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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

KAIST announced that its Board of Trustees elected Oh Hyun Kwon, former Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics and Chairman of the Orange Planet startup foundation, as its new chair at the board’s 298th extraordinary meeting in Seoul on September 21, 2026. Prior to the election, Kichul Cha, a KAIST trustee and CEO of InBody, had served as acting chair since the term of former Chair Myung Ja Kim ended in late June. Kwon earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Seo

3D printers that once could only produce rigid objects can now create products as soft and stretchable as rubber. A team of Korean researchers used AI to identify the optimal "recipe" for a material that can be printed into complex shapes while stretching to more than six times its original length. The material is expected to expand the range of applications for 3D printing, from robotic hands to form-fitting wearable devices and custom medical devices. KAIST (President Choong-Sik Bae) announ

KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on the 28th of July that Professor Sooel Son has been selected as the only researcher in Korea to receive funding from Microsoft for research on artificial intelligence safety and security. The funding was awarded through the External Red Team Alliance (EXTRA), a new program established by Microsoft’s AI Red Team, which examines the safety and security vulnerabilities of AI systems. EXTRA is a global initiative designed to strengthen AI safety

KAIST (President Kwang Hyung Lee) announced on the 27th of August that it is relaunching its online gifted education program, KAIST Cyber Gifted Education, from the KAIST Center for Gifted Education, into "Junior KAIST," an open science and engineering exploration platform in which any elementary, middle, or high school student can participate. This reorganization was carried out to respond to the declining school-age population, the tendency to avoid science and engineering fields, and the acc