University funding: a national debate is needed Politics ETH Zurich EPFL and ETH Zurich Presidents Martin Vetterli and Joël Mesot consider high tuition fees as in the English-speaking world to be the wrong approach to improving the financial situation of the two universities. Students should be seen as success factors for our country and not as cash cows. Education Policy Further Reading Internet glass fibers measure vibrations in the Brienz rockslide WSL Tomorrow's start-ups: Empa supports neo-entrepreneurs Empa New technologies for resource-efficient construction developed to market readiness Empa Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen ETH Zurich Renewable energy puts power grids to the test EPFL Subscribe to our monthly newsletter ETH Zurich and EPFL enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland Research ETH Zurich EPFL ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne (EPFL) are intensifying their collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI). They have founded the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI) with the aim of addressing challenges in AI by leveraging their broad scientific expertise. Funding for the related research programs has been secured. Artificial Intelligence Campus Future Stardust in the bathroom TechTransfer Empa Widespread skin diseases such as psoriasis or neurodermatitis are difficult to treat. Together with an industrial partner, Empa researchers have found an innovative solution: Nanoceramic "stars" create tiny skin lesions and allow therapeutic molecules to reach their site of action. Medicine Materials Science Innovation Health Sciences “You can ask a chatbot things you might not dare to ask in a lecture” Teaching ETH Zurich Where is generative AI already proving its worth in teaching and what are its limits? Will avatars soon replace lecturers? In this interview, Jan Vermant, Vice Rector for Curriculum Development, talks about trends at ETH and his own experiences. Education Policy Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Machine Learning The ETH Domain strives to strengthen the competitiveness of Switzerland in the long term and contribute to the development of society through excellence in research, teaching and knowledge and technology transfer. "Forests are complex systems" Research ETH Board Remote sensing specialist Petra D’Odorico likes to fly drones. Not as a hobby, but rather to record high-resolution multispectral and thermal images, which can be used to create an early warning system to detect drought stress in forests before it becomes apparent.
