Katerina Spranger

Oxide glasses are an integral part of the modern world, but their usefulness can be limited by their characteristic brittleness at room temperature. Megan Cordill et al. show that amorphous aluminum oxide can permanently deform without fracture at room temperature and high strain rate by a viscous creep mechanism. These…

The ‘Arborometer’ (2018), is an interactive installation. Visitors enter a geodesic dome containing soil, water and olive trees. Inside, biosensors measure their heart rate – a physiological indicator of emotional response. The information is connected to grow lights and speakers underneath a pool of water, creating a bio-technological feedback loop…

Current batteries suffer high costs, short cycling lifetimes, low energy density, etc. A new battery design is needed. Building cooperative interfaces that enable anode-free batteries is the solution.

The artwork combines mixed reality, 3D printing, sound, photography and film, to lead the audience through the journey of organotypic artificial skin cells, during their short, precious, three weeks long ‘in-vitro’ life. The piece follows the cells from operating theatre, where they are taken from donors via tummy tucks, breast…

PRESENTED BY Lubomila Jordanova NOMINATED BY BMW Foundation, Herbert Quandt Tags: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction, Sustainability, Climate Action, Corporate Sustainability, CO2 Emissions

Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Deme is producing biochar for removing a wide range of mineral and organic pollutants from wastewater responsible for pollution before discharge.

We contribute to the project with our simulated moving bed technology to separate sugars and sugar alcohols from the mixed sugar streams.

Maira Al Qaidi and her team have developed a low-cost real-time biosensor for monitoring chemical oxygen demand, one of the important factors to be monitored in the water and wastewater sectors.

Rachel Kropa is Managing Director of Nonprofit and Science at Robert Downey Jr’s FootPrint Coalition, a coalition of investors, donors, and storytellers committed to scaling technologies to restore the planet. FootPrint Coalition’s Science Engine is an initiative that enables scientists to share and crowdfund their research on climate and biodiversity crises by…

Luma Makari, co-founder of Elgorithm, explains why mental health is important for a healthy lifestyle and how Elgorithm is trying to find solutions to integrate mental health into our education system. Elgorithm is a Beirut-based non-profit organization providing schools across Lebanon & the MENA region with access to digital mental…