"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. Forest Drones Climate Change Annual Report 2023 Further Reading ETH Zurich and EPFL enhance collaboration to boost AI in Switzerland ETH Zurich EPFL Rock boccia on the slope WSL 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 Large Language Models feel the direction of time Research EPFL Researchers have found that AI large language models, like GPT-4, are better at predicting what comes next than what came before in a sentence. This “Arrow of Time” effect could reshape our understanding of the structure of natural language, and the way these models understand it. Artificial Intelligence Mathematics Communication 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 New research infrastructure: 'Alps' supercomputer inaugurated Politics ETH Zurich On 14 September, ETH Zurich officially inaugurated the new 'Alps' supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano. The celebrations in Lugano were attended by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and well-known personalities from the worlds of science and politics. Computer Science Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Cooperation 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. All that's left behind Research ETH Board Wastewater-based epidemiology can provide valuable insights into a population’s overall health. By analysing samples gleaned from wastewater, Eawag is helping medical experts shed new light on the prevalence of coronavirus infections during the pandemic. But the possibilities don’t end there.
