José Manuel Rojas Díaz

Growing geopolitical uncertainties and the threat of global trade conflicts are currently leading to louder calls for technological sovereignty. This creates severe tensions with our dominant economic model and our sense of international openness. Our analytical concept helps to determine the criticality of technologies and the nature and degree of…

Our group works on finding and improving these “magnetoelectric” materials which might power the next generation of computers, phones and hitherto unthought-of new devices. Tags: Digitalisation, Energy, Green Tech.

How Social Analysis Sheds Light on the Edges of Society The last two decades have seen a sharp growth in the number of people who have been driven out of human livelihoods and framings that protect their basic needs and rights. Among the expelled are the growing numbers of displaced…

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.…

Ana Montalban-Arques’ novel therapeutic approach applies bacteria as a stand-alone therapy for colon cancer, a therapeutic approach that shows striking efficacy of bacteria as monotherapy.

HOW BIOLOGY INSPIRES NANOMECHANICS From the elasticity of blood vessels to the self-healing properties of bones, the strength of nacre, the smart adhesion of gecko feet, the self-cleaning quality of the lotus leaf and the resistance of the spiderweb, biology offers endless inspiration to nanomechanics, some of which might also…

PRESENTED BY Mehak Mumtaz NOMINATED BY The Oxford Foundry Tags: Healthcare, Personalized Medicine, Photonics, Biomarkers

In a time when everything can be faked and where identity theft and fake news are on the rise, trust is a volatile and precious thing. For centuries, trust in markets and between people was granted by governments and law enforcement. In today’s complex globalised markets and societies, decentralised blockchain…

Unleashing the Potential of AI in Education: Shaping Tomorrow’s Learning – Falling Walls Circle Round Table 2023 Artificial Intelligence is rapidly permeating education, with intelligent tutorial systems and chatbots influencing the way we learn and process knowledge. While navigating the new technologies, we have to comprehend the implications AI will…

Gerhard Widmer talked about what makes music come alive, what it means for a computer to learn fundamental principles of expressive (piano) performance, and how, by using this learned knowledge, it can contribute to expressive music making – not as a replacement for human pianists, but as a musical companion.