Deckard A.I.

Navonmesh Prasar sets the standard for S.T.E.A.M. learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) through innovation in education pedagogy. Navonmesh Prasar Foundation is registered as a section-8 (a non-profit organization) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. We maintain an objective of improving the quality of education in…

This interdisciplinary project links social neuroscience, cognitive psychology, robotics, AI and philosophy with potential for high societal impact. The project examines how the human brain processes social signals exhibited by artificial agents, such as humanoid robots, in order to improve robot design for human-robot interaction in general, and their acceptance…

Bintimaji and the Ocean is a project that creates awareness on plastic ocean pollution. The 3 min animation is a pilot program for the project that involve showcasing this animation to school children and extends to the coastal regions where we will collaborate with schools and conservation clubs to screen…

The nominating institution ETH Zurich on the breakthrough: Pulling drug carriers with magnetic fields is difficult to scale up to humans. Schuerle developed a different control strategy using a combination of two fields: one that makes micro-magnets rotate, and a stationary field that limits this effect to the target site.…

The nominating institution ORNL on the breakthrough: Mass production of protective equipment and testing supplies is critical to an effective pandemic response that saves lives by minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Lonnie Love is leading a team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create scientifically proven solutions that can…

Nominated by: BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Presented by: Dr. Tobias Engelmeier

José L. Flores-Guerrero proposes using Raman spectroscopy directly over the skin of patients as a painless and low-cost method that allows the identification of the substances needed for the diagnosis and prediction of diabetes.

There are certain medical advances that have improved the overall quality of modern life by such degrees that civilisation seems unthinkable without them. Antibiotics certainly fall into this category. Infections that used to be life threatening for the biggest part of human history can now be treated with ease, thanks…

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…

EAFIT Children’s University is an informal education and Science Engagement program that was designed to bring academia and research closer to other audiences and to encourage curiosity, create active learning experiences, promote intellectual enjoyment, and foster critical thinking in children. The program proposes to deal with scientific concepts in an…