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open
United States, North America
Develop accessible multidimensional diagnostics and treatments for chronic pain that reduce reliance on addictive medications while avoiding dismissal of patient suffering.
health-biology
north-america
united-states
chronic
pain
understanding
treating
opioid
dependence
develop
accessible
multidimensional
diagnostics
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
haven
mathematics-logic
open
United States, North America
Create standards, repositories, incentives, training, and connectivity solutions that allow scientists outside elite institutions to access and contribute reproducible data.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
data
institutions
making
research
reusable
low-resource
create
standards
repositories
incentives
economics-resources
systems
public
technology-computing
climate-environment
open
United States, North America
Establish reliable exposure measurement, causal evidence, biological mechanisms, and practical interventions for microplastics in food, water, and air.
mathematics-logic
north-america
united-states
exposure
understanding
long-term
effects
microplastic
health
establish
reliable
measurement
causal
climate-environment
global-unspecified
health-biology
whether
society-governance
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Develop privacy-respecting tools that help detect progression and treatment response in Parkinson's, epilepsy, dementia, and other disorders outside specialist centers.
mathematics-logic
europe
united-kingdom
disorders
low-cost
monitoring
neurological
everyday
settings
develop
privacy-respecting
tools
help
health-biology
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
way
open
United States, North America
Build usable security, governance, maintenance, and incident-response practices for community-owned networks operated with limited technical staff.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
networks
securing
community
wireless
underserved
areas
build
usable
security
governance
rural
public
service
global-unspecified
economics-resources
open
United States, North America
Create accessible cybersecurity, segmentation, monitoring, emergency operations, and workforce tools for water utilities with aging operational technology.
technology-computing
north-america
united-states
cybersecurity
water
securing
municipal
systems
cyber-physical
attacks
create
accessible
segmentation
climate-environment
global-unspecified
society-governance
monitoring
urban
open
United States, North America
Develop standards and low-cost protections for irrigation controllers, sensors, drones, and farm equipment that may become attack vectors.
economics-resources
north-america
united-states
securing
agricultural
iot
devices
against
large-scale
compromise
develop
standards
low-cost
without
irrigation
diesel
health-biology
low
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Build resident reporting, inspection, funding, contractor, and legal mechanisms that prevent public housing from deteriorating after construction.
social-civic-problems
europe
united-kingdom
public
housing
improving
maintenance
accountability
build
resident
reporting
inspection
funding
society-governance
safe
economics-resources
global-unspecified
haven
open
Argentina, South America
Assess when and how neglected rail lines can be rehabilitated for low-carbon freight, regional development, and resilient transport.
climate-environment
south-america
argentina
rail
freight
restoring
corridors
abandoned
road
competition
assess
neglected
lines
across
europe
underperforms
infrastructure
united-states
open
United States, North America
Create shared infrastructure, sanitation, deposit, tracking, and business models that make reuse work across fragmented retailers and delivery systems.
economics-resources
north-america
united-states
improving
reverse
logistics
reusable
packaging
create
shared
infrastructure
sanitation
deposit
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
ensuring
climate-environment
open
United States, North America
Develop housing, credentialing, counseling, employer partnerships, legal support, and anti-stigma systems that prevent repeated exclusion.
social-civic-problems
north-america
united-states
reintegrating
formerly
incarcerated
youth
education
work
develop
housing
credentialing
counseling
systems
society-governance
technology-computing
economics-resources
global-unspecified
open
United States, North America
Create voting systems that are independently usable, secure, private, and accessible across physical, sensory, cognitive, language, and digital barriers.
technology-computing
north-america
united-states
accessible
voting
ensuring
disabled
elderly
citizens
create
systems
independently
usable
society-governance
social-civic-problems
digital
inclusive
public
open
United Arab Emirates, Asia
Build enforceable recruitment, contract, wage, mobility, complaint, and shelter systems for workers isolated within private homes.
economics-resources
asia
united-arab-emirates
workers
preventing
exploitation
migrant
domestic
build
enforceable
recruitment
contract
wage
systems
technology-computing
informal
global-unspecified
health-biology
open
United States, North America
Develop audit methods, legal standards, and consumer remedies when data-driven pricing disadvantages people due to proxies for race, disability, gender, or poverty.
technology-computing
north-america
united-states
pricing
preventing
algorithmic
discrimination
insurance
develop
audit
methods
legal
standards
people
global-unspecified
philosophy-ethics
whether
climate-environment
open
United States, North America
Develop navigation, staffing, station design, payment, safety, and communication systems that make transit usable beyond physical wheelchair access.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
transit
building
inclusive
public
sensory
cognitive
disabilities
develop
navigation
staffing
systems
technology-computing
social-civic-problems
access
informal
open
United States, North America
Create secure, ethical systems for collecting, authenticating, storing, and making digital evidence usable by investigators without exposing victims.
philosophy-ethics
north-america
united-states
evidence
preserving
online
war
crimes
human-rights
abuses
create
secure
ethical
systems
technology-computing
society-governance
digital
corruption
open
United Kingdom, Europe
Create enforceable design standards that prevent manipulative engagement, data extraction, profiling, and advertising in products marketed to children.
technology-computing
europe
united-kingdom
children
protecting
algorithmic
exploitation
educational
apps
create
enforceable
design
standards
global-unspecified
economics-resources
social-civic-problems
philosophy-ethics
whether
Develop practical instructional tools, scheduling models, and training for teachers simultaneously educating students across several age and ability levels.
social-civic-problems
asia
nepal
teachers
supporting
multi-grade
rural
classrooms
develop
practical
instructional
tools
scheduling
might
local
actors
students
united
open
United States, North America
Create scalable curricula that teach adolescents how to interpret uncertainty, correlation, evidence quality, charts, and causal claims in real-world contexts.
society-governance
north-america
united-states
teaching
statistical
reasoning
misinformation
becomes
entrenched
create
scalable
curricula
teach
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
systems
whether
resolved
open
United States, North America
Build risk-based grid maintenance, vegetation management, shutoff policies, and backup systems that prevent sparks without leaving communities vulnerable.
local-regional
north-america
united-states
reducing
wildfire
ignition
failing
electricity
infrastructure
build
risk-based
grid
maintenance
systems
economics-resources
technology-computing
communities
global-unspecified