Health and Medicine How many lives do vaccines save? Scientists wanted to measure the benefits of expanded vaccination programs in 98 countries.
Physical Science How can your smartphone make water safe to drink? Scientists developed a small device and an app which can be used with a smartphone to kill harmful bacteria in water.
Health and Medicine Routine vaccinations during a pandemic – benefit or risk? Scientists used a mathematical model to work out the risks and benefits if health systems sustain their routine vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biology How does a plant make an antimalarial medicine? Scientists wanted to understand how sweet wormwood produces artemisinin – a chemical that kills malaria-causing parasites.
Biology How can we find oil-eating bacteria to clean up the sea? Researchers developed an inexpensive test to identify oil-eating bacteria that can clean up crude oil spills.
Health and Medicine What is the impact of COVID-19 on other diseases? Scientists created mathematical models to estimate how the measures against COVID-19 are impacting people with HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.