Veronika von Messling

DROBEE offers a service of date palm pollination using autonomous drones that can automatically pollinate palms 100 times faster than the manual method in a secure way, reducing the cost by up to 50% and saving pollen usage.

Current technologies from silicon chips to computer memory to mobile phone displays are all derived from the fundamental quantum properties of materials. Creating novel materials and manipulating their electronic arrangements is the key to harnessing quantum properties at a macro-level for revolutionary technological advances. Suchitra Sebastian, an experimental condensed matter…

Graphite as it occurs in pencils is a brittle material that does not exactly spur the imagination, but modified into a two-dimensional web of hexagonal structures, it gains extraordinary superpowers. Graphene, a nanomaterial discovered in 2004, is 200 times stronger than steel, conducts both electricity and heat, and is almost…

PRESENTED BY Allison Dring NOMINATED BY BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt (RESPOND Accelerator) Tags: Building Products, Carbon Negative, Sustainable, Carbon Capture & Use, Carbon Removal, Climate Action, New Materials, Building Materials

In this Winners Session, you will be introduced to the Top 10 breakthroughs in the Life Sciences category. The presented work revolutionises our understanding of the complex human body, revealing that it is now possible to fight brain cancer in new ways, tackle COVID-19, fight different diseases with our very…

Hamza Alfarawati is addressing fouling on wet surfaces like ships and ports by modifying nanometal oxides and incorporating them into paints to strengthen and enhance their anti-collision and antimicrobial properties. The goal is to create an eco-friendly and cost-effective solution to combat fouling and extend the lifespan of painted surfaces.

Scientists drown in a flood of pseudo-digitalized PDF articles and research is seriously flawed: results cannot be reproduced, peer-review is defunct, there is increasing redundancy. Global challenges (e.g. COVID19 pandemic) require interdisciplinarity and integrating bits and pieces from different disciplines. The ORKG connects various ideas, approaches, methods and results in…

Science Communication in Crisis – Could we do better? 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. While the world has been battling…

The nominating institution The Chinese University of Hong Kong on the breakthrough: Li-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and consumer electronics are both flammable and toxic. They pose real safety risks that can harm the development of clean energy. Dr Yi-Chun Lu’s breakthrough explores a safe alternative.   Tags: Engineering,…

Lucie Ries is addressing the high energy consumption in water desalination processes, making them expensive, by introducing RealEase patented technology to lower the energy consumption for industrial desalination. The goal is to drive the next generation of equipment and make water purification more accessible and sustainable for a broader population.