Advanced and Biophotonic Material Discussion at IPB: Need 170 Years to Generate Calculator
Physicists are important scientists who change human life. It took 170 years of research to produce a calculator. And it takes 200 years to produce a laptop. All of these innovations cannot be done by one researcher but a combination of research from many researchers.
"Of all the intelligence that is successfully carried out by a computer, there is no computer that can defeat the brain of a mouse. At present all computer capabilities rely on Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is equivalent to a bit of the ability of a rat's brain, "said Prof. Dr. Andrivo Rusydi, Professor of Advanced Materials from the National University of Singapore (NUS) when he was the guest speaker at the National Seminar on Advanced Materials and Biophotonic at IPB International Convention Center (IICC), Bogor.
"So I always emphasize research. How to process Indonesia's natural resources processed by Indonesian human resources. The expensive thing is knowledge. The technology that we will face is the interface. This technology will be on two different objects, nanometers in size. The semiconductor used on the laptop has reached its limit so that the technology being developed at this time is no longer a laptop with a horizontal appearance but a vertical display, "he said.
He said, in Singapore, a collaboration between industry and universities is quite strong. Industry players always take scientists from universities to produce a product. Therefore, the publication is very important for scientists so that its innovation is easily seen by the industry.
In line with Prof. Andrivo, Ir. Sony Sulaksono, M.Bs as the Head of the Center for Research and Development of Industrial Technology and Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia encourages the formation of an innovation ecosystem. According to him, the government, in this case, the ministry has always focused on its innovation, not on its innovation ecosystem.
"We at the Center for Industrial Technology and Intellectual Property always support the Ministry of Research and Technology of Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti) which is currently the commander in creating innovation. It's important to build an innovation ecosystem, "he said.
Meanwhile, Professor of FMIPA IPB, Prof. Husin Alatas said that the year 1000 is a milestone in science. In the 10th century, Ibn Haytham did the scientific method. After that, there were Newton and J. Maxwell (17th century), F. Hertz (18th century), M. Planck and A. Einstein (19th century) and T. Maiman (20th century). "We live under an electromagnetic ocean. The camera initially used the principle proposed by Ibn Haytham. Theodore Maiman invented the invention of the discovery of a laser. Therefore, it does not seem excessive if modern science is triggered by research on light, "said the President of The Indonesian Optical Society (Inos).
Light in physics was first introduced by Einstein is known as photons. There is "on" because the light we see has two properties, which can be like waves but can also be like marbles or particles that can collide. This photon can collide with other particles. For example, there is a collision between light (photons) and electrons. This has changed the face of human perception in the past 100 years.
Manipulation of the flow of photons in material discipline is now commonly called photonics. The position of photons is the same as electrons in the electromagnetic discipline. The interaction of photons with biological material or the use of photons in the field of biology and medicine gave birth to biophotonic discipline. Biophotonic development has been very rapid in recent decades. This is due to the development of laser and waveguide technology based on the dielectric material.
Artificial photosynthesis, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) are examples of recent photonic (bio) developments that have broad utilization prospects in various fields.
"We are not aware that our lives depend on optics and photonics. There is wireless charging. All magical thing. The point is the manipulation of light with the material. If people in the past could see technology today, maybe they would call this "magic", "he said.
According to him, the rapid development of optical and photonic science has not been matched by the growing number of scientists. For example, currently, only 80 members are members of Inos. "This amount is very very minimal compared to the number of similar scientists in Singapore and Germany," he said.
Indonesia is still a follower and will always be a follower because the state has not made basic research a priority. According to him, Indonesia will lose the most talented young scientist who will go to another country.
This seminar became a forum for 200 participants in conveying the development of advanced material and biophotonic research in accelerating the growth of technological innovation. Applicative and applied research innovations that are strategic must get special attention.
The use of natural fibers for composite material engineering has received great attention in the last decade. One example is the Helmet Biocomposite research (GC Helmet) which is funded by the Palm Oil Fund Management Agency (BPDKS). GC This helmet was scaled up by PT. Advanced Material Interstitial (IMM) for market processes. GC Helmet products are environmentally friendly helmets for the first time in Indonesia. GC Helmet is able to absorb collision energy, impact resistance and lightness. This GC Helmet is an innovation of Dr. Siti Nikmatin, a researcher from the Department of Physics at FMIPA IPB.
Dr. Siti Nikmatin utilizes Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (TKKS) into fibers of various sizes (length, short, micro and macro). This fiber becomes the raw material for helmet-making polymer fillers.
This innovation managed to get an award in the form of the 2016 West Java Innovation Award and the Provincial Governor of West Java in the Environment category, 108 Indonesian Innovations 2016 from the national Business Innovation Center (BIC) in the category of Advanced Materials, 1st Winner of Innovation in Bogor Regency 2017, 10 Start-Up Featured Indonesian Innovation Breakthrough 2017 Kemenristekdikti and UN Environment's Awardee Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyle Challenge. (flw)
