Laikas elektronikų rojuje

Abstract

"Žinote, tarptautinėse organizacijose yra mažai japonų. Jie nemėgsta girtis. Paklausti, ką nuveikę, visada atsako: "Nieko". Aš taip pat galėčiau atsakyti. Vėl metams išvažiuoju į Japoniją. Riken institute smegenų tyrimo grupėje šiemet baigsiu rašyti savo disertaciją", - pasakoja po metų darbo iš Japonijos grįžęs VGTU Elektroninių sistemų katedros doktorantas Jarek Rokicki.

Jarek Rokicki, a postgraduate student of the Department of Electronic Systems at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, who spent nearly a year at a Japanese company Sanyo Electrics Limited, is currently working at RIKEN Institute – the largest in Japan and one of the most famous scientific institutions in the world. In his article the postgraduate student tells about a unique professional experience in the country called Heaven for electronics. “The company Sanyo ElectricS Limited is developing a project, which aims at iPS cell processing. We have all heard about stem cells, which are injected into any damaged organs and start to regenerate themselves. However this technology has a drawback – the cells may not revive. Therefore, Kyoto University has developed a new technology, when a sample of healthy human skin cells is taken and transformed, for example, into a healthy liver. The company is currently developing a new device for the world market designed for treating this type of cells. We strive to automate part of the process by which iPS cells are created. A lot of experts from different fields – robotics, mechanics, optics, biology as well as digital imaging are involved in this project,” says Jarek Rokicki, a postgraduate student of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Upon arriving in Japan the specialist of electronics experienced not only a culture shock, but, together with other Japanese people, underwent a deadly earthquake in March.