"Are you sure there really is a gold mine?"
In Western Polytechnic University, Chen Guo said to the phone with excitement on her face.
The voice on the other end of the phone was extremely calm.
"There is definitely some, but the reserves and grade are hard to say."
"However, according to the description of local staff, the Elder-White River area was originally part of the mineral vein, and it is normal to have gold mines."
"In addition, this area has never been mined on a large scale. We judge that the reserves in this area should not be too low."
"Now that the strategy has been basically formulated, we will put forward this condition in the Gauteng High-Speed Rail quotation and strive to win this project."
"If the project can be won, we will need the full cooperation of the Office of Civil Development - or in other words, your Spark Team."
"This is our first kick to completely open the door to Africa, and we must kick it beautifully."
"If the Gauteng high-speed rail project can be completed perfectly, then in the future, at least half of the infrastructure projects in Africa will be ours!"
"clear!"
Chen Guo replied solemnly.
In fact, he knew from the beginning that the ultimate goal of the Gauteng high-speed rail project was definitely not just some foreign exchange or a gold mine.
In essence, it is a springboard for China to go to Africa, and it is also our way of "passing on the economic crisis" that is different from the United States.
You must know that no matter how good a country’s resource endowment is or how strong its technological strength is, the contradiction between resources and development is inherent.
In the early days, most countries can use the resources at hand to develop their economy at a high speed, but what if one day the resources run out?
In other words, the resources have not been used up, but the resource bonus has been used up?
At this time, excess production capacity cannot be exchanged for corresponding productivity, and the entire society will be forced to fight for limited resources and pay costs far exceeding the unit revenue.
So, involution came into being.
In essence, the ultimate impact of the economic crisis is involution.
To solve this problem, we must find an outward breakthrough for those excess production capacities. Whether it is matching them with more resources or giving them a larger market, they are all effective solutions.
Africa is such a magical land.
It has both resources and market.
Moreover, when it exchanges resources for more advanced technology, more advanced infrastructure, and a more developed economic environment, its market will gradually expand.
This creates a virtuous cycle.
In such a virtuous cycle, a country with sufficient output capacity will continue to develop steadily and at a high speed for more than ten years, or even decades.
This is why superiors attach so much importance to this project.
In fact, what they value is actually the "opportunity" itself.
If we can get the Gauteng project, a groundbreaking infrastructure project in Africa, and make a large-scale publicity for it through the upcoming World Cup, then as the leader said, it is very likely that more than half of the infrastructure on the African continent will be built in the future. All projects are related to us.
And if you can't get it
Then it will be much more difficult to find a project with the same function to open up the situation later.
Thinking of this, Chen Guo breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, after confirming the existence of the gold mine, the last concerns of the superiors have been dispelled.
Next, it depends on the specific operation of the business port.
However, if they can win the big cake of Africa, what will happen next?
European strategy should also start operations.
Although they do not need infrastructure assistance, they definitely still need communications, machinery, electronics, energy and other products.
All we need to wait for now is an opportunity like the Gauteng project.
On the other side, Chen Nian has completed the first week of studying energy materials. During this week, he has learned almost all the basic knowledge related to energy materials, and his efficiency is so high that he is afraid of himself.
However, this can only be regarded as a hurried study. It will take a lot of time to further digest and absorb.
As for further research on lithium dendrites, it can only be carried out after he can independently complete most of the preparation experiments of advanced energy materials and fully master the principles.
According to his own estimate, this time will take at least 3 months.
It's not short, but compared to other "ordinary people", it's still much faster.
Chen Nian can feel that while this system instills knowledge, it has indeed improved his thinking activity to a certain extent.
This allows him to think faster and broader than ordinary people.
With this advantage, he should be able to go more smoothly on the road to scientific research in the future.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian couldn't help but reveal a smile.
No one wants to be a slave to the system, and now he is working towards one day "transcending the system".
Putting down the book in his hand, Chen Nian stood up and moved his hands and feet. At this moment, he noticed the flashing mobile phone on the bedside.
It was his personal one - someone called.
Chen Nian picked up the phone and saw that the caller was Wang Jiancheng.
He picked up the phone and before he could speak, he heard Wang Jiancheng's excited voice.
"Senior! The mechanical exoskeleton has been made! Do you want to come and take a look?"
"WTF?"
Chen Nian was shocked.
Is this done?
Isn't this too fast?
But it doesn't seem to be fast. After all, what he is doing this time is a passive mechanical exoskeleton, and the technical difficulty is not high.
Calculating carefully, it has been half a year since Wang Jiancheng proposed to build a mechanical exoskeleton.
Taking away the time he usually spends studying and working, it is not difficult to save an exoskeleton.
But to what extent it can be achieved, you really have to go and see for yourself!
So, Chen Nian quickly continued:
"Where is it? Where should I go to see it?"
There was a hint of excitement in his voice.
Obviously, even if his reason tells him that "this is just a preliminary attempt", "this thing is not an epoch-making product" and "the mechanical exoskeleton is not very useful at present", in terms of sensibility, no man can refuse it. Mecha's.
Even if it’s a beggar’s version.
After hearing what Chen Nian said, Wang Jiancheng immediately replied:
"I rented a single room outside the school for my laboratory. I'll tell you the address and you can just come over!"
"Come on, I'm waiting for you!"
After getting Wang Jiancheng's address, Chen Nian quickly hung up the phone, and then rushed towards the address he gave without stopping.
Fortunately, the laboratory Wang Jiancheng rented was not far from the school. Even if he walked, it would only take less than 10 minutes.
Chen Nian arrived quickly. When he opened the door and took a look, he was immediately stunned by the scene in the room.
It was a mess inside, with all kinds of parts piled up everywhere. Several small operating tables with different functions were placed on the floor, including ones dedicated to cutting, milling, and polishing.
There are countless other tools, such as angle grinders, electric drills, hand saws, and welding guns. It can be said that they are all available.
He stared and asked in disbelief:
"Did you save all this?"
"Yes! I have all the tools. As long as I have enough time, I can make any gadget!"
Wang Jiancheng on the side replied with pride.
Then, he pulled Chen Nian towards the depths of this "mechanical forest".
"Come on! Mingguang No. 1 is inside!"
After bypassing a lot of operating consoles, Chen Nian finally saw the exoskeleton that Wang Jiancheng called "Mingguang 1".
Looking at it, he found that he still thought conservatively.
The standing height of this thing is more than two meters, and its wingspan may even exceed two meters.
The entire exoskeleton is painted in pure black, with only a few areas dyed red.
Overall, it looks quite oppressive, but a little bit... nondescript?
Looking at Mingguang 1 in front of him, Chen Nian said helplessly:
"This thing of yours doesn't look like an exoskeleton, a mecha, or a bright light armor."
"Thank you for making it. How did you design the transmission?"
"Purely mechanical transmission!"
As he spoke, Wang Jiancheng laboriously "climbed" onto the exoskeleton.
As he fastened the various connecting structures, Chen Nian also saw how the mecha worked.
In general, like the passive mechanical exoskeletons of later generations, the basic design idea of this exoskeleton is to transmit the force from the arms and legs to the soles of the feet, and use the mechanical structure of the mecha to support the weight of the object. Thereby achieving the purpose of saving labor.
However, due to the lack of electronic sensors, as Wang Jiancheng said, the entire exoskeleton is purely mechanically driven.
It completely relies on the user's own strength for initial startup. The user not only needs to bear the gravity of the heavy object first when lifting the heavy object, but also needs to resist the dead weight of the machine itself.
Where is the effort saved?
It does save effort after moving it, but the problem is, you have to be able to move it!
Watching Wang Jiancheng laboriously perform walking, grabbing and other operations, Chen Nian couldn't help but have a thought flash in his mind:
Why does this brother look so much like Handi Geng?
Could it be that in the end, he really created a bunch of things that didn’t exist?
But before this thought could turn around, Chen Nian was suddenly stunned again.
Because he discovered that the fingers of this exoskeleton can flexibly move according to the movements of the operator on the operating handle.
Even each finger can be moved independently.
This means that the transmission mechanism of the entire exoskeleton is designed to be extremely precise.
Is this the legendary "exquisite waste"?
Chen Nian quickly stopped Wang Jiancheng's experiment, struggled to free him from the exoskeleton, and then said:
"At first glance, this thing looks quite handsome, but its practicality is really poor. As of now, it has no meaning at all!"
"Yes, yes! I also think this is not practical, so it is just Mingguang No. 1!"
Wang Jiancheng replied seriously.
"However, I will make it smaller and optimized in the future. It is estimated that it will become truly useful in the third and fourth generations!"
After hearing Wang Jiancheng's answer, Chen Nian nodded with satisfaction.
When engaging in scientific research, especially in applied technology research, the biggest fear is that you are useless without knowing it.
But fortunately, now Wang Jiancheng still knows that he is useless.
So, he thought for a moment and said:
"This exoskeleton of yours needs improvement in at least three areas."
"First, the purely mechanical transmission method must be abandoned now. Although we all say that the mechanical structure is reliable, at this level of complexity, machinery is far less reliable than ordinary electronic sensors."
“Too many connectors and bearings are likely to cause parts to become stuck and sluggish after aging, affecting movement.”
"This is definitely not an issue that should arise with a mature exoskeleton."
"Second, as you said, the size of the exoskeleton should be reduced."
"After all, what you make is to assist in combat, not to turn it into a 'mecha' that is a weapon."
"Third, the application scenarios of passive exoskeletons are still too small. Now that you have figured out the structure, I suggest you go one step further and start making active exoskeletons directly."
Wang Jiancheng nodded repeatedly while taking notes in his notebook, but after finishing writing, he couldn't help but raise his head and said with a grimace on his face:
"Senior, I know all the things you mentioned, but the problem is, I really can't operate them."
"The problem of electronic sensors is not that difficult. It can be solved with a torque sensor."
"However, the use of electronic sensors means that the power system must also change. Hydraulics and servo motors are difficult to make, and the complexity has also skyrocketed."
"Not to mention the power source - I can't do nuclear fusion in an active scenario, right? How many times can the battery withstand use?"
Chen Nian scratched his head subconsciously.
The problem Wang Jiancheng mentioned is indeed not a small one, but is it not impossible?
Isn’t Qiomai engaged in electromechanical and hydraulic integration?
Let her come over and join us!
If the problem of Wang Jiancheng's exoskeleton can be solved, then her electromechanical and hydraulic integration technology will definitely make breakthrough progress.
After all, practicality is the biggest driving force for technology research and development.
Thinking of this, he said:
"For the first two questions, you can go to Qiu Mai."
"She knows a lot more about this than you do and should be able to help."
"There is only one problem left, the energy problem, and I will find a way to solve it."
"Give me three months and I will make a battery that is enough for you!"
"real?!"
Wang Jiancheng's eyes widened in surprise, but soon he asked in confusion:
"You have solved all the problems, so what should I do?"
Chen Nian was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly laughed again.
"Well, I think you should do something you are good at."
"The maturity level of Tamai 02 is already very high now, and you shouldn't just be satisfied with this level."
"Artificial intelligence is a very broad direction, and it has many application scenarios."
"I suggest you think about how to put artificial intelligence on exoskeletons."
"Of course, I'm not telling you to build a smart mecha."
"However, if there is an algorithm that can make the motor respond faster and be more efficient, then this algorithm will definitely improve the flexibility and combat effectiveness of the exoskeleton exponentially."
"Okay! Let's do it!"
Wang Jiancheng nodded sharply in reply.
From his eyes, Chen Nian saw a unique light.
He vaguely felt that this time, perhaps in his hands, something truly epoch-making would be born.
