From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Wang Hao didn't want to take over the project of correcting the trajectory of the moon landing and back.

One is because the research is so complex.

If it is a direct mathematical problem, it is not a problem to spend a few days to help with the research, but the moon landing plan is very huge, and the calculation of the spacecraft trajectory involves many problems, and it is completed by dozens of scientists. .

A problem of this complexity cannot be solved in a short time.

In addition, the income is too low.

The result calculated by dozens or hundreds of scientists together, even though there are many approximate calculations in the middle, the approximate value and the exact value must be very close.

He took over the research and spent a lot of energy correcting the trajectory, which would not gain much compared to the original plan.

So Wang Hao thought of a good idea in a flash, "Mr. Zhao, there is no need to be so troublesome. You just need to replace the solar panels with higher performance."

This method made the corners of the mouths of the few people who came here straight.

Yuan Zhifang smiled bitterly and said, "Academician Wang, of course we hope to have solar panels with higher performance..."

"The problem is no!"

"The solar panels we use are already state-of-the-art and more efficient than the panels used on the space station."

"Oh? Tell me."

Wang Hao was interested.

There happened to be a researcher who was familiar with solar panel technology, named Cui Heping, and he said, "We use triple-junction gallium arsenide solar panels."

"Three-junction gallium arsenide solar panels are currently the most advanced solar panels with the highest conversion efficiency in the world. For example, our space station uses flexible triple-junction gallium arsenide solar panels with a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 30%. The solar panels, with a total area of ​​134 square meters, have a power supply efficiency of more than 100 kilowatts."

"In recent years, the technology of triple-junction gallium arsenide solar panels has improved again. The solar panel used in my lunar module has a photoelectric conversion rate of more than 31%, which has reached the bottleneck of the current technology..."

Cui Heping talked a lot in a row.

One of the problems he emphasized is that the solar panels they use are already the most advanced in the world.

He also made a comparison, "The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar panels on the International Space Station is only 23%, while ours is 31%..."

After hearing this, Wang Hao immediately became confident.

He doesn't know much about solar panel technology, and he can't be sure that solar panels made of new upgraded materials will have higher photoelectric conversion efficiency than top technology.

Can now be sure.

Wang Hao said with a smile, "We have a research result that has not been made public, but we can disclose it to you in advance. We have discovered the upgraded silicon element and detected higher electronic activity."

"To put it simply, solar panels made of upgraded silicon elements will have a high photoelectric conversion rate..."

"How high it is, still needs experimentation."

When the news came out, several people were surprised, and they finally knew why Wang Hao talked about the issue of solar panels.

If a solar panel with a higher photoelectric conversion rate can be manufactured, the auxiliary energy of the lunar module can be directly increased.

Even if the conversion rate is only 1% higher, it is likely to be more profitable than correcting the trajectory.

Wang Hao continued, "Solar panels are just one aspect, and there are other solutions that you can all consider."

"For example, materials."

"The Superconducting Materials Research Center developed a special new type of material last month. At room temperature, the resistivity of this new type of material is higher than that of silver, but lower than that of copper."

"What's more, the transition temperature of this material is as high as 201K."

"In addition, this material has a characteristic. The closer it is to the transition temperature, the lower its resistance will be, and the reduction is far greater than that of ordinary metal conductor materials."

"I think you can replace some lines with this new type of material, which will reduce the energy loss of the circuit..."

After Wang Hao finished speaking, he listened for a while, and then continued, "Also, we are studying a dense material technology, which produces materials with higher density and more active electromagnetic properties."

"You can consider using this new type of dense material on some parts."

"Of course, this technology is not perfect, we are still researching, but landing on the moon is not possible this year..."

...

Teacher Zhao, Yuan Zhifang and others walked out of the Mason number laboratory building together.

They looked a little dazed.

Everyone's expressions were very complicated. After walking together for a long time, Yuan Zhifang sighed, "Are we falling behind?"

The others remained silent.

The moon landing program is a big project, and it is the goal that the space agency has been working hard for. There are hundreds of scientists involved.

Since the Apollo moon landing program so far, no country has successfully landed on the moon, but they have built a lunar module, and most of the other supporting research has been completed.

Preparations are now underway for landing on the moon.

Every scholar who participated in such a huge project would think that they were at the forefront of technology, but when they came to Xihai University this time, they found that they seemed to be lagging behind.

Facing the problem of insufficient energy, what they think of is to correct the trajectory.

There is no way around this.

As a result, the problem was placed in front of Wang Hao. He talked about several solutions in a row, and each solution involved quite advanced technology.

"When I heard Academician Wang talk about the latest research results just now, I felt that I was about to be eliminated by the times..."

"Those, we don't even know."

"I have the same feeling. I thought our technology was the most advanced, but they have so many high-end materials..."

"Hey~~"

Teacher Zhao said, "It is only when you come to Academician Wang that you will feel this way. Academician Wang has been researching the most advanced technology, while we are just doing engineering."

This sentence is very high-level, and it is also true.

Wang Hao is engaged in the research of annihilation physics, as well as annihilation technology and superconducting technology. He is researching the most cutting-edge technology, and the space agency is using existing technology to realize the project.

The nature of the two is different.

Of course, the good news is that Mr. Zhao and his team have gained a lot, and they know how to solve the problem.

the other side.

After Mr. Zhao and his team left, Wang Hao immediately checked the latest report submitted. There was a lot of data on the research on first-order silicon.

One of the main applications of silicon is in the manufacture of solar panels.

First-order silicon will naturally do experiments on the photoelectric conversion rate. In the laboratory environment, first-order silicon has achieved a photoelectric conversion rate of 41%.

Wang Hao was immediately relieved, "The laboratory environment can achieve a conversion rate of 41%, and the solar panels manufactured can also have a conversion rate of more than 35%."

"Three-junction gallium arsenide is indeed a very good material, and the theoretical conversion rate can reach up to 50%, but the theory is only a theory after all, and it is already remarkable that the actual application can exceed 30%."

"The upper limit of first-order elemental silicon is only about 45%. The upper limit is lower, but the application effect is good; the theoretical upper limit of triple-junction gallium arsenide is high, but the actual conversion rate is not high..."

"For the most cutting-edge applications, first-order silicon works better."

...

In the next period of time, material technology at home and abroad developed vigorously.

The material research and development institutions in various countries seem to have started a material research and development competition related to first-order iron and first-order lithium.

If you pay attention to academic journals in the field of materials, relevant new materials will appear almost every day, and each team will continue to update the results.

But the initiative of the competition is in the hands of Annihilation Technology Company.

Whether it is first-order iron or first-order lithium, only Annihilation Technology Company can buy it.

The research that Wang Hao is concerned about has also made some progress. The biggest breakthrough in the annihilation force field experiment group is to prove the existence of the "radiation critical point" of materials.

They mainly conducted research around 'gold', and found that the 'radiation critical point' of pure gold is around 6.7 times, and the closer the annihilation force field strength is to 6.7 times, the lower the radiation intensity of the produced dense pure gold will be.

At the same time, they have produced dense, pure gold that emits extremely weak radiation.

The radiation is extremely weak, that is, there is almost no harm to the human body, so it can be used as a conventional material.

The bad news is that they also determined that the first-order iron of the "future element" cannot eliminate the radiation characteristics it has.

However, research must be carried out around the "future element" first-order iron.

One of the characteristics of the "future element" is that it will not produce special phenomena, and special phenomena are the biggest obstacle to the creation of annihilation force field by upgraded elements.

"Conventional first-order iron and first-order lithium are affected by peculiar phenomena and cannot be used to create a high-intensity DC annihilation force field, but 'future elements' can."

"So we have to continue research in this direction..."

"You can try to use iron isotopes for research, and maybe you can create future iron elements without radiation."

The investment in this research is very large, and it is aimed at the DC strong annihilation force field technology.

The elements in the future will not be affected by special phenomena, and can support the replacement of the high-pressure mixed materials currently used to produce high-intensity DC strong annihilation force.

The DC strong annihilation force field technology is important because it can be used to manufacture upgraded materials on a large scale.

No matter how high the intensity of F-rays is, because the coverage area is extremely limited, the materials produced are still too little. The current impact is mainly the radiation problem, and many experiments will have safety risks, but the research must be carried out step by step.

on the other hand.

The F-ray experiment team also stabilized the new equipment. They also tried to release fan-shaped F-rays, but unfortunately the experiment failed.

Wang Hao believes that the release of fan-shaped F-rays requires a new demonstration of the internal spiral magnetic field, that is, the creation of new equipment, and at the same time increase the energy intensity of the built-in nuclear reactor.

Material testing has been fruitful.

The high-intensity F-rays produced several upgraded elements, besides silicon, mercury, tungsten, copper and hydrogen have been identified.

The discoveries of silicon and copper were both heavyweight.

The first-order silicon content in the magnetized silicon material is very high, and the direct application is to help the space agency create a new solar panel.

The discovery of first-order copper was also important.

First-order copper is more active, and its resistance is much lower than that of silver, which is almost close to "zero resistance", and is even considered to be a substitute for superconducting materials.

Unfortunately, the first-order copper content in the magnetized copper material is very low.

In addition, it is impossible to mass-produce F-rays to manufacture magnetized materials. Every time the first-order copper is manufactured, the unit is 'mg'.

Therefore, if you want to develop a large number of advanced materials and apply them in large quantities, you still have to rely on the DC annihilation force field technology to achieve large-scale manufacturing.

In terms of manufacturing upgraded materials, F-rays can only be classified as "laboratory methods" after all.

...

In a blink of an eye, three months have passed.

The Science and Technology Department once again organized a nuclear fusion demonstration project meeting.

This project demonstration meeting is very important, and it can even be said to be decisive. Many scholars deeply involved in the demonstration project believe that the nuclear fusion project is about to enter the next stage.

The same is true of the facts.

The project demonstration meeting was very unusual at the very beginning, but the meeting led by the science and technology department came with several top decision makers.

The conference also closely follows the focus of scientific research at home and abroad, half of which are demonstrations of advanced materials technology.

Wang Hao made a speech at the meeting. He talked about the breakthrough in dense material technology and briefly introduced the technology related to nuclear fusion vessels.

Although it was just a brief introduction, the inner antigravity field, the outer thin layer of strong annihilation force field, coupled with high-end material technology and magnetic field demonstration, made all the scholars in the venue listen with gusto.

They all feel that they have seen new technology and have more confidence in the nuclear fusion project.

The project demonstration meeting did not determine anything, but after the meeting, a series of related meetings were held, including technical meetings in each direction, and most scholars had to attend at least two meetings.

Wang Hao and his colleagues Tang Jianjun, Wang Ye and others participated in several meetings in a row, including meetings of high-level decision makers.

After that, the project is determined to enter the next stage - design.

A super large project will be divided into three stages in total, the first stage is demonstration, and the second stage is design.

In the end, it's manufacturing.

The first two stages involved a lot of experiments, and the real entry into manufacturing is the approval of the project. How long it will take is uncertain.

For example, the Manhattan Project.

It took several years from demonstration to design, and then the Manhattan Project was formally established, and it took several years to create the first atomic bomb.

After confirming that the project has entered the design stage, it also involves experiment allocation, research and development allocation, and the formulation of promotion plans. Of course, personnel arrangements are also indispensable.

Wang Hao was appointed as the chief designer of the nuclear fusion engineering project.

Tang Jianjun, Wang Ye, and Zhou Dongwei of the Institute of Nuclear Physics were appointed as the deputy chief designers, and there were more than a dozen academicians and a large number of institutions participating in the cooperation.

Wang Hao served as the chief designer of the project, and his job is mainly to lead the team to complete the overall design of the nuclear fusion device.

When the design involves a certain technology, other scientists and institutions are needed to assist in the research.

The nuclear fusion engineering project is very large. After the project officially entered the design stage, it has attracted much attention. Many scholars are discussing the time issue of device design.

This question is straightforward.

For example, the design span of high-end fighter jets is often several years.

Nuclear fusion devices are countless times more complex than high-end fighter jets, and the number of people involved is also very large. How long does it take to design the specific device?

"Normally, this kind of research takes at least five years."

"Academician Wang Hao must be different from other people. I guess three or four years will be enough? There are too many technologies involved and too many things to consider."

"Such a complicated research can only be done by Academician Wang."

"Three or four years? At that time, the design will be completed and the manufacturing stage will come. It will take at least ten years to complete this project, right?"

"Three countries have built an aircraft carrier for more than 20 years. Our speed and efficiency are high, but... ten years?"

"I think it will be great if it can be completed in 20 years."

"I hope to see you in my lifetime..."

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