Chapter 320: Fifty Years Forever
After the two finished their communication about this flexible electronic material, Gong Rui did not leave immediately.
"Professor Xu, I have a personal request."
At this time, Gong Rui suddenly said.
"Professor Gong, go ahead."
Xu You didn't know what request Gong Rui, a professor at the medical school, would make of him.
"Professor Xu, if you have enough time, can you cooperate with our medical school in the future? With Professor Xu's ability, he will definitely be of great help to our medical cause."
Xu You also smiled when he heard this and said, "Of course, if I have this ability, I will definitely do my best to contribute to our medical research."
Xu You is very fortunate to be able to intersect with the medical field in this way.
Medicine plays a vital role in human civilization.
No matter how busy Xu You is, he is willing to take some time to focus on medical-related research.
After sending Gong Rui away, Cui Ying came to the office and said to Xu You:
"Teacher Xu, Teacher Qiao said that if she has time, she would like to come over and talk to you about something. Do you want to take a break first?"
Xu You thought to himself that they had just finished discussing one thing and the next one would be a seamless transition.
“It’s really not easy to be a professor.”
Although he complained in his heart, Xu You also knew that Qiao Sen's visit to him was definitely not a trivial matter.
Xu You didn't even have time to rest and said quickly:
"Teacher Cui, please invite Teacher Qiao over as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll go inform Teacher Qiao right away."
In a few minutes, Qiao Sen arrived at Xu You's laboratory.
Qiao Sen usually looks calm and composed, but this time, Xu You could tell from Qiao Sen's expression that things were not simple.
"You two teachers, please chat first. I'll go make tea for you two." Cui Ying said.
"Teacher Cui, you don't have to be polite. Teacher Xu and I are family. Just go and do your thing."
Qiao Sen waved at Cui Ying, and Xu You also gave Cui Ying a look, indicating that Cui Ying didn't need to be polite.
After Cui Ying left, Qiao Sen said:
"Xu You, I know you are very busy, but I have two important pieces of news to tell you. The first piece of news is that the 202K high-temperature superconducting material has achieved some breakthroughs in production and preparation technology and can be mass-produced on a small scale."
Upon hearing the news, Xu You also became excited.
"Great, did Schultz's method work?"
"That's right. Schultz's preparation method for 150K high-temperature superconducting materials can indeed be applied to 202K superconducting materials. Of course, there are some technical difficulties, but we have solved them. In the future, this technology will begin to be applied on a small scale."
Because the superconducting critical temperature of the high-temperature superconducting material is 202K, which is higher than the sublimation point of dry ice, dry ice can be used as a refrigerant.
It has groundbreaking significance in terms of superconductivity cost control.
"The second news is that due to the success of the 202K high-temperature superconducting material, the country will launch a new project. This project is of great significance and is related to controlled nuclear fusion."
"Controlled nuclear fusion?" Xu You exclaimed.
Xu You knew that if he wanted to completely solve the energy problem, controlled nuclear fusion was an essential research.
If we can really achieve controlled nuclear fusion, we may never have to worry about energy again.
"Yes, we have achieved new breakthroughs in the field of superconductivity, which is of great significance to controlled nuclear fusion. To achieve controlled nuclear fusion, we need to use magnetic confinement devices. In order to maintain a stable magnetic field, we generally use superconducting coils."
Of course Xu You understood this principle.
If superconductivity can be achieved more easily, it will greatly reduce the cost of controlled nuclear fusion and increase the efficiency of controlled nuclear fusion power generation.
"Teacher Qiao, this time, are we going to start a new controlled nuclear fusion project, or help with research based on the previous project?"
Xu You knew that we have already launched projects related to controlled nuclear fusion, and not just one.
If we start a new controlled nuclear fusion project from scratch, the cost and difficulty will be relatively high.
"It's not very clear at the moment, but as far as I know, this project is led by Academician Deng Fu, a nuclear physics expert from Jida University. It may just be a study of some theories, or it may be a new project. Let's talk about it in detail during the meeting."
Xu You had heard of Academician Deng Fu a long time ago.
Over the years, Deng Fu has received countless honors and research achievements. In nuclear physics, he can be said to be the top expert in China.
Because there was no overlap in their research fields, Xu You had never had the opportunity to communicate with Deng Fu before.
This time, Xu You finally had the opportunity.
On the day of the meeting, Xu You and Qiao Sen went to the meeting place together.
Because the meeting was held on the campus of Ji University, Xu You saved himself a lot of trouble and no longer had to apply to leave the campus in advance.
After arriving at the meeting place, Xu You finally met Academician Deng Fu.
"Professor Xu, you're here!"
Although Deng Fu met Xu You for the first time, he recognized him at once.
Deng Fu had been paying attention to Xu You long before he won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
"Academician Deng, I have long admired you!"
Xu You shook hands with Deng Fu enthusiastically.
"Professor Xu, I will talk to you in detail after the meeting."
Xu You and Qiao Sen found a seat and sat down. Soon, the conference room was almost full.
This time, many people familiar to Xu You were present, including Academician .
The meeting time was up and Deng Fu began his speech.
"First of all, welcome everyone. Everyone here is China's top scientist. This time, we hope to gather everyone's strength to solve a major problem - controlled nuclear fusion."
"As we all know, this problem is a very difficult one for the whole world. As early as 90 years ago, the theory of controlled nuclear fusion was mature. When I was young, the industry predicted that controlled nuclear fusion could be achieved in 50 years."
"But after so many years, we still say that we will achieve controlled nuclear fusion in 50 years. These 50 years seem to be an eternity."
Deng Fu talked about this topic half-jokingly, but what he wanted to express was very sad.
"However, with the breakthrough of high-temperature superconducting materials, this curse of fifty years may be broken."
