Chapter 300: Scientists Leading the Times
After some discussion, they did not reach any consensus.
In any case , the signal revealed by the rabbit did make them wary.
At this time, the white-haired old man asked:
"By the way, how is the investigation going on about that young man named Xu...Xu something? Does he have any plans to leave the country recently?"
Because of their old age, gray-haired elderly people often suffer from amnesia or slips of the tongue.
"Sir, his name is Xu You. He has no plans to leave the country recently. It seems that he is very cautious about leaving the country. According to our statistics, he has only left the country once when he participated in the International Physics Olympiad, and that was to Baisu Country. At that time, he was just a high school student with excellent grades, and he did not attract our attention."
The white-haired old man also expressed helplessness about this.
If they have to pay attention to even a high school student, their energy is totally insufficient.
"But recently we got another piece of news."
"What news?"
" Xu You mysteriously disappeared a few months ago. He only recently returned to Ji University. We don't know where he went or what he did during the months he disappeared."
"Mysteriously disappeared?"
After hearing the news, the white-haired old man also felt that this matter was not simple.
A Nobel Prize winner in physics mysteriously disappeared for several months, and there was no information about him in between.
This is definitely not an ordinary thing.
"Could it be that... he might be related to this incident?"
"We can't be sure at the moment. But the field he studies is condensed matter physics, which logically has nothing to do with nuclear-powered aircraft carriers."
After a period of discussion, several people in the conference room agreed on the next strategy.
"Send our fleet into their territorial waters to observe their reactions and test their bottom line. Also, step up the investigation of the young man named Xu You and find a way to get our people close to him and obtain more detailed information. If necessary, we can take some special actions..."
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After work and life gradually returned to normal.
Xu You began to think about a new problem.
The general direction of future scientific research.
So far, Xu You still has several scientific research projects on hand.
Although they are all relatively large topics, they are more like explorations of a certain problem and do not have any unified direction.
In fact, this is a very normal thing in scientific research.
Being able to make a breakthrough in a small direction is already a very good achievement.
Including the papers published by Xu You in various top academic journals in recent years, they are all breakthroughs of this form.
But after experiencing so many big scenes.
Xu You has higher requirements for himself.
If you focus your energy on solving some small problems.
If you do it well, you can be considered a world-class scientist.
But he cannot be considered a scientist who leads the times.
After having my own independent laboratory.
Xu You needs to be more forward-looking in choosing research topics.
After some thought, Xu You listed two key requirements for the selection of future topics.
The first requirement is that the content of the research project must play a key role in current or future technological development.
After participating in those national projects, Xu You learned some information and knew that although the current situation seems calm, it may just be the prelude to the coming storm.
Many things are on the verge of happening.
It is impossible for Xu You to continue to study topics aimlessly like he did when he first started scientific research.
At least we have to ensure that some of the topics at hand will have important application value within ten years.
The second requirement is to ensure that the research of this achievement is within the scope of Xu You's capabilities.
Xu You knew that his current abilities were very strong, but he was not yet omnipotent.
There are many things that Xu You wants to do, but he currently does not have the ability to do them.
He can only consider larger projects as Xu You’s abilities and authority continue to improve.
After repeated considerations, Xu You finally found a suitable direction.
Flexible electronics.
When it comes to flexible electronics, many people may first think of flexible displays.
For example, the display screens of some mobile phones, computers, televisions and other devices have already adopted this technology.
In fact, flexible electronic technology is not only used in flexible displays.
Because the advantages and characteristics of flexible electronic products are very prominent, they are flexible, printable, bionic, polymerizable and elastic.
It has very broad application prospects in many fields such as national defense, medical care, energy, and information.
The key that made Xu You think of this direction was the high-resolution satellite project that Xu You participated in when he was at the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology.
Xu You learned this through studying at the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology and communicating with many senior designers and engineers.
We are conducting research on new satellite solar arrays.
For most satellites, solar arrays are their only source of energy while in orbit.
With the development of our space communication technology, future satellite solar arrays will need to further reduce their mass and volume while ensuring that output power is not reduced.
At present, the world's flexible electronics technology is still in a relatively early stage, and many technologies are not mature.
Materials and manufacturing technologies are the main factors restricting the development of flexible electronics.
After acquiring the new skill of "brain simulation", Xu You is well suited to studying this type of topic.
Thinking of this, Xu You decided to start a new project.
Xu You found Cui Ying, told her about his ideas, and asked her to help him with the project application.
Because the project is of great significance, Xu You emphasized many key points during the conversation with Cui Ying.
Cui Ying also kept taking notes with a pen to ensure that she could fully grasp the key points.
Thanks to Cui Ying's efforts, the project application was written within a few days, met Xu You's requirements, and was submitted.
This time the project approval was still very fast, not only because the applicant was Xu You, but also because the value of the project itself was indeed very significant.
In order to support Xu You's research, the higher authorities not only fully approved the 5 million research funds required by Xu You, but also stated that they would continue to add research funds based on the progress of the project.
After the project application was approved, Xu You prepared to officially start the project.
Although Xu You already has the skills to simulate the brain, there are still a lot of experiments to be done in real scientific research.
