Emad Hassan

How Sociology Can Mediate Between Islam and Western Modernity The world’s biggest refugee crisis since the second world war is bringing ten thousands of migrants to Central Europe – former citizens of Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan or Somalia fleeing from war, dictatorship or religious extremism. The fact that most of the…

We developed a catheter delivery system based on a balloon catheter with integrated microneedles on top of it, enabling localized delivery of therapeutics into targeted blood vessel walls. Tags: Bio-Tech, Engineering, Med-Tech, Mobile Health.

PRESENTED BY Amir Baradaran NOMINATED BY Helmholtz- Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Tags: Coding, Childhood Unplugged

HOW TOKAMAK RESEARCH IS PAVING THE WAY FOR SUCCESSFUL FUSION ENERGY REACTORS Following the dream of fusion power, which would provide humanity with the same abundant energy as produced by the sun, scientific research is focusing on creating and controlling high-temperature, burning plasma, as it exists in stars, using deuterium,…

How Novel Methods in Neuroscience Open up New Horizons in Research and Therapy Beginning ten years ago, Karl Deisseroth and several of his students developed the most disruptive technology neuroscience had seen in a long time. Optogenetics is a method to control single kinds of brain cells with a light-triggered…

Hong Kong has faced many challenges since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Intensified neoliberalism has worsened the city’s socio-economic and spatial inequities and integration with China has brought political changes. Working with other professionals, NGOs, district councillors and place champions, this project encourages community members to collaborate in…

Students at schools for the deaf design their own sound experiences through Ontenna programming Ontenna is a user interface that can be attached to the hair, earlobe or neck to feel the characteristics of sound through vibration and light. As of June 2021, Ontenna has been installed in more than…

Nominated by: Frans Cornelissen, University Medical Center Groningen Presented by: Alessandro Grillini

Martin Francis Phelan III is working to address the challenges associated with surgical interventions for life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular issues and cancer, where the current gold standard involves harmful doses of radiation. His proposed solution involves developing the first versatile, MR-compatible robotic platform to enable real-time guidance and radiation-free…

To measure the magnetic moment of the muon to unprecedented precision in the search for new fundamental particles and forces that may contribute to the muon’s internal magnetism. By producing copious numbers of subatomic muon particles in a powerful accelerator, a precise measurement of the muon spin precession and the…