Manu Prakash

How the Study of Past Civilisations Can Help the Cities of the Future The megacity of Angkor was once the capital of the Khmer nation, an empire which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th century. With a population near 1 million and an extent of roughly 1000 square kilometers,…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Frank Niederländer, digital participants had the chance to discuss and ask questions. The interview series provided an intense personal atmosphere, in which high-level guests, speakers and panelists of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2021 focused on their individual research, career paths and experiences.…

Hong Kong has faced many challenges since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Intensified neoliberalism has worsened the city’s socio-economic and spatial inequities and integration with China has brought political changes. Working with other professionals, NGOs, district councillors and place champions, this project encourages community members to collaborate in…

In a novel approach to empower citizens to contribute to scientific research and close the linkages between science and society, we crowdsourced research questions from patients as well as their relatives and caretakers in the fields of mental health and traumatology. In both projects, crowd members provided more than 1000…

Professor Huisheng Peng received his B.E. in Polymer Materials at Donghua University in China in 1999, M.S. in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics at Fudan University in China in 2003 and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Tulane University in USA in 2006. He then worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory before…

How Open Journalism Saves Publishing in the Digital Age The decline of many major international print outlets – due to their difficulties in adapting to the ways information is shared and consumed online today – is not news, but continues having dramatic effects on the traditional regional and global media…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Paweł Rowiński. He talked about his role as Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Science, the process of rebuilding the science landscape of Ukraine, what advice he would give to aspiring scientists…

Nominated by: Itamar Yadid, Migal Research Center Presented by: Dotan Peleg

PRESENTED BY Asaf Toker NOMINATED BY Tel Aviv University Tags: Tissue Engineering

Clare Greys work aims to reduce charging times of robots, electric vehicles and other devices that power our modern lives. At Falling Walls, Grey was discussing the importance of this kind of fundamental research in laying the groundwork for rethinking how our society is structured and powered.