From university academician to chief academician

November 18, 2029!

Shuimu University, male dormitory!

Sha Xincheng is a junior student in the Computer Department of Shuimu University.

Today is Saturday, it's seven o'clock in the evening.

Sha Xincheng was sitting at his desk, turning on his computer to read the news.

Because his father liked to watch the news very much, he also watched the news together since he was a child.

This formed his habit. Every Saturday and Sunday when he had no classes, he would watch the news at seven o'clock in the evening.

This made his roommates laugh at him. They often watch the news. Why, after graduation, he wants to be a civil servant!

[my country’s famous mathematician and computer scientist, Academician Ye Fei, developed a carbon nanotube mass production method on the 13th of this month. 】

This was followed by interviews with on-site reporters.

Ye Fei stood on the first floor of the Foreign Guest Building of the Graphene Research Institute and was interviewed by reporters.

Ye Feidao: "We have more than 300 researchers and spent seven months developing the mass production of carbon nanotubes."

"In between, we have created more than 300 mass production methods, most of which cannot produce high-quality carbon nanotubes."

"Although some production methods produce high-quality carbon nanotubes, the carbon nanotubes themselves have great defects."

"Things like toxins, high production costs and inability to fix the shape of carbon nanotubes."

"Ultimately, we found a toxin-free, low-cost production method that can fix the shape of carbon nanotubes in bulk."

"Moreover, the mass production method we have developed can not only produce C60 carbon nanotubes, but also C72 carbon nanotubes."

"In terms of performance, C72 carbon nanotubes are much better than C60 carbon nanotubes."

"Using the carbon nanotube mass production method we developed, C60 carbon nanotubes can be produced at 6,000 tons per year, and C72 carbon nanotubes can be produced at 4,000 tons per year."

"The mass production of carbon nanotubes marks that many fields in our country can achieve leapfrog development."

"Such as catalyst supports, hydrogen storage materials, material batteries, supercapacitors and semiconductors."

"Certainly, carbon nanotubes are one of the most important materials in science fiction about space elevators, synthetic muscles and robotic arms."

"So, they are possible."

"..."

After reading the news, Sha Xincheng clenched his fists excitedly: "Yes, that's great."

After saying that, he turned to look at the three roommates who were studying in the dormitory, and said excitedly: "Brothers, let me tell you some good news. The carbon nanotube mass production method developed by Academician Ye Fei of our country has been developed."

The roommates who were reading turned their heads and looked at Sha Xincheng blankly.

Then, a roommate asked: "Are you talking about the carbon nanotube mass production method?"

Although they majored in computers, they also knew what the mass production of carbon nanotubes meant to Xia Guo.

"Yes!" Sha Xincheng said: "It's the carbon nanotube mass production method."

"Fuck..." Soon, the three roommates exclaimed excitedly.

"Watch the news, watch the news," said one of the roommates.

Sha Xincheng pulled back the news progress bar and asked his roommates to read Ye Fei's news.

After reading it, the roommates said excitedly: "Space elevator, I want to see a space elevator be developed."

"What's so great about the space elevator?" Another roommate said: "I want to see the mechanical arm. Every time I see Iron Man's armor, I think it's so handsome. It would be great if I had this armor!"

The last roommate pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said: "You are all too unrealistic. Let's return to reality!"

"I want to see our country's chips be able to change lanes and overtake others, and be able to develop our own low-nanometer chips."

Sha Xincheng said with a smile: "Semiconductors are just one of the applications of carbon nanotubes. They have many other applications!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The other three roommates nodded repeatedly.

The next day, the entire Internet went crazy because Ye Fei had developed a method for mass production of carbon nanotubes.

A Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Physics at Peking University once again popularized science among netizens about what the emergence of the carbon nanotube mass production method will mean.

"Family, good guys, Academician Ye Fei once again made research that attracted the world's attention."

"Carbon nanotube mass production method!"

"You guys must think it's just mass production. There's nothing special about it."

"You are wrong about this."

"Carbon nanotubes are great to produce in small quantities, but very difficult to produce in bulk."

“Countries around the world have yet to develop mass production methods for carbon nanotubes.”

"Even if it is developed, the carbon nanotubes produced are all low-purity carbon nanotubes, and the quality is very poor."

"Only high-purity carbon nanotubes are very effective."

"Although high-purity carbon nanotubes are very useful, they are a product that cannot be mass-produced or popularized."

"Even if it does a lot, it doesn't do much good."

"And now, my country's Academician Ye Fei has developed a method for mass production of high-purity carbon nanotubes."

"Then this means that many fields in our country will achieve rapid development."

"For example, in the semiconductor field."

"We know that the processor chip in a computer is the brain of the computer, and the smaller the chip, the more expensive it is."

"The processor chip produced from carbon nanotubes will be very small, smaller than any current processor chip."

"It's called a microprocessor chip, and it's one of the core technologies for the next generation of supercomputers."

"Without it, supercomputers would never have been developed."

"At the same time, among the materials discovered so far, only carbon nanotubes are the material used to produce microprocessor chips."

"So, in the field of microprocessor chips, my country has taken the lead in the field of materials."

"Furthermore, since our country owns C72 carbon nanotubes, as long as our country does not sell C72 fullerene to others."

"So theoretically, it is impossible for foreign countries to create C72 carbon nanotubes."

"So, even if foreign countries develop a mass production method for carbon nanotubes, they will not be able to produce C60 carbon nanotubes."

"Of course, these are just materials, and we don't have low-nano production processes yet."

"However, please believe Xia Guo, today we can develop a high-purity carbon nanotube mass production method, and tomorrow we will also hopefully develop a low-nano chip production process."

"Also, carbon nanotubes have many other important applications. I will not give examples one by one. You can check them online."

After reading this blogger’s popular science, netizens have a simple understanding of carbon nanotubes.

Know what it means that Xia Guo developed a carbon nanotube mass production method.

This made them very excited.

[Ye Fei is awesome, Xia Guo is awesome! 】

【Awesome, so awesome! 】

[I want to see what a space elevator looks like in reality. Maybe our generation can still realize the round trip between the earth and the moon. 】

[I want to wear Iron Man’s armor. Iron Man’s armor is so handsome. If it can be developed, I will buy it no matter how much it costs. 】

[You guys are so low-key. Carbon nanotube nanorobots can treat cancer for us and bring hope of life to countless cancer patients. 】

【……】

Jinling, Southeast University!

Suzhou Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Biomedical Device Design and Production!

Director's office!

"Ye Fei developed a mass production method for carbon nanotubes so quickly?" The director said dullly: "This is too fast, it only took a little more than half a year!"

The chief scientist sighed: "Who said it wasn't? I thought it would take a few years, but I didn't expect that in just over half a year, the problems that have plagued countries around the world have been solved."

"As expected of Ye Fei!"

The director nodded and said: "That's right!"

The chief scientist said: "Director, now that Ye Fei has developed a mass production method for carbon nanotubes, should we put the application for the use of carbon nanotubes from the Graphene Research Institute on the agenda?"

"Yes!" The director nodded and said seriously: "This matter must be put on the agenda. We also want to see if nanorobots can solve cancer, a terminal disease."

"Yeah!" The chief scientist nodded, full of desire. He also wanted to know whether nanorobots could solve cancer.

Graphene Research Institute, Dean’s Office!

The dean sat on the office chair, holding the black landline phone receiver on the table to his ear, and said: "Dean Zhang, I know you are in great need of carbon nanotubes. As long as we start producing carbon nanotubes, we will definitely provide them to you." superior."

"One hundred tons?"

"Dean Zhang, one hundred tons is too much, I can't take it out."

"A ton, at most a ton."

"Dean Zhang, you should also consider other research institutes. At least 500 research institutes across the country are currently focusing on carbon nanotubes."

"You want 100 tons, and other research institutes also want 100 tons, which requires more than 50,000 tons of carbon nanotubes."

"Our carbon nanotube mass production method has just been developed and production has not started yet!"

"If you ask me to produce 50,000 tons of carbon nanotubes in a short period of time, how can I produce it?"

"Do you know how many carbon nanotubes we can produce in a year? There are only four thousand tons of C72 carbon nanotubes and only six thousand tons of C60 carbon nanotubes."

"It will take me ten years to produce fifty thousand tons of carbon nanotubes."

"Okay, one ton, okay!"

The dean put down the phone tiredly. This was already the fiftieth call today.

The dean shook his head helplessly and said: "These people have such a big appetite. Each of them wants a hundred tons of carbon nanotubes. How can I possibly get them?"

"Even more than 500 tons of carbon nanotubes will take a month to be produced before they can be fully supplied to them."

"Why……"

The dean is now in pain and happiness.

The happy thing is that Xia Guo can use carbon nanotubes in large quantities. The painful thing is that carbon nanotubes are in short supply in a short period of time.

Beili country!

MIT, Nanomaterials Institute!

Boy said angrily: "Lucas, is this the carbon nanotube mass production method that you said is difficult to study?"

"What's going on now? Ye Fei has already researched it, and the annual output is at least 4,000 tons."

"Do you know what this means?"

"In the next ten years in Xia State, many fields will experience explosive development due to the emergence of carbon nanotubes."

"Lucas, tell me, what's going on?"

Boy was freaking out now.

The current international situation is the competition between Xia Kingdom and Beili Kingdom.

Every time the Xia Kingdom made a breakthrough in some fields, the Beili Kingdom must suffer heavy losses in these fields.

But now there are no longer breakthroughs in a few fields, but breakthroughs in dozens of fields.

Then, Beili Country's losses will be very heavy.

If Xia Guo develops low-nano chips, Beili Guo's losses will be even more severe.

It is equivalent to moving the core of Beili Country.

Lucas shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know, he actually developed a mass production method for carbon nanotubes so easily."

Lucas was confused. He couldn't figure out why the mass production method of carbon nanotubes he had studied for decades had not been successful.

However, Ye Fei developed it in just over half a year.

"Is it possible that my years of research are not as good as Ye Fei's?"

At this moment, countries around the world are paying attention to Ye Fei's development of a mass production method for carbon nanotubes.

The whole materials world went crazy.

The emergence and mass production of a new material can often drive rapid development in multiple fields.

What’s more, it’s the king of new materials, carbon nanotubes!

Stack Exchange, materials section, carbon nanotube section!

[When I woke up, I felt like the whole world was looking at the mysterious east. Ye Fei was really amazing. 】

[I just want to know what else Ye Fei can't develop. 】

[There may not be one upstairs. 】

[Xia Guo is awesome, Ye Fei is awesome, I am proud to be from Xia Guo! 】

[Will Xia Guo’s carbon nanotubes be sold abroad? 】

[What are you thinking? There is not enough for Xia State’s domestic use. How can it be sold abroad? 】

[Carbon nanotubes, I feel that micro-nano chips will definitely appear in the next few years. At that time, Xia Guo and Beili Guo will compete in the field of micro-nano chips. 】

[Is it possible that they will cooperate to produce micro-nano chips? 】

【……】