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A Venus flytrap closes its leaves to trap prey when it senses a stimulus. Taking inspiration from this plant, KAIST researchers have combined the roles of a skin that senses approaching objects and a muscle that grasps them in a single soft material. When an electrically charged object comes near, ions inside the material move and produce an electrical signal. When ultraviolet (UV) light is applied, the material bends and grasps the object. Because it holds its deformed shape for more than 10

AI will take the wheel in "Mario Kart," while students use generative AI tools to tackle an eight-hour hacking contest, as KAIST and POSTECH bring their scientific rivalry to the playing field. KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) and POSTECH (President Seong Keun Kim) announced on September 18 that the 23rd KAIST-POSTECH Science War, also known as the "KA-PO War," will take place at POSTECH on September 18 and 19. First held in 2002, the annual event brings students from both universities togeth

KAIST’s discovery of graphene oxide liquid crystals in 2011 has laid the foundation for 15 years of research worldwide, leading to technologies for producing graphene fibers with high strength and thermal conductivity. The fundamental materials research that helped bring antibacterial toothbrushes and functional sportswear to market is now advancing into materials for thermal management. KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on September 18 that Professor Sang Ouk Kim’s team

Much like a courier reading an address on a package, neurons must deliver RNA to the precise locations where it is needed. A KAIST research team has discovered how a small chemical modification on RNA acts as a “delivery tag,” helping selected RNAs travel to distant regions of neurons. The findings provide a basis for investigating RNA “delivery errors” in brain disorders—cases in which RNA is produced normally but fails to reach its intended destination—an

KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on September 4 that Professor Jaekyung Kim from the Department of Biological Sciences has been selected as a Fellow of the “2026 Asian Young Scientist Fellowship (AYSF),” a program that supports promising young scientists across Asia. The Asian Young Scientist Fellowship (AYSF) is a privately funded research fellowship in Asia, established to support young scientists in carrying out creative and challenging research. Since selecting its fi