Longitude Prize ideas
We are searching for the next Longitude Prize. What do you think it should be?
What tough problems are crying out for solutions? What new invention could change the world for the better? Where could the glory, prestige and the cash of a Longitude Prize oil the wheels of invention?
We have some ideas of our own, which you can read about here. But we want to talk to you about the potential of both these prizes, and other possibilities.
If you:
- Have unique insights into tough scientific and technical challenges that could lead to outsized public impact.
- Can bring unique capabilities to the delivery of these future prizes.
- Have money and want to fund something that will have a huge impact and leave a legacy for generations.
Please reach out. We want to write this next chapter in the Longitude Prize together.
Longitude Prize on Cognitive Mobility
Can cognitive mobility enable people to navigate independently using only their neural signals?
Longitude Prize on Neuro-Resilience
Can neuro-resilience help predict and prevent neurodegenerative disease before symptoms appear?
Longitude Prize on Subterranean Power
Can subterranean power expand the grid without disrupting the landscape?
Longitude Prize on Clean Space
Can clean space technology remove dangerous debris from Earth’s orbit?
Longitude Prize on the Quantum Compass
Longitude Prize on Abundant Resources
Longitude Prize for Robotic Astronauts
Longitude Prize on Urban Health Intelligence
Can urban health intelligence predict and prevent the health impacts of extreme heat and air pollution?
Longitude Prize on Clean Rivers
This potential prize seeks innovative sensor and data networks to predict and prevent agricultural water pollution before it happens.
Longitude Prize on Nature Repair
Can nature repair use engineered microbes to restore damaged ecosystems?
Longitude Prize on Glacier Protection
Can glacier protection slow ice loss by safely reflecting more sunlight?
Longitude Prize on Zero-Waste
Can zero-waste recycling recover valuable materials without heat or toxic chemicals?
Longitude Prize on Living Buildings
Can living buildings use biological materials to improve their own insulation?
Longitude Prize on Deconstruction
Can deconstruction turn old buildings into a source of reusable materials?
Longitude Prize on City-Wide Cooling
Can city-wide cooling keep cities cool without contributing to global warming?
Longitude Prize on Wearable Kidneys
Can we build more portable dialysis machines for users with kidney failure?
Longitude Prize on Quantum Coherence
Can we build quantum processors that remain stable over a period of time?
Longitude Prize on Trauma Treatment
Can we manage blood loss caused by accidents or injury to the torso?
Longitude Prize on Synthetic Blood
Can we create a synthetic blood substitute to bypass the need for human blood?
Longitude Prize for Infinite Building Lifecycles
Can we redesign building materials to last for indefinite lifecycles?
Longitude Prize for No Demolition Waste
Can we achieve no demolition waste by recovering building components for reuse?
Longitude Prize for Adaptive Materials
Can adaptive materials keep buildings comfortable in a changing climate?
Longitude Prize for Deconstructable Batteries
Can deconstructable batteries power the next generation of robotics without creating a new waste problem?
Longitude Prize for Abundant Materials
Can abundant materials replace the scarce resources our technologies depend on?
Longitude Prize for Construction Supermaterials
Can construction supermaterials keep buildings comfortable with a fraction of the material?
Longitude Prize for Omnifocal Spectacles
Can omnifocal spectacles provide clear vision at any distance?
Longitude Prize for Cold Computing
Can cold computing increase computing power without increasing energy demand?
We’re always on the lookout for our next big challenge prize. We believe that these prize ideas have real potential, as their solutions will make an enormous positive impact on people and the planet.
Are you a potential funder or sector experts interested in helping us research a new prize idea in greater detail, or maybe you have a new prize idea that we can help make a reality?