A few years ago on a trip to Japan, Lin discovered that the Japanese used far infrared ceramic containers to hold fish, which did an excellent job of keeping them fresh. After the ITRI introduced this technology into Taiwan, Teco started to develop its nano-refrigerators.
因為兩年前他去日本參觀時，發現日本人用遠紅外線陶瓷材料作生魚片的包裝材，保鮮效果極好，後來經由工研院的轉介，才開始這方面的研發。