Breaking the Wall between Emotion and Technology Sabine Himmelsbach, Ariane Koek, Angelique Spaninks Art & Science Breaking the Wall between Emotion and Technology This collaboration between 3 curators explores the highly topical due to the pandemic societal issues raised by technology’s increasing engagement with human emotions. Drawing on the latest in neuro & cognitive sciences, and the complex relationship between mind & body, 20 international artists & 3 new commissions were selected to… Watch Video Share
Art & Science Breaking the Wall between Emotion and Technology This collaboration between 3 curators explores the highly topical due to the pandemic societal issues raised by technology’s increasing engagement with human emotions. Drawing on the latest in neuro & cognitive sciences, and the complex relationship between mind & body, 20 international artists & 3 new commissions were selected to… Watch Video Share
Cooperation in Science in a Multilateral World Science & Innovation Management Cooperation in Science in a Multilateral World Cooperation in Science in a Multilateral World Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear the vital… Watch Video Share
Science & Innovation Management Cooperation in Science in a Multilateral World Cooperation in Science in a Multilateral World Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. The Covid-19 pandemic has made clear the vital… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Quantum Optimization Nada Ikken 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Quantum Optimization Nada Ikken is addressing the urgent issue of civilians becoming trapped during earthquakes by proposing a quantum optimization approach to enhance search and rescue efforts. The project aims to leverage quantum computing to improve efficiency and address complex challenges in various aspects of daily life, including logistics and data analysis,… Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Quantum Optimization Nada Ikken is addressing the urgent issue of civilians becoming trapped during earthquakes by proposing a quantum optimization approach to enhance search and rescue efforts. The project aims to leverage quantum computing to improve efficiency and address complex challenges in various aspects of daily life, including logistics and data analysis,… Watch Video Share
Ribbon Biolabs: Breaking the Wall between Synthetic DNA and Biotech Ribbon Biolabs 2022 2022 Winner Science Start-Ups Ribbon Biolabs: Breaking the Wall between Synthetic DNA and Biotech Nominated by: Markus Wanko, ISTA – Institute of Science and Technology Austria Presented by: Harold de Vladar Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner Science Start-Ups Ribbon Biolabs: Breaking the Wall between Synthetic DNA and Biotech Nominated by: Markus Wanko, ISTA – Institute of Science and Technology Austria Presented by: Harold de Vladar Watch Video Share
Empowering Indigenous Communities: Breaking the Wall to Empowering Indigenous Communities in STEAM 2022 2022 Winner | Science Engagement Science Engagement Empowering Indigenous Communities: Breaking the Wall to Empowering Indigenous Communities in STEAM Young Tinker Academy is a tinker space where school students collaborate and learn hands-on skills of the future. We work with indigenous communities to build tinker spaces for students and youths with content in the vernacular Indian languages. We have impacted the lives of 1,50,000+ students and youths in rural… Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner | Science Engagement Science Engagement Empowering Indigenous Communities: Breaking the Wall to Empowering Indigenous Communities in STEAM Young Tinker Academy is a tinker space where school students collaborate and learn hands-on skills of the future. We work with indigenous communities to build tinker spaces for students and youths with content in the vernacular Indian languages. We have impacted the lives of 1,50,000+ students and youths in rural… Watch Video Share
Fighting Global Hunger: Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Joachim von Braun Joachim von Braun, Aline Luckgen 2022 Breakthrough Conversations Fighting Global Hunger: Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Joachim von Braun In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Joachim von Braun. He talked about his work as an agricultural economist, ways of tackling global hunger and the impact of climate change on global food security. The interview series provided an… Watch Video Share
2022 Breakthrough Conversations Fighting Global Hunger: Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Joachim von Braun In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Joachim von Braun. He talked about his work as an agricultural economist, ways of tackling global hunger and the impact of climate change on global food security. The interview series provided an… Watch Video Share
Producing Bioethanol: Breaking the Wall of Fuel Pollution Abé Valère Edi Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Producing Bioethanol: Breaking the Wall of Fuel Pollution The first phase of this project is to recycle the liquid cassava waste and collect the sugar waste from the sugar factory. The second phase will be to produce Bioethanol. Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Producing Bioethanol: Breaking the Wall of Fuel Pollution The first phase of this project is to recycle the liquid cassava waste and collect the sugar waste from the sugar factory. The second phase will be to produce Bioethanol. Watch Video Share
Optogenetics: Breaking the Wall to Restoring Vision for Retinal Degeneration José-Alain Sahel Life Sciences Science Breakthrough of the Year Optogenetics: Breaking the Wall to Restoring Vision for Retinal Degeneration How the use of optogenetics can restore vision to the visually impaired Seeing is not, as the proverb goes, merely believing, rather it is a literal window to the world. Losing our eye-sight means a major loss of personal freedom and, in most cases, implies an irreversible condition. While there… Watch Video Share
Life Sciences Science Breakthrough of the Year Optogenetics: Breaking the Wall to Restoring Vision for Retinal Degeneration How the use of optogenetics can restore vision to the visually impaired Seeing is not, as the proverb goes, merely believing, rather it is a literal window to the world. Losing our eye-sight means a major loss of personal freedom and, in most cases, implies an irreversible condition. While there… Watch Video Share
Using Solar Power for Computer Labs: Breaking the Wall of Digital Inequality Carmen Noëlie Abla Eklou-Adegnoh 2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Using Solar Power for Computer Labs: Breaking the Wall of Digital Inequality Carmen Noëlie Abla Eklou-Adegnoh suggests setting up well-equipped, solar-powered computer labs in rural areas from recycled containers. This way, students will receive ICT-relevant training to help their education and develop good ICT skills. Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Using Solar Power for Computer Labs: Breaking the Wall of Digital Inequality Carmen Noëlie Abla Eklou-Adegnoh suggests setting up well-equipped, solar-powered computer labs in rural areas from recycled containers. This way, students will receive ICT-relevant training to help their education and develop good ICT skills. Watch Video Share
Program plastic lifecycle: An inside job of enzyme Ting Xu 2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Engineering & Technology Engineering & Technology Global Call Winner Program plastic lifecycle: An inside job of enzyme Prof. Ting Xu received Ph.D in Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2004 and postdoc training at the University of Pennsylvania and NIST. She jointed University of California, Berkeley in 2007 in the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering and Department of Chemistry. Her research… Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Engineering & Technology Engineering & Technology Global Call Winner Program plastic lifecycle: An inside job of enzyme Prof. Ting Xu received Ph.D in Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2004 and postdoc training at the University of Pennsylvania and NIST. She jointed University of California, Berkeley in 2007 in the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering and Department of Chemistry. Her research… Watch Video Share
