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1. Julia Vogt, how do we benefit from doctors using AI?

   Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in medicine. Computer scientist Julia Vogt explains how AI can support doctors and where human expertise remains irreplaceable.

2. Train new employees in just a few days

   ETH spin-off Ucentrics assists inexperienced employees in safely and accurately performing complex technical tasks. 

3. Smart socks that alleviate pain

   Diabetes leads to nerve damage in half of all people affected, starting in the feet. The smart sock from ETH spin-off MYNERVA helps sufferers feel the ground again when walking and alleviates their chronic pain.

4. ETH Zurich founds Albert Einstein School of Public Policy

   On 21 October, the University opened a new interdisciplinary centre to improve links between science, technology and policymaking. The director of the centre, Tobias Schmidt, talks about the first activities planned for the Einstein School of Public Policy.

5. How the egg cell and sperm hold together so tightly

   Once a sperm has broken through to an egg cell in order to fertilise it, the two cells need to hold together tightly. This occurs via a type of protein binding that is among the strongest in biology – and it is also unique.