Spark

"The first wall material was born, and Huaxia created another miracle?!"

"Within two years, two breakthroughs in key technological nodes in human history?"

"March 10, 2012, remember this day, the new era of mankind begins from this moment!"

"The release of the results, the EAST project team witnessed the historic moment together with scholars from many countries! Review? No need!"

"Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and the truth is being verified again at this moment!"

The test results of HT-7 on WT12 material have just been released, and the waves of public opinion that have not yet been brewed have been overturned in a thunderous way. Due to the particularity envied by EAST, this test can be said to be in the field of global nuclear fusion. Under the nose of the top experts.

Falsification may not be negligible, but not at all.

Even after the test, almost everyone saw the material being removed from the inner wall of the HT-7 unit, and then sent to the laboratory for scanning, and the final results were presented directly on their screens without any lag. before.

There is no more believable way to experiment.

Chen Nian has always felt that with the further development of information technology and the Internet, the verification method in the academic circle will gradually shift from "paper" to "live broadcast", but he never thought that in 2012, the EAST project would be In this way, a small-scale "live broadcast" came.

According to Wu Tao's description, the mood of the scholars present that day was even higher than when metal hydrogen was released.

From the initial whispering, whispering discussions, doubts, to the breath-holding after the materials were sent into HT-7, to the impatient after the experiment, until the frenzy after the final results were released.

The emotions that should have been gradually released over months or even years were compressed into just a few hours, and the intense emotional shock even caused two elderly scholars to faint on the spot.

No one cares who the discoverer of this material is.

No one cared whether he was Chinese, American, British or Islander, all they remembered was a series of names.

Wu Tao, Chen Xiaodong, Li Yang.

That was the name of a member of the experimental group of the University of Science and Technology of China.

Of course, there is Xinghuo, the organization that Wu Tao specifically mentioned, which is already radiant.

Even the shapes of these two Chinese characters, which are not simple to them, are deeply imprinted in everyone's eyes.

It seems to have become a powerful symbol - a symbol of the future of mankind

Perhaps, this symbolic symbol will be thoroughly embedded in human history, and will never be erased no matter how time passes.

"Times are really about to change."

Science Island, on the path by the lake, Sebastian said to Eichendorf who was walking beside him.

"I originally thought that after solving the problem of plasma control, they would need at least a few years to break through the technology of the first wall material, but unexpectedly, things happened much faster than I thought."

"Two months? Not even two months."

"Eichendorff, do you think they have accumulated technology for a long time and are just waiting to use it at the right time, or is it really just a breakthrough at this point in time as Wu Tao said?"

Eichendorff shook his head, his gaze kept on looking at the distant mountains on the other side of the lake.

After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth to answer:

"There are coincidences in the field of scientific research, especially in the field of materials science, but I think it is impossible for two coincidences to occur at the same time."

"It is impossible for them to synthesize the WT12 material just at the critical period of the construction of the EAST project."

"So, I think they have at least gained a lot of accumulation in this field—perhaps only the last step, and then Spark gave them key support."

"That's why Wu Tao specifically mentioned the Xinghuo organization. I really want to know how this organization works. Many times, their technology seems to come from the void."

Hearing this, Sebastian laughed.

"At least not this time."

"The experimental roadmap of Wu Tao's group is very clear. Since seven years ago, they have been delving into the technology of high-entropy alloys. You must know that the concept was just born at that time."

"I'm afraid even Yang Xuecheng himself, who proposed this concept, would not have expected it to bring such a great contribution to mankind."

"Indeed, this is a team with a keen sense of smell, and their results cannot be questioned."

"But Yang Xuecheng. You know, he's an academician. Maybe he's the one behind Wu Tao and in Xinghuo."

"...that's certainly possible. But it's best not to pursue the question."

Sebastian said cautiously.

Eichendorff nodded, and changed the subject smoothly:

"Having said that, after the problem of the first wall material is solved, the difficulties of the EAST project have almost been eliminated, right?"

"The only remaining equipment difficulty is the problem of the divertor."

"How long do you think it will take Huaxia to solve it this time?"

"Who knows? Maybe one day?"

Sebastian said half-jokingly.

"Maybe an hour."

Eichendorf's expression was serious, as if he was sure that this technology was firmly in Huaxia's hands.

"It should not be so fast. Helium ash cleaning has always been a big problem, and it is also the weakest link in technology accumulation."

"After all, all human fusion experiments have not yet developed to the stage where helium ash needs to be cleaned up."

Sebastian replied.

What he said is very pertinent, and it is indeed true.

The so-called helium ash actually refers to the helium nuclei produced in the nuclear fusion reaction. This by-product will lead to loss of plasma energy, reduction of heat release efficiency, and degradation of internal materials. It may not be so obvious in the experimental stage, but once it enters For commercial use, it is necessary to consider how to use a divertor to remove such impurities.

And this work is not just as simple as installing a vacuum cleaner inside the fusion reactor.

"But I still feel, they must have a way - it's a hunch."

Eichendorf finally looked away from a distance, he looked at Sebastian, and his tone became relaxed.

"So no matter what, now you should be able to believe that it was the right choice for me to bring you here?"

Sebastian smiled and replied:

"Actually, I have recognized EAST since the release of the first batch of plasma theory results."

"However, now, I feel that my thinking is also changing."

"You are honored—this is a Chinese idiom."

"You know, most of the time they are actually a closed nation, or a closed civilization collective, but at this moment, the boundaries of civilization have been breached."

"EAST makes me feel a kind of. intrusion? Or injection?"

"In short, my intuition tells myself that maybe one day in the future, they will truly eliminate the boundaries between different races in this world, and they will turn everyone into the same people as them."

"That sounds scary."

Eichendorf said subconsciously.

"No, it's not terrible."

Sebastian shook his head and continued:

"This is our common destiny"

At the same time, Chengdu.

What Chen Nian is doing is exactly what Eichendorff thought, that is - to solve the last difficult problem of controllable nuclear fusion, the divertor problem.

In fact, it was no longer a problem for him.

After all, he still has close to 1,500 source points in hand, and the number of source points required by the divertor is only a mere 400 points.

——

To be precise, it is 380 points.

In the past month, for unknown reasons, the number of source points required by the divertor has also slowly decreased.

According to Chen Nian's estimate, if he continued to wait patiently, it might not take a few months before this thing could suddenly drop to 0 points because of an opportunity like the first wall material.

But he didn't want to wait any longer.

As we all know, the last 10% of the progress bar is the most tormenting part. Even if you are calm and relaxed in the first 90%, when you reach the last 10%, you will be uncontrollably anxious and scratching your head.

Chen Nian couldn't stand this.

Therefore, he directly spent 380 source points to complete the analysis of the supporting divertor in the system.

Relatively speaking, the difficulty of this technology is much lower than that of the first wall, but its complexity is much higher.

Of course, it refers to the difficulty of exporting Chen Nian.

After all, the first wall material is just a series of chemical formulas, plus a total of no more than twenty pages of synthesis methods, and the divertor is the same as the F-22 he made at the beginning, full of various modules , parts and special designs.

New materials are also an integral part of this.

Therefore, it took two full days before Chen Nian completed sorting out the technology related to the divertor, and began to output it on paper.

But the gratifying point is that although this thing is complicated, it is not too "new", so many precursor steps and manufacturing methods of precursor products can be omitted. He only needs to mark those technologies that have not yet appeared in China. up.

But even so, drawing and calculating is tiring, and his back hurts.

From the noon of the previous day to the rising sun of the next day, all the work has finally been completed.

It was his first all-nighter in months, but it was all worth it.

After taking a deep breath and calming down his disordered heartbeat, Chen Nian dialed Chen Guo's phone number. The latter obviously hadn't slept all night, and just five minutes after hanging up the phone, he walked into Chen Nian's office. .

"Didn't sleep all night?"

Chen Guo asked first.

"Don't look at me for you, I'll go to sleep in a while."

"This is the basic design idea of ​​the divertor. You can go directly to EAST and give it to Wu Fan. He is in the project team now."

"In addition, this involves a previous achievement of Yang Xuecheng, which is related to high-entropy alloys. You should also say hello to him."

"good."

Chen Guo took the materials and answered briefly.

He didn't seem to be surprised that Chen Nian took out the divertor design document overnight.

But in fact, calmness is the greatest trust in Chen Nian.

Any problem in front of him will be solved naturally - he is like a universal wishing box, and also like some kind of god.

Of course, God does not need to stay up all night.

From this point of view, he is more like a good comrade with magical abilities.

"After handing in this material, the EAST project will be unimpeded, right?"

Chen Guo asked.

"It's not that easy."

Chen Nian shook his head and replied:

"These things only 'technically' solve the problem, but in practice, there will still be many different accidents."

"Take the divertor as an example. Not to mention the control logic and system program when the helium ash is actually cleaned in the later stage, it is not a simple matter to install it on the EAST equipment."

"I didn't design it based on the existing equipment, unlike the previous ones, which can be directly adapted 100%."

"But it's not hard, is it?"

".That too."

Chen Nian let out a deep breath, and leaned back on the chair slightly limply, as if he had just lifted a heavy burden.

Seeing this action, Chen Guo felt distressed for a while——it was not a macroscopic concern about the health of his "key role", but a pure elder's concern for the younger generation.

"After today, you should rest for a while."

Chen Guo opened the mouth and said.

"Two days off, just in time to talk to Wang Jiancheng about the progress of a pair of Zhanlu."

Chen Nian nodded and answered.

"You call this a rest?"

Chen Guo was a little dumbfounded.

So there is such a benefit in covering more fields? Jumping from the field of materials science to the field of artificial intelligence, is it considered a break?

Seeing Chen Guo's expression, Chen Nian couldn't help laughing.

This sounds really tricky, but he is really curious about how far Zhanlu has tested.

This is one of the key technologies for China to continue to stabilize its national defense, and it is born with a sense of satisfaction of "creating humanoids". It is abnormal not to be curious.

"Anyway, let's rest at that time, but to be honest, I can rest, but you may not be able to rest."

"The progress of the EAST project is faster than the original plan, almost one year ahead of schedule."

"Speaking of which, our previous planning has to be adjusted accordingly."

"Yes."

Chen Guo nodded solemnly.

"The advance of this year actually has a great impact. It is not as simple as simply pushing the plan forward by one year."

"The infrastructure construction in the original plan has not yet been put in place, and the economy and industry are not ready to deal with the shock."

"We may face more severe labor pain than originally expected, but the labor pain ... will definitely be worth it."

"Let the Yankees carry it for us."

Chen Nian said half-jokingly.

"It's not just the Yankees who have to carry it, the whole world has to help us share it."

"Negotiations with Europe have already started. There is no doubt that we will be for a long time to come"

"The center of the world."