Cool crawler, 1,2,3.. Freeze & more!

Self-healing hydrogel, Cool crawler, AI and world's longest crop experiment & Freeze-framing cells. Plus how media interest helps engineers and society. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice

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Cool crawler, 1,2,3.. Freeze & more! Plus: SciCom Coffee and ARN 2026

Researchers developed a biodegradable hydrogel that can conduct electrical signals, repair itself after damage, and safely degrade in the body. The material could open a new direction for treating Parkinson's disease.

Combined with acupuncture

Cool crawler

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

Scientists from South Korea engineered a robotic folding sheet that can crawl across a surface as well as grasp and lift various objects. Heat-sensitive resistors also act as sensors, allowing precise control and adaptability.

Folding sheet

AI and world's longest crop experiment

International Rice Research Institute

An AI-aided analysis of 50 years of rice cropping has identified key factors influencing rice yield sustainability, revealing the importance of tailored management and variety replacement as a response to climate change.

Resilient rice

Freeze-framing cells

The University of Osaka

Scientists developed a new optical microscopy technique that freezes cells with millisecond precision, enabling fast cellular events to be captured and observed at high resolution.

1, 2, 3… Freeze!

Beyond the Journal:
How media interest helps engineers and society

From lab-grown chicken nuggets to "bio hybrid robots", Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo, Japan, is often under the media spotlight. Asia Research News asked how communicating with the media can help scientists and society.

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