Jill Farrant

Learners worldwide are canvasing the internet for help with fundamental courses that students take from junior year in high-school to junior year in college. Subjects like Composition, algebra, and chemistry serve as the foundational gateways on which students thrive or drop out of college. Study Hall aims to provide learners…

Our device comprises a strip and reader. A couple of blood drops (obtained from a heel prick) are applied to the strip, which is inserted into the reader. The biomarker levels are measured in 10 min. Tags: Bio-Tech, Engineering, Med-Tech.

A New Green Cutlery Based on Biodegradable Polymer & UAE Date Palm Waste.   Tags: Energy, Engineering, Environment & Nature, Food & Agriculture, Green Tech, Ocean pollution, Renewable energies.

The nominating institution RWTH Aachen on the breakthrough: With the free and open source app phyphox many sensors (even present in old and cheap smartphones) become accessible for students and turns their smartphones in mobile physics labs. Phyphox offers tools and instructions from school to university level and from individual…

Vaccine Distribution in Geopolitical Context 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. Vaccines are one of the most valuable tools at our…

Labor reflects upon our changing understanding of what we are. Microbes in and on the human body outnumber human cells and complicate any simplistic sense of (an indivisible) self. The smell of the perspiring body is not just a human scent, unless we are willing to redefine what we mean…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Simone Schwanitz. She talked about her role as Secretary General of the Max-Planck Society, the role of fundamental science in finding answers to global challenges and the importance of effective science communication.…

Municipal waste, which includes domestic rubbish (garbage) and some industrial and building waste, is usually consigned to landfills. These may vary from holes in the ground to engineered sites designed to protect the environment from pollution by run-off waters and leachates. Zahrat Al-Finjan landfill is located in Jenin Governorate. It.…

Mohamed Abdelkodous is addressing the vulnerability of glassy surfaces to environmental elements and the high costs of cleaning and maintenance. His proposed solution, NANO Surface-X®, is an advanced and cost-effective glass surface coating that leverages hydrophobic nanoparticles, providing self-cleaning abilities and protecting surfaces from water, dust, and other liquids to…

Due to factors such as ageing populations, increasing comorbidities and late or erroneous diagnoses, millions of people globally are impacted (with an upward tendency) by illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease and Depression. While prevention and early diagnosis are crucial to improving the wellbeing of patients, new medications and therapies need…