Interviews & Opinions

2026.09.28

Training metals like muscles to make them stronger and longer-lasting: New method combines controlled loading with restorative polishing

2026.09.01

The AI Act [Part 2] Addressing the Challenge of AI Uncontrollability — Interview with Chuo University Professor Hirano [Bridging the Humanities and Sciences]

2026.08.31

The AI Act [Part 1] Recognizing the risks of entrusting our lives to AI — Interview with Chuo University Professor Hirano [Bridging the humanities and sciences]

2026.08.12

Exploring the "strictness" and "flexibility" of yeast mutual recognition and investigating the mechanisms behind speciation, evolution, and environmental adaptation

2026.08.03

[My View] President Emeritus Peter Gruss of OIST — No need to imitate other countries: Japan needs a science system that learns

2026.07.31

A Look at LOTUS 2025 Part 4: Ashwin Aravind, Fujitsu Limited.

2026.07.08

Individual diversity and synchronization make fly groups stronger: Pursuing the role of "individuality" through gene-level analysis

2026.05.19

Understanding the "Mind" through science: Taking on the challenge of visualizing "bonds" in children's group rhythm activities using hormones

2026.04.24

Measurement of electric current produced by a single molecule that absorbed light — Aiming for ultra-efficient solar cell that mimics photosynthesis

2026.04.20

Goggle-type sensor using carbon nanotube film — Enabling non-destructive inspection that sees through objects while viewing them directly

2026.04.16

A Look at LOTUS 2025 Part 3: Mrinalini of Nagoya University

2026.03.26

A Look at LOTUS 2025 Part 2: Prajit Singha of Kobe University

2026.03.26

Tackling the mysteries of earth's history and the evolution of life through planktonic foraminifera — Toward unraveling the complete picture of an invisible photosymbiotic network

2026.03.25

So tiny! Working toward the day a "digital pill" charged by stomach acid monitors your gut

2026.02.16

Why go so far as to simulate the shapes of ice particles inside cumulonimbus clouds? Taking on the challenge of improving prediction accuracy and controlling guerrilla heavy rain and line-shaped rainbands

2026.02.12

Freely controlling composition, structure, and morphology through inorganic synthetic chemistry - Solving social issues with new methods discovered through failure

2026.02.06

A Look at LOTUS — JST's efforts towards strengthening research collaboration between Japan and India

2026.02.06

A Look at LOTUS 2025 Part 1: Neha Mishra, NIMS

2026.01.20

Shining a light on the inner workings of cells with biophotonics: An interview with Associate Professor Nicholas Smith of the University of Osaka

2026.01.15

Learning the wisdom of living in harmony with nature from prehistoric Amazonia and exploring from the perspectives of archaeology, paleoclimatology, and paleoenvironmental science

2026.01.14

Using AI in research: An interview with Elsevier Senior Vice President Gemma Hersh — The most important thing is the reliability of underlying data

2025.12.18

Replacing skulls with nano-thin films to visualize brain activity: Developing the widest, deepest, and finest optical measurement technique in the world

2025.12.17

Establishment of the Red List of Ecosystems wins the International Cosmos Prize —Interview with Australian Dr. Keith: Fieldwork is the foundation of research