Klaus Mindrup

With the metal-organic framework nanomaterial, we are developing the most sensitive gas sensor to be used for breath analysis for early diagnosis and prevention of certain types of diseases. Tags: Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology.

How Cyber Security Research Defends Our Critical Infrastructures The year 2014 saw the biggest cyber bank robbery in history – a Hollywood-style scheme, as researchers described it – which resulted in an estimated total of 1 billion dollars being stolen from more than 100 banks across 30 countries. The financial…

Francesca Fragkoudi received the award for the Falling Walls Engage Science Engagement of the Year 2018 for the project Columba-Hypatia. This is a science outreach project which takes place on the post-conflict island of Cyprus, with the aim of using astronomy as a tool for promoting meaningful communication and a…

How Novel Methods in Neuroscience Open up New Horizons in Research and Therapy Beginning ten years ago, Karl Deisseroth and several of his students developed the most disruptive technology neuroscience had seen in a long time. Optogenetics is a method to control single kinds of brain cells with a light-triggered…

Robert Kaczmarczyk: Breaking the Wall to democratised AI – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 As artificial intelligence continues to advance at a rapid pace, questions about its creators, owners, and accessibility have become paramount in our collective consciousness. The rapid transformation of our world by AI technology raises concerns about…

Mathematical structure permeates the natural world. Dr. Fathauer’s work blends mathematics with organic and inorganic forms from nature. This synthesis allows him to create novel and compelling artworks, realized as prints and ceramic sculptures. These derive their appeal from juxtapositions such as complexity and order; movement and balance; and geometric…

Tom Bieling and his team at the Design Research Lab developed a communication technology for deaf-blind people, through which they can interact with anyone at any time. The Lorm Hand is an installation, which connects deaf-blind people with X or other social networks. Using touch sensory technology, the Lorm Hand…

Nominated by: Terence Lee, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Presented by: Xiao Yang

Just four crops (maize, rice, wheat, and soybean) provide over 60% of the world’s food. This is a challenge now and a huge risk in the future. Can we be sure that, by themselves, a few “major” crops will nourish over 9 billion people on a warming planet? Our reliance…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Edward Chang. He talked about his work as Joan and Sanford Weill Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, his groundbreaking research on translating brain signals into highly complex speech…