European forest monitoring proposal criticised Politics WSL The European Commission is planning to monitor forests more closely, combining data from the ground and from the air. However, its proposal ignores important existing resources, criticise forest researchers from all over Europe in an opinion piece in "Forest Ecology and Management". Forest Environment Further Reading 3D visualization brings nuclear fusion to life EPFL A list of priorities for the protection of biodiversity Eawag Scientists reveal why some people with the flu may be more contagious EPFL How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation ETH Zurich Using quantum computers already today PSI Subscribe to our monthly newsletter A hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis Research ETH Zurich Empa Researchers from ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a hydrogel implant that can help prevent endometriosis, a condition that affects a great many women. This innovation also acts as a contraceptive. Medicine Biology Cooperation Enhancing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment Research EPFL Addressing problems with diagnosing and treating breast cancer, scientists at EPFL have developed EMBER, a tool that integrates breast cancer transcriptomic data from multiple databases. EMBER can improve precision oncology by accurately predicting molecular subtypes and therapy responses. Personalised Medicine Data Life Sciences Predicting the toxicity of chemicals with AI Research Eawag Researchers at Eawag and the Swiss Data Science Center have trained AI algorithms with a comprehensive ecotoxicological dataset. Now their machine learning models can predict how toxic chemicals are to fish. Pollution Artificial Intelligence Chemistry 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. The light inside the tunnel Research ETH Board The Swiss Light Source at the PSI is currently undergoing an upgrade to ensure that it remains a centre of excellent research in the future. The project manager gave us a tour of the construction site.