Edwin Rodríguez

How tiny wireless robots can be used for non-invasive, precise, and safe medical diagnosis and treatment Robot technology is already abundant in the medical domain, ranging from assistance in surgery to complex prosthetics. However, using tiny robots inside the body is still a fairly novel thing to do. Inspired by…

PRESENTED BY Kadas Ella Maria NOMINATED BY BIH Innovations of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tags: Retinal Imaging, Deeper learning, 3D Modeling, Neurological Disorders, Brain Health, Machine Learning, Healthcare, AI in Healthcare, Monitoring

Nominated by: Markus Wanko, ISTA – Institute of Science and Technology Austria Presented by: Harold de Vladar

Adivhaho Mphaphuli’s study seeks to propose a potential sustainable IoT application that will help detect pipe leakages in an efficient and effective way using IoT technologies.

The nominating institution Karlsruhe Institute of Technology on the breakthrough: Puchta is a pioneer who demonstrates that CRISPR/Cas as a site-specific nuclease can be used for restructuring complete plant chromosomes. He elucidated major mechanisms of DNA double strand break repair, and he is one of the leading scientists adopting this…

Corruption is often thought of as a collection of individual venalities: a politician with a weakness for Rolex watches, an underpaid cop who looks the other way in exchange for some wadded-up bills. This image underestimates the dimensions of today’s problem. Public corruption scandals now routinely feature billion-dollar sums. Far…

“Scientists catch a comet and land on its surface” is a headline from the realm of science fiction. Comets are „dirty snowballs“ made up of rock, dust, ice and frozen gases, cruising through the Solar System at high speeds. Little is known about their origins, but scientists suspect they were…

LifePorte Educational project implements several educational flagship projects geared towards science engagement and advocacy. These includes Science advocacy for youngsters (SAPFY) and Train-the-trainers Biology workshop (TTTBW). Science advocacy program for youngsters (SAPFY) exposes elementary and high school students to basic science experiments. Students are trained to be creative with scientific…

Clara Jiang explores whether statins (widely used lipid-lowering drugs) can be repurposed for treating depression by comparing the gene expression changes induced by statins and antidepressants in human cells.

Together with Finnish amateur photographers, Prof. Palmroth and her team discovered a new type of aurora, named the dunes. The dunes present a new opportunity to investigate ignorosphere, a layer of upper atmosphere that is notoriously difficult to observe. The team published a high impact paper linking the dunes to…