Ramón Flecha

The nominating institute IBM HRL on the breakthrough: Project Debater is the first and so far only AI system that can debate humans on complex topics. It is a prominent project in the emerging field called Computational Argumentation. The ultimate goal is to redefine how humans take decisions, reducing bias…

According to Sarah Martell, hydrogen is a promising clean fuel source to replace fossil fuels. Although hydrogen fuel is considered clean and sustainable, common production methods are unsustainable and emit CO2. Her solution is to synthesize a material called porous silicon nanoparticles derived from abundant starting materials. By simply adding…

Nominated by: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Presented by: Dr. Théau Peronnin

Nominated by: Melusine Reimers, Ruhr University Bochum Presented by: Dennis Michaelis

As universities face the challenge of COVID-19, the EdTech industry has promised frictionless solutions to maintain educational continuity. These “solutions,” however, are often driven more by the needs of the industry than by the needs of students. The ACE Framework is an educator-created guide for course- and institutional-level design to…

Challenges and Best Practices of Ageing Societies – Falling Walls Circle Round Table 2023 Population ageing is a global phenomenon that affects both developing and developed countries. From social isolation and loneliness to economic implications and pressure on healthcare systems, increasing life expectancy and declining birth rates lead to a…

Sohyun Park is proposing a campaign which encourages people to watch and read contents that they dislike, to express their honest opinion about them and to share it with other people. Tag: Social Cohesion.

This Winners Session features the Top 10 breakthroughs in the Engineering and Technology category. Several of the presented projects are developing eco-friendly materials and Clean Energy solutions, including safer, more energy-efficient batteries and a new method of cement production that reduces CO2 emissions, thereby ensuring that housing is both affordable…

The nominating institution IBM Research Europe on the breakthrough: RoboRXN is a pioneering project, integrating AI, Cloud and Automation to change chemistry, from a traditional type of business into a high-tech business. A chemist (from a remote location) draws the molecule of interest and the AI models assist in the…

Science in dance’ is a 60′ long format designed to promote science-people interaction through dance. The audience is introduced by a storyteller to the science underlying the dance. The choreographer starts the casting randomly picking-up performers from the public; then she/he teaches them easy-to-learn movements and set up basic scenography…