Published on: 2026-05-15
Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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The 38th meeting of the scientific and technical seminar “Prospects for the Development of Science and Radio Communication Technology,” dedicated to Radio Day, took place at the Omsk enterprise of radio communications “Omsk Scientific Research Institute of Instrumentation” (ONIIP) on May 6. More than 190 representatives from industry, scientific institutes, educational institutions, and additional education establishments of Omsk and Novosibirsk participated in the event. It was held as part of the radio seminar at the main site of JSC “ONIIP”. The seminar was attended by managers of the largest Omsk enterprises, including “Radio Factory named after A.S.”Popova, director of the Omsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesValery Karpov, delegates from other regions, representatives of the administration of the Omsk region, the deputy governor and the minister of science, higher education and scientific-technical development of the Omsk regionAlexander Koltsov, as well as students from universities and colleges, pupils of Omsk schools, and wards of the Youth Center named after Y.A. Gagarin and the regional SYUT.
The report on the latest developments and research results of materials and structures for data transmission and processing systems at the Laboratory of Functional Diagnostics of Nanoscale Structures for Nanoelectronics of the Physical Faculty of Novosibirsk State University was presented by its head, a candidate of physical and mathematical sciencesPavel Geidt.
—Talented kids from local schools and lyceums received commemorative diplomas from the leaders of truly strong enterprises for their initiative projects on this day. It seems to me that this is a very significant and pleasant event in the life of young researchers. There is an opinion that supposedly we have no electronics in our country. But this is not true, because despite lagging behind in the field of household computer systems and the production of “mass technology” like smartphones and computers, electronics lives not only in these mass-produced and widely used devices.With complex and demanding electronics and communication in our country, everything was and is in order. And it is important that young people are noticeably interested in this topic of electronics creation and development of new communication systems., — shared his impressions of the event Pavel Geydt.
Radio became the first device in history for wireless data transmission using electromagnetic waves. On May 7, 1895, Russian physicist Alexander Popov demonstrated the world’s first spark-gap radio receiver, capable of detecting electromagnetic signals without wires. This device became the prototype of radio communication systems, which the scientist later improved for transmitting meaningful messages. Meanwhile, in this field, work was being doneGuglielmo Marconi, Nikola Teslaand other famous inventors from different countries, whose contribution to technology was also significant.
Despite the fact that classic radio receivers today seem like an attribute of a past era, radio communication remains an irreplaceable foundation of civilization. It is critically important in tourism, in the operational work of emergency structures and rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Radio broadcasting still remains a source of free news and favorite music. Wireless technologies surround us everywhere; these are smartphones, Wi-Fi routers and modems, smartwatches, “smart home” systems, and high-tech “smart campuses” of universities, like at NGU.
—The progress is striking: in 130 years, the speed of wireless data transmission has grown from ~1 bit per second (the speed of manual Morse code transmission) to ~10 gigabits per second (the speed of the 5G standard), that is, by 10 billion times!Radio communication became one of the first achievements of domestic science, providing technological sovereignty and leadership of our country along with such milestones as the launch of the first artificial satellite (1957), the first human spaceflight (1961), the creation of electronic television (V.K. Zvorykin, 1920s-30s), the development of the “crystadine” (prototype of the transistor), the discovery of the LED effect (O.V. Losev, 1920s), and the invention of the incandescent lamp (A.N. Lodygin, 1874).These discoveries, born from the inquisitive mind of our compatriots for the benefit of the country and all civilization, laid the foundation for a powerful school of radio electronics and the amateur radio movement in our country, — toldPavel Geidt.
In his report, he explained that many departments at NGU are in one way or another connected to radio and communications: the Department of Aerospace Research, the Department of Radiophysics, and at the Faculty of Physics, the “optics” group initiates projects among “electronics specialists” on the speed of wireless data flow transmission. Also, scientific teams at NGU develop and create radio-electronic devices for modern medicine (biosensors with microwave modules for the IMM of NGU), transport, and smart campuses (systems for facial and situation recognition with various sensors at the Artificial Intelligence Center of NGU and the Institute of Intellectual Robotics of NGU).
Pavel Geidt emphasized that interest in this field and research often appears among young people when assembling their first radio station (even the simplest “soapbox”), when receiving a radio set as part of school radio clubs — such as SUNTS NGU, the Young Technicians Club (KYuT SO RAN), the laboratory for schoolchildren and students “Inzhevika” (FIT NGU), or the Engineering Laboratory of PISH NGU. A lively curiosity awakens during the disassembly and repair of the simplest analog devices together with parents or under the guidance of experienced mentors.
Continue mastering the principles of communication and the basics of electronics, and then get down to your own developments of a component base or writing code for hardware-software complexes, which can be done at several faculties of NSU, and apply your knowledge in practice — at enterprises in the Novosibirsk region. A powerful cluster of the radio-electronic industry was formed in Novosibirsk back in the time of the evacuation of 150 key factories from Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Rostov at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.Until now, in Novosibirsk and the region, there are enterprises producing high-tech electronics, and the knowledge and experience gained can be applied by graduates of NGU both in Novosibirsk and in any other region of our country.
—Cooperation with leading industrial enterprises in other regions is valuable for us and NGU, including cooperation with the Omsk Research Institute of Instrument Engineering (JSC “ONIIP”), which has been ongoing for 8 years. Russian electronics (developed and produced in our country) is not only preserved but gradually developing. Communication systems are one of the main results of the electronic industry, represented by enterprises such as JSC “ONIIP” — they remain in demand, including systems based on advanced physical principles.Modern electronics as a broad field of science and technology includes: microelectronics (controllers for managing elevators and turnstiles, vehicle control units, banking and transit cards, chips for passports, RFID tags and NFC stickers), nanoelectronics (modern CPU and GPU processors, RAM and solid-state drives used in smartphones and computers), ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) electronics (radars, satellite communication systems, equipment for 5G networks, transceivers and powerful radio frequency modules), radiation-resistant and extreme electronics, often called “critical” electronics(components for operation in Arctic conditions, space, at nuclear power plants, and in aviation, capable of withstanding extreme temperatures, overloads, and ionizing radiation), as well as an adjacent discipline for promising areas of spintronics, photonics, and quantum technologies,— told in his report Pavel Geydt.
The scientist also clarified that with close cooperation of NGU with the A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of the SB RAS and the Institute of Automation and Electrometry of the SB RAS in Akademgorodok, modern directions of photonics, quantum encryption systems, long-range radio communications, including the use of new materials and nanoscale structures, are being actively developed.
—Communication is important for every person. These are modern mobile phones in the form of compact computers — smartphones, modems for home Internet access, smart wearable devices, and entire smart home systems, as well as a smart campus system being developed under the federal project “Priority-2030” at NGU. So electronics, communication, telecommunications, and radio are important now and will remain highly significant in the future.— said Pavel Geidt.
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