On Tuesday, November 25, the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Industrial Design at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea. The signing ceremony was conducted virtually.

In recent years, a great deal of research has been conducted on creating organ models known as organoids. Organoids are produced by differentiating stem cells or iPS cells into the cells of a target organ while culturing them in three dimensions, thereby partially replicating cell-to-cell interactions and certain functions of the organ. Brain-mimicking organoids have also been developed and are drawing attention as a new approach to neuroscience research. At #UTokyo_IIS, Professor Yoshiho Ikeuchi is taking an inventive approach to brain organoid research, employing unique methods to uncover the secrets behind the intricate workings of the human brain.

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS detect the motion of hydrogen atoms in palladium at low temperatures using channeling nuclear reaction analysis

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS have found that single cells in collective chemotaxis act like agents in distributed reinforcement learning, utilizing the environment as an “external memory” and exhibiting highly intelligent behavior.

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS have formulated a mathematical theory for dynamical networks made of biological agents, such as humans

Researchers from #UTokyo_IIS consider waterflows and vegetation mosaic on hillslopes for accurate simulation of land surface water and energy status across Africa

To improve accuracy of projected flood risks under climate change, #UTokyo_IIS researchers propose a new method merging data from multiple climate change scenarios based on specific warming levels.

Understanding the mechanisms behind massive earthquakes to predict their magnitude and frequency requires conducting frequent measurements of seafloor movements with centimeter-level precision. However, with the currently available method, such observations call for traveling by ship to the target location, collecting data, and then returning--making it difficult to conduct measurements with sufficient frequency. Under these circumstances, Associate Professor Yusuke Yokota of #UTokyo_IIS throughout joint research with HAMA, Inc., has succeeded for the first time in the world in measuring the position of the seabed with centimeter-level precision using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that lands on the sea surface. This breakthrough technology is attracting attention for enabling more frequent and cost-effective measurements of seabed positions.