Science Outreach

Press Release

  1. Gong group: “Developed Polymer Gel that Instantly Becomes 2,000 Times Harder at High temperature,” Hokkaido University, 2019.11.19
  2. Gong group: “Developed Adhesive that Can be Used Repeatedly in Seawater,” Hokkaido University, 2019.11.12
  3. Gong group: “Developing a Gel that Strengthens with Training! ~Polymer Material that Takes in “Nutrient” from the Outside and Grows Strongly and Strongly Under Mechanical Load~,” Hokkaido University, 2019.2.1
  4. Gong group: “Innovative Concept Cars Displayed for a Limited Time: New Material ‘Flexible Tough Polymer’ Changes the Future of Cars,” Hokkaido University, 2018.11.6
  5. Demura group: “Elucidation of One Part of the Mechanism of Action of Ion Channels that Act on Light-Expecting to Contribute to the Optical Manipulation Technology of Cell Response-,” Hokkaido University, 2018.9.12
  6. Aizawa group: “Allergies: Cross-Reactivity Between Cypress Pollen and Peaches/Citrus Fruits Finally Explained,” Institut Pasteur, 2017.8.9, Hokkaido University, 2017.8.18–Appeared over 30 times in both domestic and international news sites
  7. Gong group: “Development of ‘Fiber Reinforced Gel’, a Flexible Composite Material that is Stronger than Metal,” Cabinet Office, JST, Hokkaido University, 2017.1.16 —Seen over 40 Times in News Sites in More than 10 Countries
  8. Gong group: “Development of New High-Strength Hydrogel Using ‘Triblock Copolymer’,” Cabinet Office, JST, Hokkaido University, 2016.4.27
  9. Gong group: “High-Strength Double Network Gel that Spontaneously Binds Strongly to Bone Tissue-a New Soft Material with Osteoconductivity and Cartilage Regeneration-,” Hokkaido University, 2016.5.18
  10. Gong group: “Bonding to Bones Strongly,” Hokkaido University, 2016.7.14
  11. Tanaka group: “Stop Cancer Metastasis with Cold Medicine,” Hokkaido University, 2016.10.5

Media Reports

Newspaper

  1. Nakagaki group: “‘The Ig Nobel Prize 30 Years’ Bacteria Finds the Shortest Route of the Maze,” Tokyo Shimbun, 2020.9.6
  2. Nakagaki group: “The Ig Nobel Prize Why So Many Japanese,” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 2020.9.12
  3. Tanaka group: “Double Cancer Increased with Old Age,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2020.7.29
  4. Tanaka group: “Series ‘Living with Cancer’ Part 4 Senior Generations ④ Aging affected,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2020.8.19
  5. Tanaka group: “‘The Source of Cancer’ That Can Be Increased with Gel. Expected Contributions Such as Individual Medical Care – Hokkaido University, etc.,” Jiji Tsu-shin, 2021.3.30
  6. Tanaka group: “Cancer Stem Cell Discovery, in a Short Time, Hokkaido University, Expected Application to Therapeutic Drug Development,” Kyodo News, 2021.3.30
  7. Tanaka group: “‘Bad’ Cancer Cells Restored with Gel, Patent Application by Professors at Hokkaido University, etc.,” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 2021.3.30
  8. Tanaka group: “Developed a Rapid Induction Method for Cancer Stem Cells Using Hydrogels, Hokkaido University, etc.,” Nikkei Biotechnology & Business, 2021.3.30
  9. Tanaka group: “Discovery of Cancer Stem Cell Detection Method Hokkaido University Graduate School, Professor Shinya Tanaka and others. A Road to recurrence prevention and new therapeutic drug development,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2021.3.30
  10. Gong group: “Adhesive That Can Be Used Many Times in the Sea, Learned from the Secretory Component of Bivalves,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2020.1.8
  11. Gong group: “New Material: Instantly Stiffening by Heat, Expected to Be Applied as Protector,” Yomiuri Shimbun, 2019.12.27
  12. Gong group: “Quick and Strong Undersea Adhesive Learned from Mussel,” Yomiuri Shimbun, 2019.11.15
  13. Gong group: “Development of ‘Self-Healing Materials’ for Medical and Industrial Applications,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2019.4.24
  14. Nakagaki group: “Two Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize, Toshiyuki Nakagaki, Professor of the Future University, Swim out in a Wide World,” Hokkaido Shimbun. 2020.1.1
  15. Iwasaki group: “Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Hokkaido Shimbun,” 2019.6.29
  16. Tanaka group: “Discovery of New Pathogenesis of Pancreatic Cancer,” Hokkaido Medical Daily, 2019.2.15
  17. Tanaka group: “(Living/Health) Let’s Prevent Cancer, One of Risk Factors for Pancreatic Cancer, Elucidation of Pathogenesis from Pancreatic Cyst,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2019.7.20
  18. Tanaka group: “Active Discussion on Integrated Cancer Analysis. Report on Latest Diagnosis and Treatment (Sapporo International Symposium),” Hokkaido Medical Newspaper, 2019.7.19
  19. Gong group: “Gel-Like Polymer Material, 1.5 Times Stronger by Broken,” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 2019.2.4
  20. Gong group: “A Gel That Becomes 23 Times Harder With “Muscle Training,” Developed By Hokkaido University,” Asahi Shimbun Digital, 2019.2.1
  21. Nakagaki group: “Ecology of Slime Molds: Introducing a Unique Study of Male and Female Insects,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2018.6.4
  22. Gong group: “Bridgestone and JST Developing a Rubber Composite That Achieves Both Low Fuel Consumption and High Fracture Strength,” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 2018.6.25
  23. Gong group: “Development of Reversible Polymer Material with Hardness Over 1800 Times by Heating at Hokkaido University,” Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, 2018.9.11
  24. Gong group: “Cloth That Instantly Hardens with Heat,” Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 2018.11.16
  25. Gong group: “Electric Vehicle Concept Car, ‘Future Vehicle’ Lighter with New Material, Debuted at Hokkaido University Campus,” Mainichi Shimbun Electronic Edition Hokkaido Morning Edition, 2018.11.18
  26. Gong group: “Miscellaneous Notes: Using a New Material of Synthetic Resin for the Body of Car…,” Mainichi Shimbun electronic version, 2018.11.18
  27. Nakagaki group: “Understanding Advanced Science from Cancer and Meteorology, a Lecture from a Mobile University in Hokkaido University,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2018.11.18
  28. Nakagaki group: “Researchers Introduce the Latest Technology: 100 People at the Advanced Science and Mobile University,” Hakodate Shimbun, 2018.11.18
  29. Gong group: “Lightweight and Safe, Concept Car Made of New Material, Open to the Public at Hokkaido University,” Hokkaido Shimbun Digital Edition, 2018.11.19
  30. Nakagaki group: “The Blob, This Strange Slimy Genius, No Plant, No Animal, No Mushroom,” Le Monde, 2017.6.25
  31. Nakagaki group: “The Science of the Palm Surprises People,” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The STYLE, 2017.10.8
  32. Tanaka group: “Assisted by AI for Brain Tumor Diagnosis,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2018.1.21
  33. Gong group: “Development of Artificial Cartilage, Hokkaido University Expects Short-Time Treatment”, Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 2016.5.30
  34. Tanaka group: “Bladder Cancer Enzyme Promotes Metastasis,” Yomiuri Shimbun, 2016.10.8
  35. Tanaka group: “Bladder Cancer Metastasis Suppression,” Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 2016.10.13
  36. Tanaka group: “Identifying Enzymes for Malignant Transformation of Bladder Cancer,” Hokkaido Shimbun, 2016.10.13
  37. Tanaka group: “Bladder Cancer Metastasis Inhibition,” Mainichi Shimbun, 2016.10.22
  38. Tanaka group: “Stopping Bladder Cancer Metastasis with Cold Medicine,” Hokkaido Medical News, 2016.10.28
  39. Gong group: “NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. / Hokkaido University Collaborative Research for Cartilage Treatment,” Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 2017.2.1
  40. Gong group: “NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. / Hokkaido University Collaborative Research for Cartilage Treatment,” Nikkei Shimbun, 2017.1.31
  41. Gong group: “Development of Glass Fiber Reinforced Gel, Stronger and More Flexible than Metals, by Hokkaido University,” Chemical Daily, 2017.1.18
  42. Gong group: “Softness of Gel + Robustness of Fiber: Hokkaido University’s New Material for Clothing and Medical Care,” Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 2017.1.19
  43. Gong group: “Artificial Cartilage Made of Gel Material, Joint Research with Hokkaido University, NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.,” Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, 2017.1.21

Internet

*Only original reports are listed here, cited reports are not included.

  1. Gong group: “This Polymer Hardens as It Heats Up,” Research Outreach, 2020.5.20
  2. Nakagaki group: “Secret Mind of Slime,” PBS NOVA, 2020.9
  3. Gong group: “Meet the Phase-Separation Polymeric Gel,” Innovation News Network, 2020.1.28
  4. Gong group: “Toughened up,” Nature Reviews Materials, 2019.12.3
  5. Gong group: “Chemistry in Pictures: Stretchy Structural Color,” C&EN, 2020.1.7
  6. Gong group: “Thermophile-Inspired Gel Gets 1,800 Times Harder When Heated,” New Atlas, 2019.12.6
  7. Gong group: “Hokkaido University Developed Materials that Harden Instantly at High Temperatures, Expected to be Applied as Protectors,” Yahoo! News (Science), 2019.11.26
  8. Gong group: “Hokkaido University Developed Materials that Harden Instantly at High Temperatures, Expected to be Applied as Protectors,” Jiji Dotcom, 2019.11.26
  9. Gong group: “Hokkaido University Develops Polymer Compounds That Mimic the Adhesion Proteins of Mussel Marine Organisms,” National Institute for Environmental Studies “Environmental Information Media ‘Environment Observatory’,” 2019.11.19
  10. Gong group: “Sticky Sea-Tuation: Scientists Develop Underwater Glue That Works Like Static Electricity to Stick Objects Together in Seconds,” MailOnline, 2019.11.12
  11. Gong group: “Hydrogel Material Flexes Its Muscles,” Der Chemische Reporter, 2019.2.5
  12. Gong group: “Hydrogel Material Flexes Its Muscles,” Physics World, 2019.2.4
  13. Gong group: “Self-Growing Polymers Repair Themselves When Fractured,” Chemistry World,2.1
  14. Gong group: “Fitness Training for Artificial Fibers,” Wissenschaft Aktuell, 2019.2.1
  15. Gong group: “Hokkaido University Developed a Gel that Becomes 23 Times Harder with ‘Muscle Training’,” Yahoo! News, 2019.2.1
  16. Gong group: “Stretchy Hydrogel Heals Like Muscle,” Chemical & Engineering News, 2019.1.31
  17. Gong group: “Self-Growing Material Could Make Muscles That Become Stronger with Use,” New Scientist, 2019.1.31
  18. Gong group: “Clingfish-Inspired Hydrogel Sticks Underwater,” Chemistry Views, 2018.7.1
  19. Gong group: “Bridgestone Developed Rubber Composites That Achieve Both Low Fuel Consumption and High Breaking Strength, Through Industry-Academia Collaboration,” Yahoo! News (Economics), 2018.6.25
  20. Gong group: “Supramolecular Hydrogels with Multi-Cylindrical Lamellar Bilayers: Swelling-Induced Contraction and Anisotropic Molecular Diffusion,” Advances in Engineering, 2017.5.26
  21. Gong group: “Revolutionary Gel Is Five Times Stronger Than Steel,” CNN “Vision- The future of Japan,” 2017.6.20
  22. Gong group: “New High-Strength Hydrogel Using Triblock Copolymer,” Yahoo! News (Business), 2016.5.17
  23. Gong group: “New High-Strength Hydrogel Using Triblock Copolymer,” Manufacturing News, 2016.5.17
  24. Gong group: “Scientists Have Invented a Hydrogel Fabric That’s 5 Times Stronger Than Steel,” Science Alert, 2017.3.3
  25. Gong group: “Double Network Gel” for Application to Artificial Cartilage,” Chem-Station, 2016.5.30
  26. Gong group: “New Hydrogel for Joint Injuries!” Orthopedics This Week, 2016.7.25

TV Features

  1. Nakagaki group: “Quest Step # 27 Change the Meaning of Single Cell,” TV Tokyo, 2020.4.9
  2. Gong group: “Kei Navi – Support! Dosanko Economy-,” TVh TV Hokkaido, 2020.2.15
  3. Gong group: “NHK News Good Morning Japan,” NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station,11.25
  4. Gong group: “News of Hokkaido,” NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station, 2019.12.8
  5. Nakagaki group: “World Docu Selection ‘Genius Without Brain’ French ARTE Production Science Documentary Japanese Version,” NHK BS 1, 2020.1.1.
  6. Nakagaki group: “Staircase of Exploration: Changing the Meaning of ‘Single Cell’,” TV Tokyo (BSTV Tokyo), 2020.4.9
  7. Nakagaki group: “Hokkaido Ignobel Award Two People Lecture,” HTB TV News, 2018.6.3
  8. Gong group: “Yugata Satellite Doshin News: Innovative Electric Vehicle Opens to the Public at Hokkaido University”, TVh TV Hokkaido , 2018.11.16
  9. Gong group: “Dosanko Wide 179,” STV Sapporo TV, 2018.11.16
  10. Gong group: “Today Doki!” HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, 2018.11.16
  11. Gong group: “Hot News 845,” NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station, 2018.11.16
  12. Gong group: “NHK News Good Morning Japan,” NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station, 2019.2.1
  13. Gong group: “Let’s go 1×8!” STV Sapporo TV, 2017.8.6
  14. Gong group: “Yo Oizumi’s Surprise Japan!” NTV Nippon Television, 2017.8.5
  15. Nakagaki group: “NENKIN QUEST Forest Jewel and Life Ring,” NHK General Television Wakayama Broadcasting Station, 2017.8.26
  16. Nakagaki group: “Commentary Program ‘Theory of Time’ Series: Ignobel Prize and Japanese Scientific Research,” NHK General Television, 2017.9.16
  17. Nakagaki group: “Kansai Hot Line of Sight: Mysterious Mystery of Mystery-Mystery of Familiar Life,” NHK General Television, 2017.9.29
  18. Gong group: “Galileo: The Strongest Gel in the World,” German Science TV Program, 2017.11.7
  19. Gong group: “The Hormiguero,” Spanish TV Channel Antena 3 TV, 2018.2.12

Magazine

  1. Gong group: “Muscle Gel that Grows with Load and Nutrition,” Weekly Diamond, 2019.10.26
  2. Nakagaki group: “The World’s First Public Exhibition! What is the Single-Celled Organism ‘Mojihoko’ that Solves the Maze? (In Response to the Release of ‘Mojihori’ at the Paris Zoo in France),” Weekly Playboy. 2019.11.18
  3. Nakagaki group: “The Truly Amazing Ignobel Award,” Weekly Hyundai, 2017.10.14

Radio

  1. Gong group: “This Material May Be Used as an Artificial Tendon or Ligament,” Radio Sputnik, Russia, 2017.7.18
  2. Nakagaki group: “Ask the Ig Nobel Prize Winners ~the Slime Mold That Won the Award~,” Look-Ahead Evening News, NHK Radio 1st Broadcast, 2017.8.24