Spark

A few days later, Chen Nianfei arrived at AH and met Wu Tao's group who had been looking forward to him for a long time.

Although the group members didn't have much "awe" for the expert who fell from the sky, the excitement on their faces could never be faked.

The reason is simple, this brother is the God of Wealth!

In other words, it is the incarnation of the God of Wealth.

According to the meaning above, he came here on behalf of the Xinghuo team, and the main purpose was to verify the performance of the new material, and Xinghuo also took care of the "HT-7" usage permission in the previous phone call.

Therefore, everyone has actually made a plan in their hearts, that is:

No matter how unprofessional this buddy is, he must accompany him well in the past few days, and he must not lose the chain.

No matter how unreasonable or "bureaucratic" his request is, he must be patient and fulfill it.

No way, in the years of scientific research career, they have indeed encountered many such things.

But obviously, this is not Xinghuo's style of doing things, nor is it Chen Nian's style of doing things.

Seeing Wu Tao's first sentence, Chen Nian asked:

"Is the temperature-time parameter of the sintering stage determined? We need an accurate parameter to ensure the stability of the later reproduction."

Hearing this, Wu Tao couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Go straight to the point?

Shouldn't they be polite first, a few words of encouragement, and then some official speeches such as "the revolution has not yet succeeded, and we must continue to work hard"?

He subconsciously looked Chen Nian up and down, seeing that he was not very old, so he also recalled it.

Got it, young men, they do things differently.

So he quickly replied:

"The function has been determined, only a few key time points involve temperature changes, and the control is not difficult."

"What about the atmosphere?"

"The reducing atmosphere used in the sintering process of high-entropy alloys, and the subsequent two steps of carburizing and nitriding are not critical. The key is the dosage of graphite and boron boron nitride powder as sintering aids. We tested it for a long time before we got it to the right proportion”

"1.2%?"

Chen Nian asked along the way.

"Yes, 1.2%? Wait a minute?"

After Chen Nian's voice fell, Wu Tao suddenly came back to his senses.

what's the situation?

I didn't disclose this information to the Xinghuo team before!

The ratio of sintering aids can be said to be one of the most critical process parameters in the production process of this new material. How did the person on the other side know?

Obviously, he couldn't have deduced it based on the very few descriptions provided by his own side with extremely limited information, so the answer seems to be very clear.

They also made the same material? !

Wu Tao stared at Chen Nian dumbfounded. He suddenly understood why the Spark team was so positive about this achievement.

Nonsense, can you not be positive?

Crashed all!

——

But the question is, if they have already made a sample, why should they give the opportunity to their own group?

Logically, this doesn't seem to make sense either.

Looking at Wu Tao's puzzled eyes, Chen Nian did not explain further, but followed him towards the laboratory while continuing to ask:

"How much can your laboratory produce now? If you start the radiation resistance experiment tomorrow, can you prepare enough samples?"

"tomorrow?"

Wu Tao frowned slightly, temporarily putting aside the doubts he had just had.

"I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow. We will work overtime and burn more samples to produce as many samples as possible."

"That's settled, the day after tomorrow."

"clear."

Wu Tao didn't hesitate any more, but agreed directly.

In fact, this style of work has far exceeded his expectations --- this is the real "result-oriented way of working".

Afterwards, Chen Nian also showed him what the efficiency of Spark was.

Several people spent two days. While the team members were burning the stove, Chen Nian took Wu Tao to do various tests.

That's right, Chen Nian took him to do it.

The ability and professionalism shown by this young man who seems to have never been in his thirties far exceeded his imagination. This is not only reflected in his familiarity with the instruments, but more importantly, he seems to be familiar with the materials They are all very familiar.

He just glanced at many data and immediately came to the conclusion of "yes" or "no". But for the same conclusion, Wu Tao had to read the report carefully and carefully check and verify it before he could come to it.

There is no doubt that they are all consistent with Chen Nian's judgment.

This made him even more curious about the mysterious Xinghuo team. What about the other people in the organization who can reach this level at such an age?

I'm afraid the whole organization is a so-called "genius concentration camp"

From Chen Nian's point of view, the work of these two days was not in vain.

He fully verified the performance of the material tentatively named "WT12", and gave corresponding optimization suggestions on the process according to the prompts of the system.

The weight of these suggestions is not too heavy, because the results of Wu Tao's group are unexpectedly complete.

Even without myself, this material will still be optimized and perfected at an extremely fast speed, and finally finalized.

On the morning of the third day after arriving at AH, all the materials had been prepared.

After preliminary testing, all the materials met the test standards and were quickly transported to the HT-7 facility on Science Island for testing.

Standing at the door of the laboratory, Wu Tao looked at the passing vehicle and his own students in the vehicle with emotion, and asked Chen Nian:

"Chen Gong, don't you really want to go and have a look? Although the simulation results are relatively optimistic, if you want to really measure the radiation resistance performance, you still have to go to the site to see it."

"You are so... so familiar with this material, you should be able to direct it on the spot."

Hearing this, Chen Nian shook his head and replied:

"There is nothing to direct, this is just a formality, and the performance of the material will not be a problem."

So sure?

Wu Tao subconsciously glanced at Chen Nian, who showed no emotion on his face.

It's as if what he's talking about is not a major breakthrough that can affect the course of human history, but the lunch that is going to be eaten at noon.

"Okay. I still have to go and have a look-you know, this matter."

"You must go, you are the person in charge."

"I'm sorry, in fact, you already have the corresponding technology in your hands, right?"

Wu Tao finally expressed the question in his heart, but Chen Nian beside him laughed.

"We really don't."

"We just checked your historical experimental data, and we have a better understanding."

Only ghosts would believe this.

Wu Tao pursed his lips, but did not continue to struggle.

Anyway, Xinghuo is now the biggest leader in the domestic scientific research community, so you can do whatever you say.

Seeing that the special car to pick up Wu Tao was already in place, he was about to leave after bidding farewell to Chen Nian, but before he got into the car, Chen Nian stopped him suddenly and said:

"You should send out the preprint as soon as possible, and you don't have to wait any longer."

"The experiment is completed today, let's send it out tomorrow."

Wu Tao hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in relief.

——

That's right, Xinghuo is so confident, what do I have to worry about?

The day after Chen Nian returned to Chengdu, a preprinted paper was published on aRXiv.

The title is so simple and straightforward that it is "A Mature and Usable Commercial Fusion Reactor First Wall Material", mixed with a bunch of exaggerated papers published by Minke, it is almost impossible to tell whether this thing is a reliable result or not. Or a dying fantasy of a desperate material man.

Look at the name of the publisher, Wu Tao.

Although the big guy cited by 7000 is not very authoritative, his past research in the field of high temperature resistant and radiation resistant materials is obvious to all.

For a time, the enthusiasm of the entire academic circle was ignited.

And the brief introduction of new material synthesis ideas in this paper has promoted the rapid operation of all materials laboratories.

Although no specific data and parameters have been announced, even if you only look at the data results of the paper itself, you can deeply feel the meaning of "beautiful and concise".

Yes, the element composition of this material is very complicated, and the synthesis method is also very cumbersome, but every step of it has a strong logic.

In this case, who would be willing not to give it a try?

As a result, the large-scale reproduction experiment was launched as soon as the paper was published. Even if some people doubted this, they were still willing to give it a try with the support of EAST.

After all, this project team is a monster-level project team that has solved the plasma control problem that humans have not solved for more than ten years, or even decades, within a few months.

How could they dare to start construction with great fanfare without any preparations? ——

However, on the contrary, ordinary people, as well as some scholars outside the field, have deeper doubts about this material.

And their logic is also very simple:

The recent breakthroughs achieved by Huaxia are too intensive and too frequent, which does not conform to the general law of technological development.

At the same time, from a technical point of view, some people think that the combination of high-entropy alloys, boron nitride, and graphene materials is not convincing, and that it is just a technical game between countries.

The public opinion department is too lazy to deal with such a situation—anyway, the answer will be revealed within a few days, and when the anti-radiation data comes out, any public opinion turmoil will be resolved.

In the office, Li Xiang sat opposite to Chen Nian, while playing with the small sample brought back by Chen Nian, he asked:

"Is your thing authentic? It doesn't look much different from ordinary metal materials. Are you sure it can meet the requirements of the first wall?"

Chen Nian rolled his eyes and said sharply:

"Is your judgment of the properties of a material based on its weight? No, should I say, based on its density?"

Li Xiang on the opposite side smiled awkwardly and replied:

"Indeed. I feel that this thing is too light, and it looks a bit impatient, but it can withstand high temperatures above 3,500 degrees?"

"Aerogels are lighter, if you will."

Chen Nian shook his head helplessly, and continued to explain:

"Actually, it is not a strange thing to think that the heavier a certain material is, the better it is. This itself is a kind of 'inertial intuition' caused by common sense in life."

"The lower the material is in the chemical periodic table, the heavier its atomic mass and the more stable its chemical properties. Before the large-scale emergence of complex compounds, these materials are indeed representatives of durability."

"But now, things have changed."

"Our exploration of materials no longer stops at the material itself, but breaks through to the microstructure of the material. The meaning of the atomic number of the element itself begins to decline. Instead, it is the chemical bonds between different elements and the internal composition of the material. The crystal structure played a more important role."

"So, I don't blame you for having this idea—in fact, there are quite a few people who have this idea."

"Otherwise, why are there so many doubts about WT12 on the Internet now? In fact, part of it comes from this simple scientific thinking."

"It might seem unkind to say that but it is."

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang nodded slightly.

From his observation, the situation was indeed consistent with Chen Nian's judgment.

Scholars at the top of the industry are actively experimenting to seek a recurrence, while the bottom is busy applauding and looking forward to it. On the contrary, scholars at the middle level and ordinary people with a certain level of knowledge question the most.

However, this cannot be said to be a bad sign.

At least it can be seen that the scientific literacy of the people is improving day by day.

A few years ago, most people's reaction to this incident was probably a simple sentence like "Oh, I see".

Now, based on this seemingly unattainable achievement, they can associate their own lives, associate with various industries related to life, and express their opinions, which is already very precious.

Thinking of this, Li Xiang said with emotion:

"So the results of the universal science and technology education you proposed before have gradually begun to appear."

"Currently, people are just 'watching'. After the social productive forces are further liberated, will 'watching' soon develop into 'participating'?"

"It's possible."

Chen Nian nodded solemnly.

In fact, at this stage, there has been a saying in the society, that is:

Scientific research is no longer something ordinary people can participate in.

After entering the information age, the space left for individual heroism has been compressed to the limit. In this world, it is no longer possible to rely on oneself like Da Vinci, Tesla, Edison, Nobel, Newton, and Einstein. An epic character whose power has pushed mankind to take a big step forward.

This statement cannot be said to be completely correct, but to a large extent, it is indeed a cruel reality.

The boundaries of technology have almost been explored to the limit, and it is almost impossible to create new achievements without relying on a strong team and advanced equipment.

In the final analysis, this is "class solidification in the field of scientific research."

But what if one day, productivity suddenly develops explosively?

The boundaries of theory are still not widening, but the barriers to entry are constantly being lowered.

A trace of expectation flashed in Chen Nian's eyes, and then he said:

"Normal temperature superconductivity and nuclear fusion, these two technologies will lay the foundation for human development in the next few decades."

"And on this basis, the liberation of a huge amount of productivity will bring about major social changes."

"One day in the future, maybe the boss who sells maocai downstairs will turn his hobby into 'studying the optimization scheme of metal hydrogen energy storage batteries', or 'trying to use a systematic mathematical method to prove that P=NP' .”

Having said that, Chen Nian paused for a moment.

The mailbox on the computer happened to pop up a message from Wu Tao, and the title of the email had a few big words written on it:

"No obvious radiation damage was found."

He breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said:

"The next few decades will be an era of heroes"