Frank Dimroth

Nominated by: Shikma Litmanovitz, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Presented by: Doron Tamir

Marius Wiggert and his team have developed advanced control algorithms that enable large structures to hitchhike on ocean currents for reliable, very low energy ocean autonomy, requiring 1000x less energy than classic approaches.

Fatema Al Maqbali proposes that green desalination can be achieved with a microbial desalination cell fueled by wastewater and integrated with a natural bio adsorbent.

Convergence creates development opportunities for researchers, artists, and teachers. It builds capacity for student research mentorships across disparate fields and develops educational resources through a two-semester course, catalogues, lectures, websites, and public events. Convergence reaches out through a variety of media formats including blogs, videos, movies, and audio recordings and…

Better medicines faster by automated design. The project integrates constructive artificial intelligence (AI) into the pharmaceutical drug development progress. The central theme is to transfer decision making from the human science manager to a machine intelligence that generates novel molecules with desired properties from scratch. We devise suitable algorithms and…

Research shows that computer games can be used as an effective educational tool and can promote prosocial behavior. I teamed up with French game designer Martin Jacob to create a free online computer game that encouraged social distancing, and increased understanding of exponential distributions, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The game…

PRESENTED BY Andreas Schmidt NOMINATED BY National University of Singapore Tags: Cancer, Proteogenomics, Healthcare, Precision Medicine, Single Cell Analysis

Girls, especially in underserved populations and especially in rural areas, are faced with too many challenges when it comes to education and only few consider STEM careers as an option. In fact, due to social pressure, most of them drop school at an early age (around 57% drop out after…

Tūhura Tuarangi (meaning ‘to discover space’) – Aotearoa in Space is a mobile science showcase that inspires young people and their families to explore Aotearoa New Zealand’s long history of living by the stars and current directions in space research and technology. Through hands-on experiences, visitors discover space practices, technologies,…

Greta Preatoni is introducing MYNERVA, a groundbreaking neurostimulating medical device designed to address the challenges of diabetic neuropathy, providing a solution that restores the sense of touch and reduces chronic pain. Through strategic electrode placement in a sock and AI algorithms targeting nerves, MYNERVA empowers patients to regain control of…