Eva Friedel

Ana León Rodríguez is addressing the issue of microglial priming in the brain, caused by events like traumatic brain injuries, leading to increased neurotoxicity and the risk of neurological diseases. Her solution involves developing a vaccine using the immunomodulatory properties of Mycobacterium vaccae, a soil-derived bacteria, to attenuate microglial priming…

Anna Siekierka is addressing the challenging issue of lithium-ion battery (LIB) effluent containing hazardous metals like cobalt, lithium, and nickel by proposing a zero-waste process for metal recovery. Her solution involves using reverse electrodialysis with an ultra-selective cobalt exchange membrane, allowing for cobalt recovery and simultaneous energy harvesting from the…

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

Rare-earth elements have distinct properties that make them vital to the electronics and energy sectors. However, the current method of their extraction remains highly toxic and unsustainable. Arshia Mostoufi proposes using a novel biological-based system for the cost-effective and environmentally friendly extraction of rare-earth elements from metal ores using a…

Challenge-Based Learning: The project inspires young people to step out of classroom and explore their purpose in the world. Wandering Challenge designs for 3 students to form a team, challenge themselves to complete 30 missions within 3 weeks. The challenge encourages them to step out of school, make the city…

The nominating institute JEDI Group on the breakthrough: Hermans’ JEDI Covid19 GrandChallenge pushes to model a number of active molecules at a scale never seen before, and determine a highly accurate list of active compounds cross-correlated by teams all over the world, as well as ultra fast-track in-vitro identification of…

The recent paradigm shift in cerebellar neuroscience calls for the introduction of mundane technologies to fully unravel the role of the cerebellum in disorders like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or ataxia. A novel approach comprising of optical (fNIRS) and electrophysiological (EEG) measurements can be used as a flexible diagnostic and monitoring tool…

Irene Tagliaro is addressing the environmental and health concerns associated with perfluorinated substances (PFAS), or forever chemicals, by developing a PFAS-free water-repellent coating. This alternative solution utilises biopolymeric materials, specifically chitosan derived from aquaculture wastes, and fatty acids, offering a non-toxic, biodegradable, and sustainable substitute for PFAS in various applications.

In the 1930s, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a “New Deal” policy to overcome the Great Depression. Less than 100 years later, the world is facing an even more global challenge: the climate crisis. In this Falling Walls Plenary Table, our international panelists ask whether this requires an equally…

Classic 4 stroke IC engines are relatively huge, heavy, and have more reciprocating parts which cause a waste of energy to keep reciprocating parts moving and to carry a heavy engine inside a vehicle. Jaloliddin Yunusov, therefore, proposes reducing the total weight, removing reciprocating parts, applying a rotary gas controller…