially frustrating for environmental scientists, who rely on grants to perform their research…

Sohyun Park is proposing a campaign which encourages people to watch and read contents that they dislike, to express their honest opinion about them and to share it with other people. Tag: Social Cohesion.

In 2015, Europe’s governments were, for the lack of a better word, overwhelmed by the influx of over 1 million refugees. The affected countries squabbled over a unified response and ultimately failed in organising a joint effort to manage what was termed the worst refugee crisis since the Second World…

Life is built from proteins, like the cells in our skin, hair, eyes, and also viruses. We have developed am approach to exploit the quantum properties of proteins to translate them to sound, and use it to better understand biomaterials, and treat diseases. Based on the similarities between the structure…

My project concerns the application of VLP to a broader context. Many technical solutions exists, but they are not practical. I want to improve robustness, and make large installations possible. Tags: Engineering, Robotic.

Nominated by: Leibniz Universität Hannover Presented by: Alexander Börgel

Climate Action Future – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 With climate change being the most pressing challenge of our time, securing a sustainable future depends on aligning core human needs with sustainable climate solutions. Despite growing awareness and international commitments, progress in climate action has been inadequate and slow,…

To inaugurate the Female Science Talents International Fall Gathering 2023, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science. In her keynote, Dr. Berhe outlined the theme of the day – Gender Parity and Diversity as Catalysts for…

The nominating institution Schott on the project: Hundreds of thousands worldwide suffer from retinal degenerative diseases that result in vision loss. Hevonkorpi’s newly developed NR600 implant activates damaged retinal cells to restore vision with a minimally invasive, high-performance device. Tags: Med-Tech