Great Country Academician

Jinling, Chuanhai Materials Research Institute.

Xu Chuan and Zhang Pingxiang are still busy optimizing the physical properties of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials.

Up to now, the two have carried out different degrees of in-depth research on their respective routes.

In the laboratory, Zhang Pingxiang found Xu Chuan, who was studying how to toughen graphene whiskers (fibers) onto copper-carbon-silver composite materials, with a material and a data report in his hand.

"Wait a minute, Academician Zhang." Turning his head to look at Zhang Pingxiang, Xu Chuan greeted him with a smile, and then turned to continue his work.

After about ten minutes, after processing the materials in his hand, he straightened up and walked over.

"Well, what's the result of your research?" Xu Chuan asked curiously.

Over the past few days, this Academician Zhang has been studying the optimization route of zirconia doping in the laboratory. There must be some progress, but I don't know how big it is.

Zhang Pingxiang shook his head, and handed over the materials and reports in his hands: "There is not much progress, I have tried more than ten different methods, the brittleness and toughness of the copper-carbon-silver composite material doped with zirconia atoms Not much has changed."

"If it is overdoped, it can indeed change the toughness to a certain extent; but overdoping will cause the superconducting performance to plummet."

"Your previous conjecture is correct. The road of zirconia doping probably won't work."

Hearing that, Xu Chuan was not too surprised. With his current ability, although he can't be 100% accurate in judging whether a path is feasible, he can at least give some suggestions.

Academician Zhang Pingxiang's failure was also within his expectations.

Doping zirconia atoms into high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials will change the crystal structure and atomic structure to a certain extent. With these two changes, the superconducting properties of superconducting materials are bound to be affected.

After looking through the test report information in his hand, Xu Chuan squeezed the sample in his hand again.

Unsurprisingly, Academician Zhang's research was a failure.

A small amount of doping is of little significance and cannot change the physical properties of superconducting materials.

A large amount of doping can indeed change the brittleness and toughness, but it will greatly reduce the superconducting performance, especially in the Tc critical temperature and critical magnetic field, which are particularly affected.

These two aspects were seriously affected, and the superconducting material in his hand could almost be said to be useless.

"How is your research on graphene going?"

After giving up the route of zirconia doping, Academician Zhang Pingxiang did not have too much entanglement. After all, in the field of materials, it is impossible to die if one road does not work.

Xu Chuan scratched his head and said with a smile: "I was busy with other things two days ago, and I only started researching it in these two days. There is not much progress yet."

Hearing this, Zhang Pingxiang shook his head, and said with some emotion: "You have studied too many things, if you concentrate on breaking through in one subject"

He didn't finish his sentence, but both of them understood the meaning of the words.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Actually, I think it's okay. Many disciplines and fields complement each other. For example, if I don't study mathematics, the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute today doesn't have that material calculation model."

Academician Zhang Pingxiang nodded and said, "That's true."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Academician Zhang skipped this topic, and continued: "As for the experiment on graphene whisker (fiber) toughening, if you don't mind, I'm here to help you; or you Tell me about your experimental idea and route, and I will help you with other routes."

"I guess you have a lot of other things to do right now. I'm afraid you don't have much time in the lab, right?"

Xu Chuan nodded embarrassingly, and said, "Indeed, I don't have much time to do experiments in the laboratory recently."

He has a lot of things to do recently. He needs to communicate with CERN about the orders, manage the controllable nuclear fusion project, and the plasma turbulence numerical control model.

After all, no one is more familiar with the mathematical model of plasma turbulence than him. If there is a problem during the operation, he can adjust and deal with it at any time on site.

Academician Zhang said with a smile: "In this case, I will take over the relevant experiments."

"Show me your paper on the mechanism of high-temperature superconducting materials, which is very inspiring and helpful to me. I also need some experimental opportunities to verify it. It happens that you have free material laboratories and equipment for me to use. "

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, then Academician Zhang will be in trouble."

Zhang Pingxiang said with a smile that he borrowed the free laboratory from Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, but this was just a reason to help.

Among the academicians of the two academies, he is also a top material scientist at the top of the pyramid. Is he afraid that he does not have a laboratory and equipment?

But there is no need to say more about things like love, just keep it in your heart.

It has to be said that since he returned to China, the domestic scholars he has met along the way are all excellent representatives in terms of academics and character.

Of course, this also has something to do with his lack of expansion of his interpersonal circle. All along, he has known these national treasure-level academicians and scholars, either through acquaintances, or introduced by high-level officials, or have memories from his previous life. of.

In this case, the scholars who can communicate with each other are still very good in character and friendship.

Here, Xu Chuan just lamented that the studious friends around him are very good, and the bad news came.

Gao Hongming and Peng Hongxi, who went to the Luyang Science Island Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project to apply for the EAST device to verify the plasma turbulence model, are back.

"The EAST device over there in Luyang has not been discussed."

In the office, Peng Hongxi sighed and said that he felt a little sorry for the young man in front of him.

As one of the veterans in the field of controllable nuclear fusion in China, he was invited out of the mountain several times by the other party's attention, but he failed to do this matter well.

Originally, he swore that this matter would not be difficult or easy for him; after all, Chen Mingji was also a former colleague, and the relationship between the two was not bad, but he did not expect that the other party was no longer the person he was familiar with, no longer that person. A person who is dedicated to the development of the country's controllable nuclear fusion business.

Perhaps his goal has not changed, but in the process, the goal and ideal have been mixed with too much selfishness.

The other party is now the general manager of the Luyang Controllable Nuclear Fusion Project, the director of the Huaguo International Nuclear Fusion Energy Program Implementation Center, and the leader of the domestic Controllable Nuclear Fusion Project, holding billions or even tens of billions of funds , leaders control hundreds of projects.

If you put it in ancient times, this kind of status can be said to be a strong one.

In the domestic academic circles, he can control so much funds and resources, which can be said to be the absolute throne, and he can also be said to be a school lord.

Especially in the field of controllable nuclear fusion, no matter how attractive the prospect is, the cake itself is so big in the research and development stage.

Although domestic controllable nuclear fusion projects are divided into several different research directions such as tokamak, stellarator, pebble bed, and inertial constraints, in fact, most of the relevant domestic resources are concentrated in the field of tokamak .

As the general manager of the tokamak field, Chen Mingji needs to approve and be responsible for the funding of domestic tokamak installations, whether they are under construction or planned to be built to a certain extent.

Not to mention the Luyang Controllable Nuclear Fusion Project that he is personally in charge of, even other tokamaks in China may need to consider his opinion.

Originally, Peng Hongxi wanted to personally write a letter and send it to the higher authorities to sue him.

But I thought about it on the way back, and finally gave up this idea helplessly.

So what if the above know?

At their level, even at the higher level of science and technology, it can be said that gods fight.

The higher-ups have to consider the opinions of everyone on both sides. In this kind of matter, at most, they mediate between the two sides like the police at the police station mediate the trivial matters of the people.

It is impossible to force Chen Mingji to hand over the EAST device to cooperate with Xu Chuan to complete the research experiment of the plasma turbulence model.

Xu Chuan is a national treasure-level scholar, and Chen Mingji is also a national hero and a top academician. He has led the development of Huaguo's controllable nuclear fusion from scratch to the world's forefront for more than ten years.

Although there are some selfish intentions, it is nothing at all at the national level.

It can only be said that he himself didn't think about it at the beginning, and the memory in his mind still stayed more than ten years ago.

At that time, the country said that it would engage in controllable nuclear fusion, and a group of scholars born in the field of nuclear energy raised their arms and turned around to join in.

From having nothing, to the first ignition of the EAST device in 2006, and the realization of joining the ITER International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Organization; even though every step is very difficult, even if the funds are extremely poor, they all hold a sincere heart, It is bound to light the spark of controllable nuclear fusion on this land.

However, in the past ten years, the country's economy has developed rapidly, and it has become the world's second largest economy. Naturally, more funds and resources can be allocated to the field of controllable nuclear fusion.

Interest and power are touching.

Although the other party is still working hard for controllable nuclear fusion, it will never go back to the era when everyone squatted together eating boxed lunches and arguing about how to optimize a certain solution, a certain part, and everyone was working towards one goal. .

After listening to Peng Hongxi's brief account of what happened, Xu Chuan nodded and comforted him: "It's okay, Mr. Peng, we can still think of other ways."

In fact, he had considered this issue from the very beginning.

On the one hand, this is indeed not a small matter. Modifying the control model of the controllable nuclear fusion reactor and subsequent adjustments to the fusion reactor are required. Although theoretically it is a recoverable adjustment, not everyone is willing to accept outsiders. 'messing around' on your own device.

On the other hand, it is all kinds of domestic academic circles.

Although he is independently presiding over a new project, the domestic field of controllable nuclear fusion is so big. He took away part of the scientific research funds, and correspondingly, other scientific research funds for controllable nuclear fusion projects are inevitable. Part of it will be compressed.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for the person in charge of the domestic controllable nuclear fusion field to feel unhappy.

Not to mention academia, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

What's more, the academic world in China is particularly special. Major universities + scientific research fields form a small world that is almost an independent kingdom.

When he won the Fields Medal and the country arranged for that Mu Liangcai to contact him, this is also the reason why he didn't want anything but a guarantee.

Therefore, before Gao Hongming and academician Peng Hongxi went to Luyang, he arranged to use high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials as a backup for the exchange of interests.

It's just that the other party didn't even look at the verification data of the plasma turbulence numerical control model, so he directly rejected the request.

How should I put it, this is indeed a bit disrespectful.

Shaking his head slightly, Xu Chuan didn't pay much attention to it.

The EAST device cannot be applied for, and we still have to find a way to solve the plasma turbulence numerical control model verification later.

Of course, if he went to the capital himself, or wrote a letter to the old man, the matter could still be resolved.

If this is the case, it will completely offend the other party.

Although he wasn't afraid of offending people, he didn't have the time or spare time to waste fighting with his own people.

After all, the other party is now nominally the general manager of the domestic tokamak route. If he really rips his face and makes trouble for him, he doesn't have to do other things.

Instead of this, it is better to think of other ways.

What's more, the controlled nuclear fusion project is just one of his goals. If possible, he would like to try his unfinished dreams of gravitons, dark matter, and extraterrestrial development in his previous life.

Controllable nuclear fusion is just the first step towards his dream.

After all, human beings are going to go out of the earth. If possible, Xu Chuan wants to realize this era in his own hands.

Seeing that Xu Chuan didn't have much emotional fluctuations, Peng Hongxi and Gao Hongming also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

On the way back, they were discussing how to talk to Xu Chuan about this matter. After all, comparatively speaking, this person is really young. He can make so many top-level achievements when he is young, and it is normal to be vigorous things.

Of course, if you are young and not full of energy, when will you be full of energy?

So the two of them have always been a little worried that this one would run over to confront Chen Mingji himself in a fit of anger, or go directly to the capital to file a complaint.

No matter which approach you choose, it is actually not a very good thing. Because the conflict will inevitably disrupt the normal development of the domestic controllable nuclear fusion field.

If a Nofi double award winner and a domestic leader in the field of controllable nuclear fusion really tear up their faces and confront each other, people in the field of controllable nuclear fusion in China will inevitably feel a little panicked, and may even involve some other fields It is not a good thing for the factions in the world to crush and fight each other.

Fortunately, this one is calmer than expected.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Peng Hongxi asked after thinking for a while: "From the current situation, we can't count on the EAST device in Luyang. In this case, should we wait for our fusion reactor to be built, or do we think about other things?" way?"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, thought for a moment and then smiled: "All roads lead to Rome, there are still ways. Without EAST, there are other ways."

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