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CRISPR-Cas9 is best known for genome editing, yet it derives from immune systems in bacteria. We discovered that the RNAs that guide DNA cutting by Cas9 can come from other RNAs in the cell. We learned how to dictate which RNAs become guide RNAs, thereby allowing us to connect an…

How an artificial intelligence can become a truly musical companion Music has long been hailed as one of the last frontiers of human creativity; and music is not just composition, but also, and equally important, expressive performance. It is the performers and the musicians who bring a piece to life,…

PRESENTED BY Josua Jordi NOMINATED BY University of Zurich Tags: Bye Bye Late Night Cravings, Swiss Start-ups, Pharma, Bio Tech, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Appetite Supressors, First-in-class, Novel Drug Discovery Platform

Dang Huyen Chau of the TU Dresden was the jury’s choice and the overall 1st place winner of the global Falling Walls Lab Finale 2016. Dang presented her research on recycling oil-rich coffee grounds in order to offer an alternative biofuel.

Nominated by: Linköping University Presented by: Dr. Johannes Bintinger

We used nanomaterials to demonstrate light-powered levitation of microflyers. For the first time, we devised macroscopic objects that can fly without any moving parts using photophoresis, or light-induced airflow. This new flight mechanism will enable 1) sunlight-powered meter-scale vehicles in the upper atmosphere collecting information about our changing climate and…

What makes our e-Learning platform atingi so unique is its focus on local needs. All our learning content is developed in cooperation with a constantly growing partner network, including many African Partners who know the local markets. That’s how we make sure that we provide content that is truly relevant.…

Serena Parekh is a Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University in Boston, where she is chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. She is the author of three books, including her most recent book, No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis (Oxford 2020), which won the North American…

With a tagline, ‘Reporting that seeks to empower’, EnAct addresses two social issues: high levels of energy poverty and low levels of energy literacy. A journalistic project that aims to build understanding of energy, EnAct sees its first challenge of finding ways to ‘engage’ the public in a technical and…

The main objective of Genome Adventures was to sensitise and engage Batswana on genomics and biomedical research through the use of cartoons and capacity building workshops. The Genome Adventures creative team co-created the work with scientists, adolescents and scientists in CAfGEN to try to create content that would engage policy…