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The Longitude Prize 2014 is an inducement prize contest offered by Nesta, a British lottery funded charity, in the spirit of the 18th-century Longitude prize. The prize was announced by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, in 2012, and a shortlist of six challenges to be put to a public vote was announced at Broadcasting House in May 2014.〔(Should we give the Longitude Prize some latitude? ), Stephen Curry, The Guardian, 23 May 2014〕 It was announced on 25 June 2014 that the prize will be awarded for antibiotics. ==Candidate challenges== The six challenges as selected by a committee are: *Flight - How can we fly without damaging the environment? ::Design and build an aeroplane that is as close to zero carbon as possible and capable of flying from London to Edinburgh *Food - How can we ensure everyone has nutritious sustainable food? ::The next big food innovation *Antibiotics - How can we prevent the rise of resistance to antibiotics? ::Create a cost-effective, accurate, easy to use test for bacterial infections. *Paralysis - How can we restore movement to those with paralysis? ::Give paralysed people the freedom of movement most of us enjoy *Water - How can we ensure everyone has access to safe and clean water? ::Create a cheap, environmentally sustainable desalination technology *Dementia - How can we help people with dementia live independently for longer? ::Develop intelligent, affordable technologies to help independence 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Longitude Prize 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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