Fabio Blaschke

With his GPS tech and field methodology, Jan Breinbauer is reducing around 30% of pesticides used in Chile.

Mout De Vrieze is addressing the challenge faced by potato farmers who heavily rely on toxic pesticides to protect their crops, leading to environmental and health risks. Her solution involves isolating natural protective microorganisms from potato plants and combining them to create eco-friendly plant protection products, offering a sustainable and…

Using silver and natural plant polyphenols (the molecules behind hard-to-remove wine stains), JJ Richardson creates antimicrobial coatings that stick to any surface and neutralize viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Richardson’s universally adherent antimicrobial coatings can be sprayed on by non-experts in the home or hospital, are so thin you can’t see…

Amina Helmi: Breaking the Wall to Mapping the Milky Way – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 For most of human history, the vast expanse of space beyond Earth has remained a mystery, theorised by philosophers and scientists. We’ve progressed from telescopes that could observe celestial objects in the 17th century…

Programming subjects has put tremendous mental pressure on the learners resulting in the emotional state of the learner being impacted. I have designed and developed a smart courseware known as explorelet to focus on learning object-oriented programming by emphasizing both the cognitive and affective domains. Explorelet provides a personalised and…

‘Canticum Megapterae’ is a collaborative electronic music album inspired by the beauty and structure of humpback whale songs, and aiming at raising awareness of other intelligent species. By combining science and art, the project’s purpose is to break the walls between different disciplines, and between human and animal cultures. The…

The nominating institution TUM on the project: Novel anti-bacterial drugs are needed to treat multiresistant pathogens. Our research focuses on expanding the scope via compounds with novel mechanisms of action. A major breakthrough represents the discovery of a new type of antibiotic overcoming several previous limitations. The molecule addresses unprecedented…

Superheroes against Superbugs (SaS) initiative partners with young children to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance (ABR; a subset of Antimicrobial resistance or AMR) to promote community dialogue and action. The program uses Grassroots comics, a simple, cost-effective engagement tool that enables children, irrespective of their artistic skills, to develop their…

Training Scientists for the Future – Is the PhD still up to date? – Falling Walls Circle Round Table 2023 The PhD is the foundation of the academic enterprise, the first piece of original work done by a researcher. With the significant changes seen within science and the expectations broader…

Kiwix is the default solution for millions around the world that have no connectivity or cannot pay for data. It allows people to browse Wikipedia, watch TED talks or any web content by storing a copy locally on their phone or computer. It is works on all platforms, is free,…