Robot RoMi

How Supernova Explosions Trace the History of the Universe The universe is stranger than we imagined: it is 1/4 dark matter that we do not understand and 2/3 dark energy about which we know even less. Robert Kirshner, a world-leading astronomer mentored a generation of successful cosmologists of the Nobel-winning…

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…

PRESENTED BY Resia Pretorius NOMINATED BY Stellenbosch University Tags: Prevention, Inflammatory Diseases, Smart Sensing Solutions

Gambusia holbrooki are an alien pest fish invading the freshwater ecosystems. This species threatens more than 30 native species, causing biodiversity and economic loss. Lokman Norazmi proposes a genetic solution to this problem: Trojan Chromosome Carriers Strategy. Female fish with male genotype are released into the wild, thus producing a…

My project is to transform the grass from the malagasy savanna in Fianarantsoa to Bio briquettes. Tags: Climate change, Environment & Nature, Renewable energies.

The nominating institution University of Ulm on the breakthrough: NMR is of major importance in biology, chemistry, medicine, and physics, as it gives access to molecular structure and revolutionised medical imaging. But the poor sensitivity of current NMR technology prevents its application to single proteins or the imaging of cellular…

How Responsive Nanomaterials Take Medicine to the Next Level Self-destruction mechanisms are not only a frequent feature of action movies, they are also the next big thing in nanomedicine. Think of tiny capsules that overcome complex barriers of the body and eventually dissolve, releasing substances to specific places – and…

LYBOTICS is an active force in the field of robotics and STEM education, empowering more than 500 high-school students and 60 mentors from +10 cities across Libya. The initiative combines “learning by doing” and “having fun” while supporting the teams to build competition robots from scratch. LYBOTICS inspires young people…

TruVer, a blockchain-based decentralized credential verification network, guarantees authenticity and significantly simplifies the current certificates certification process.

Biotech Innovation in Europe and Germany Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. How could Europe create a global ‘hotspot’ of biotech…