Suzanne Topalian

Nominated by: MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Presented by: Aishwarya Das

The nominating institution Under the Microscope on the breakthrough: In most African countries, there is a lack of sophisticated diagnostic devices & limited expertise in high-tech diagnostics of infectious diseases. This hinders the clinical decision-making ability of healthcare providers. The Nyan- test is portable, affordable, fast & easy to use…

Using visual and performing arts to build Creativity, Confidence, and Voice in disadvantaged children Slam Out Loud is a non-profit that uses the power of visual and performing arts (like theatre, storytelling, spoken word poetry) to build creative confidence skills like communication, critical thinking, and empathy and awareness on social…

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…

Our project is based on a 2000yrs Kaitiakitanga (active protectors, stewards, caretakers, and conservers) plan for Warawara forest. In this forest are ancient tree’s such as Kauri, local botanists suggest that these tree’s may have lived up to 2000yrs, so our virtual reality project is observing the forest over this…

Our project focuses on inspiring people into science and technology through astronomy. We take our 12 inch computerised telescope and 8meter portable planetarium to schools and public places in an effort to inspire, engage and empower the next generation of African scientists. We invite kids for a lesson under the…

Finding out how digital technology affects is difficult, because it requires accessing, processing, and analyzing complex data that often belong to big tech platform and raise privacy concerns. Traditional social science research models fall short because they rely on individual scholars to come up with ad hoc solutions. Instead, the…

Despite a detailed understanding of the constituents of matter, we don’t yet know why matter exists. Precision measurements, able to provide potential answers, are limited by the size of data sets. High data rates are therefore needed in experiments but require exceptional computing power. Traditional CPU-based systems do not meet…

Maja Kokot designs, synthesizes, and characterizes novel bacterial topoisomerase inhibitors (NBTIs) with broad antibacterial spectrum activity.

Ashwin Charles of Malaysia was awarded the second place for his new and low-cost method of breaking down the pollutants resulting from palm oil production by using solar power.