Nancy Cox

How Security Studies Explore the Roots of Terror What is it that motivates a formerly non-religious person to plan and commit a massacre declared as an act of god? What are the factors that attract young Europeans to a career as islamist fighters on the battlefields of Syria? These are…

How Gender Balance Can Transform the Global Economy “Forget China, India and the internet: economic growth is driven by women”, the Economist wrote in 2006 in an article titled A guide to womenomics. Over the past 10 years, the importance of gender equality to promote development, innovation and economic growth…

PRESENTED BY Oluwamayowa Salu NOMINATED BY BMW Foundation, Herbert Quandt Tags: Road Construction, Low Cost Housing, Recycling, PlasticWaste

“Scientists catch a comet and land on its surface” is a headline from the realm of science fiction. Comets are „dirty snowballs“ made up of rock, dust, ice and frozen gases, cruising through the Solar System at high speeds. Little is known about their origins, but scientists suspect they were…

SciAccess breaks barriers for disabled individuals in science through 4 key initiatives: 1) AstroAccess, where Disability Ambassadors conduct zero-gravity experiments aboard parabolic flights for accessible space exploration; 2) Zenith, connects blind students worldwide with space science mentors for leadership opportunities; 3) The SciAccess Conference, uniting global participants to advance disability…

Each of us has moments from our past that we wish we could recall as clearly as when they happened, or unpleasant memories we would rather erase. But for those who have experienced truly traumatic events their memories can be a lifelong painful and debilitating burden. A revolution in the…

Jasurbek Ibragimov is tackling eyestrain caused by prolonged phone and computer usage with an app designed to monitor eye health and blink frequency. The application not only tracks these metrics but also provides exercises to prevent eyestrain, offering a solution to alleviate the negative effects of digital device use on…

Growing plants in arid lands entail an extreme evaporative loss of water & poor sandy soils. SandX mulch curtails this water loss, and CarboSoil improves soil fertility and sequesters carbon.

Only 5-10% of blind people have access to education as their education is very expensive and only limited resources are available. The Digital Braille Display System (Braille tablet) can replicate any text, graphical diagram or map to standard Braille, and provides unlimited content available (online & offline) at low cost.

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.