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1. 400 students engage in project-based and hands-on learning with AI and hardware

   In the “Embedded Systems” course at ETH Zurich, students develop their own prototypes. A new hardware platform, a small, graded project and an AI assistant facilitate this form of project-based learning for the first time in a major course with 400 participants.  

2. Wind energy and scenic landscapes: balancing beauty and power through better planning

   A new study shows that, across Europe, wind farm planning can avoid especially scenic areas without increasing generation costs. However, at the regional level, conflicts remain between landscape conservation and energy objectives, as exemplified in the Alpine region. 

3. What skills do people need to successfully program with AI?

   The new trend of “vibe coding” allows people to program software without writing a single line of code. Now, a new study by ETH Zurich has shown that users who want to develop apps and programs successfully with AI need not only a capacity for clear written expression, but also a basic knowledge of computer science.  

4. Why the Eurovision Song Contest never fails to entertain

   The Eurovision Song Contest is constantly updating itself. A new ETH Zurich study shows how participating nations learn from one another, why recipes for success lose their effectiveness and how rules maintain a level playing field. 

5. Whether traffic flows or not depends on more than just the roads

   What are the reasons for traffic jams? Traffic jams are a consequence of how cities are planned, built and how they are used – as a comparison of 30 cities worldwide shows. The results could change urban and transport planning in the medium term.