Elisabeth Holuscha

The nominating institution DWIH on the breakthrough: The Innovative Research in Small Companies program conducted by the São Paulo Research Foundation is Brazil’s largest innovation program. It has funded over 2,500 research projects in over 1,500 different companies. It employs a rigorous selection process that seeks to find a combination…

We use machine learning to explore quantitative raw material data. Our algorithm delivers process information at unprecedented level of detail, which allows for improving production sustainability.   Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, Digitalisation, Energy, Engineering, Environment & Nature, Future /green cities, Renewable energies.

Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki is addressing the global connectivity gap by proposing the use of stratospheric platforms to provide high-speed and cost-effective internet access to over three billion people in remote areas. This innovative solution aims to bridge the digital divide, offering extensive coverage and connectivity while remaining eco-friendly.

Mónica A. Ramos Li is an industrial engineer by training and a social entrepreneur passionate about creating solutions to real problems and empowering people to achieve a better quality of life through education and the development of circular business models. She is also co-founder of Musa, a micro-learning solution.Musa is…

Christoph Lotz argues that the development of innovative systems for additive manufacturing techniques combined with in situ resource utilization are a promising solution for permanently going to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

The nominating institute Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the breakthrough: Mouncey’s Joint Genome Institute has partners worldwide to facilitate access to groundbreaking genomic technologies. These characterise plants and microbes and their environmental interactions, and ultimately address grand challenges in bioenergy, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. Through community collaborations, the JGI team…

Our device comprises a strip and reader. A couple of blood drops (obtained from a heel prick) are applied to the strip, which is inserted into the reader. The biomarker levels are measured in 10 min. Tags: Bio-Tech, Engineering, Med-Tech.

How Artificial Leaves Can Solve the Global Energy Crisis In 2011, Daniel Nocera conquered global media attention when he presented a cheap coated-silicon sheet which, when placed in a glass of tap water and exposed to sunlight, is able to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Both gases can be…

The engagement project was conducted in Kilifi County along the coast of Kenya. The study involved 19 SCD patients and 15 parents. We conducted 4 focus group discussions and 7 home visits where in-depth interviews were conducted. From the activities emerging themes were then evaluated and this was used by…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Lilia Moritz Schwarcz. She talked about her work as a historian and in anthropology in Brazil, how democracies can slowly become autocracies and what can be done to preserve democracies worldwide. The interview…