XPRIZE

Brazilian program "Américas No Ar" on Record TV Americas highlighted the XPRIZE Rainforest finals and third-place winner Brazilian Team this week while speaking with our own Michelle Siqueira! Watch the full episode below, and the segment on #XPRIZERainforest beginning at 0:50.

Learn all about the #XPRIZERainforest finals—and the technology tested during them—in this piece from Anthropocene Magazine!

XPRIZE #QuantumApplications is actively encouraging the growth of the quantum field with a focus on sustainability and social impact. We need more minds from a variety of disciplines in order to develop new applications for quantum computers that can address global challenges including… ?? Climate change? ?? Water pollution? ?? World hunger …and more! We welcome global innovators from various fields to participate in the competition. Register a team before the deadline on Dec. 13 here. https://xprize.org/qc-apps https://lnkd.in/gM5fHamX

Congratulations to XPRIZE alumni Aptera Motors, who will unveil its first production-intent vehicle at CES 2025 this coming January! Find out more below ??

With #XPRIZEWildfire, we work with diverse partners to ensure we are collaborating to address the grand challenge of destructive wildfires. It’s crucial for us to work with wildland managers, firefighters, government sectors, and traditional land owners in order to tackle this pressing problem. XPRIZE Wildfire team Snuffed is bringing engineers, scientists, firefighting and fire management experts, students, and private sector industry professionals together to develop technology that will help end destructive wildfires. “The main goal is to detect fires before they become big, catastrophic wildfires and cause lots of damage, injury, death, property loss, insurance loss, and so on.” - David Trilling, Chair of NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science and Snuffed Team Lead Learn more about the team and their work in this article here. ?? https://lnkd.in/ggrc5xM7

XPRIZE EVP, Biodiversity + Conservation Peter Houlihan recently attended the “From Singapore to the Amazon: Breakthroughs in Rainforest Conservation Through XPRIZE” event at the Singapore Pavilion during #COP29. Houlihan discussed the #XPRIZERainforest competition and XPRIZE's Biodiversity Impact Partnership with the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions. He was joined by XPRIZE Rainforest judge and Associate Professor Adrian Loo and XPRIZE Rainforest Advisory Board Member Dr. Carlos A. Nobre. The event also featured opening remarks from Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago and Minister Grace Fu, with presentations by Professor Teng Chye Khoo and Thanapong (Jack) Duangmanee, Ph.D. Learn more about how researchers in Southeast Asia will be using winning XPRIZE Rainforest solutions here. https://lnkd.in/gq79KN3a XPRIZE Rainforest is sponsored by Alana. cc: Instituto Alana, NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions

Up next for the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval team: Udupi, India for the MASH Makes site visit! ???? MASH Makes is revolutionizing climate action by converting agricultural residues into biofuels, biochar, and renewable energy using advanced thermochemical processes. Their approach not only helps reduce waste, but also contributes to carbon removal and improves soil health for farmers. During the site visit, the XPRIZE Carbon Removal team got to experience MASH Makes' innovation firsthand on a farm in Udupi that’s applying biochar to enhance soil fertility. MASH Makes' scalable solutions are designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions, boost biodiversity, and drive a gigaton-level impact on the planet. ???? It was inspiring to see how MASH Makes is making a difference for farmers and the world, bringing sustainable practices to the forefront of global agriculture. Learn more about MASH Makes and the other XPRIZE Carbon Removal finalists in our blog here. https://lnkd.in/gDjTiPaR

Food insecurity and environmental degradation are among our most urgent global challenges. Through our large-scale incentive competitions, we aim to radically reduce waste and enhance our food and water systems. “We imagine a world where clean water, sanitation, and healthy foods are within everyone’s reach. Our goal is to catalyze groundbreaking solutions that pave the way for a sustainable and equitable future.” - XPRIZE EVP, Food + Water + Waste Lauren Greenlee Learn more about our work in the Food + Water + Waste focus area in this Eater article.?https://lnkd.in/gschhSMg

Developing therapeutics for healthy aging requires both new science and business models. #XPRIZEHealthspan Executive Director Jamie Justice, Ph.D. will be speaking at the Longevity Global Summit on Dec. 3. The Summit will deep dive into topics including: ?? Regulatory approval ?? Clocks, biomarkers, and age measurement ?? Data collection …and more! Learn more about the $101M XPRIZE Healthspan global competition and the $10M FSHD Bonus Prize at the event. Register here.?https://lnkd.in/gx8Q8mYT XPRIZE Healthspan is made possible thanks to the generosity of Co-Title Sponsors?Hevolution Foundation?and?SOLVE FSHD, and other individual sponsors.

Did you know that we make 30 billion metric tons of concrete every year? ??Concrete is one of the most used materials on Earth—and one of the largest contributors to CO2 emissions. But, XPRIZE alumni team CarbonBuilt is changing the game with its revolutionary solution. CarbonBuilt, one of two grand prize winners of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, is able to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete by more than 50% through its groundbreaking technology. “We were able to raise a Series A round very quickly and I think just having that validation from XPRIZE was able to convince investors that our technology was worth betting on. It kind of opened a lot of doors for us to get the funding we needed to build out our team and really commit to building a business.” - Camly Tran, Ph.D., Head of Operations at CarbonBuilt Learn more about how CarbonBuilt’s innovative, low-carbon concrete is set to reshape construction and the planet's future in this episode of XPRIZE Innovators. https://lnkd.in/gMbTj3my