Sophia Speckhahn

Anas Niaz and Bioniks are addressing the challenges faced by individuals with limb differences by introducing the Bionik App, an AI-powered mobile application providing remote troubleshooting and support for advanced bionic arms. This innovative solution enhances accessibility, offering convenience, personalised recommendations, and ongoing assistance, ultimately empowering individuals to regain independence…

The nominating institution SLAC Stanford on the breakthrough: A critical challenge in understanding function in the human brain is lack of access to human brain tissue for investigation by imaging, recording, and stimulation. We developed innovative technologies that allow us to instruct stem cells to become 3D cellular structures resembling…

Roman Fasel obtained his PhD in Physics in 1996 from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and joined Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, after post-doctoral research fellowships at La Trobe University (Melbourne) and the Fritz-Haber-Institute (Berlin). He is the head of the nanotech@surfaces Laboratory of Empa,…

Dosy is an online platform that teaches women and girls how to ride scooters and bicycles.

How Generative AI Can Revolutionize Therapy Development – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 The rapid development of Generative Artificial Intelligence is facilitating groundbreaking applications across various industries. This Plenary Table will explore the transformative potential of Generative AI in advancing innovative therapies and realizing their great promises. The panelists…

Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technology holds promise for mitigating climate change by transforming CO2 emissions into useful products. However, several challenges hinder its widespread adoption, particularly its low energy efficiency. One major issue is the high…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Hemai Parthasarathy, 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.…

Nominated by: Michael Blind, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Presented by: Dominik Schumacher

My research sheds light on the materiality of cryptocurrencies, their communities, and markets. Locating a historically new money form, Data Money, it shows that cryptocurrencies draw on monetizing the right to send data privately on the public accounting blockchains. Employing an ethnographical study of one crypto community and a macro…

PRESENTED BY Gen Sakaeda NOMINATED BY Waseda University Tags: Oral Health, Hands Free, Toothbrush, Clean Teeth