Regina Vetters

A hybrid desalination system efficiently converts wastewater (O&G produced water) into clean water for agricultural reuse. The use of solar energy reduces the water cost and energy/carbon footprint. Tags: Circular Economy, Climate change, Energy, Engineering, Environment & Nature, Green Tech, Renewable energies, Water.

Ulrike Felt is Professor of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the University of Vienna, Austria. Holding a PhD in physics and a second degree (habilitation) in the social sciences, Felt is addressing pressing issues at the intersections of science, innovation and society. Her research critically examines contemporary lives in…

The nominating institution CNRC on the project: Shen offers a robust living cell platform that is widely accepted by regulatory authorities for manufacturing human vaccines. It has been used as a technology platform for development, and has potential for high-yield manufacturing of established vaccines or novel vaccines for emerging diseases,…

The nominating institution SLAC on the Science Breakthrough: ChEM-H at Stanford brings together Chemistry, Engineering and Medicine to address long-range challenges in Human health. The institute focuses on molecules, allowing researchers to study human biology at a more fundamental level than cells, thereby paving the way for new tools to…

Our project used a participatory approach to produce a virtual reality tour of our Programme research laboratories. Upon production of the video, it was loaded unto virtual reality headsets and piloted in three-day secondary schools within Kilifi county: Chasimba Secondary School, Katanga Ngala Secondary School and Mdzongoloni Secondary Schools. The…

The Cape Town Museum of Watery Relations and the Water Map draw on transdisciplinary water values-related research to map and co-produce knowledge around various relations with water. The project aims to collaboratively develop an online interactive map of water users, sources, and uses. Alongside workshops, we provide a repository for…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Eric Isaacs, 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.…

PRESENTED BY Aadeel Akhtar NOMINATED BY University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tags: Prostethetics, Prosthetic Arm, Prosthetic Hand, Redefining Human

The nominating institution DWIH on the breakthrough: The Innovative Research in Small Companies program conducted by the São Paulo Research Foundation is Brazil’s largest innovation program. It has funded over 2,500 research projects in over 1,500 different companies. It employs a rigorous selection process that seeks to find a combination…

The nominating institution DWIH SAO PAULO on the breakthrough: The German language is known for long words with many consonants. This makes many learners consider German an impossible language to learn let alone pronounce. How can we use our mobile phone to overcome the challenges of learning German? Through the…