UTokyo-IIS web magazine is now available (February 2026)
The UTokyo-IIS web magazine, Possible Future Case＃UTokyo-IIS, is now available, updated with the following articles since December 2025.
・Understanding the mechanisms of the human brain by building and connecting tissues——Complex activity of brain organoids interconnected via axons——(Dec 2, 2025)
・Forging a Path Using Momentum and Determination—Choosing Entrepreneurship to Take on ALS Drug Discovery
——Yoshiho Ikeuchi (UTokyo-IIS) × Jiro Kawada (Jiksak Bioengineering, Inc.)—— (Jan 6, 2026)
・Predicting the risk of bear-human encounters through remote sensing——Viewing coexistence with wildlife as a challenge for society as a whole——(Feb 3, 2026)
In Japan, incidents of damage caused by encounters between bears and humans surged across the country in 2025, with the appearance of bears in urban areas becoming a serious issue in northern Tohoku, especially in Akita and Iwate. Why is the risk of encounters currently on the rise? And where is danger likely to grow in the future? This article introduces research by Professor Wataru Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, which integrates remote sensing and machine learning to show the probability of bear appearances and how the risks may change moving forward.
The website aims to serve as a “platform for dialogue” between society and UTokyo-IIS by allowing visitors to post their expectations, concerns, and free comments on the articles. You're invited to think about the future of the latest engineering research and share your thoughts with the researchers.
・Advancing earthquake prediction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (Dec 16, 2025)
・A small reaction space has a big impact on polymer chemistry（Nov 18, 2025）
・Tiny but mighty: sophisticated next-gen transistors hold great promise（Nov 4, 2025）
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・Understanding the mechanisms of the human brain by building and connecting tissues——Complex activity of brain organoids interconnected via axons——(Dec 2, 2025)
・Forging a Path Using Momentum and Determination—Choosing Entrepreneurship to Take on ALS Drug Discovery
——Yoshiho Ikeuchi (UTokyo-IIS) × Jiro Kawada (Jiksak Bioengineering, Inc.)—— (Jan 6, 2026)
・Predicting the risk of bear-human encounters through remote sensing——Viewing coexistence with wildlife as a challenge for society as a whole——(Feb 3, 2026)
In Japan, incidents of damage caused by encounters between bears and humans surged across the country in 2025, with the appearance of bears in urban areas becoming a serious issue in northern Tohoku, especially in Akita and Iwate. Why is the risk of encounters currently on the rise? And where is danger likely to grow in the future? This article introduces research by Professor Wataru Takeuchi of the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, which integrates remote sensing and machine learning to show the probability of bear appearances and how the risks may change moving forward.
The website aims to serve as a “platform for dialogue” between society and UTokyo-IIS by allowing visitors to post their expectations, concerns, and free comments on the articles. You're invited to think about the future of the latest engineering research and share your thoughts with the researchers.
Articles
・Is Flooding Under Climate Change More Predictable Than We Thought? (Jan 20, 2026)・Advancing earthquake prediction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (Dec 16, 2025)
・A small reaction space has a big impact on polymer chemistry（Nov 18, 2025）
・Tiny but mighty: sophisticated next-gen transistors hold great promise（Nov 4, 2025）
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