He found an extra job for himself, but Chen Nian didn't feel much pressure.
On the contrary, he has become more and more accustomed to this fulfilling work rhythm that has almost no dead ends. Whenever he finds that his to-do list is less than five, he will feel an inexplicable feeling of anxiety.
——
However, this is actually easy to understand.
In the final analysis, the reason for such a mentality is because the conflict with the United States has further intensified.
Whether it is the Entity List that arrived more than ten years in advance or the talent backflow that caught everyone off guard, it all implies one thing:
The acceleration of technological development has brought about the acceleration of power replacement. Many things that Chen Nian originally expected "still have time" have now become "no time".
Therefore, he must strictly follow the plan every day.
This gave Chen Nian an illusion:
It's like he's playing an SLG game with multiple targets, like a fellow student.
In this kind of game, your time every day is divided into several parts, and each part can only do one thing at the same time.
You must allocate your time strictly and balance the priorities between the various strategy objects, but at the same time, you must ensure that you invest in each object to ensure that you do not miss the key node for breakthrough.
Only in this way can we achieve as many strategy goals as possible with limited resources.
——
Speaking of which, this can be considered a unique kind of fun?
However, compared with "games", one thing about real-life strategy missions is completely different, and that is your physical investment.
This is not something that can be solved by drinking two bottles of energy potions - let alone energy potions, after a long period of high-intensity work, even sleeping in the dark for more than ten hours can't restore the state to its peak state.
But fortunately, Chen Nian is in good physical condition and has plenty of energy.
Compared with other researchers in the project team who relied on wolfberry to survive, Chen Nian felt that he could still survive.
He also understood more and more why some people said that "energy is the most important endowment of scientific researchers." When a person's genius reaches a certain level and can achieve the same efficiency no matter which direction he chooses, the upper limit of achievement is determined by energy. Upper limit
In the office, Chen Nian drank the last mouthful of Tieguanyin, which was so strong and astringent in his mouth, and then once again devoted himself to the deduction of the production process of total nitrogen anion salt.
In the past two weeks, he has completed nearly 80% of the deduction work, determined the approximate range of the raw material ratios, and determined the external conditions including temperature and pressure. Now the last step is left, which is Time series controls a link.
The complexity of this part of the work is not very high. In fact, Chen Nian does not intend to be completely accurate.
After all, it is one thing to perform deductions in a virtual environment, and another thing to operate in a laboratory.
Anyway, it has to be implemented in the end, so it is better to wait until you enter the laboratory and make appropriate fine-tuning.
This is the most efficient way to work.
Another two hours later, when the caffeine and tea polyphenols in his stomach had basically disappeared, he finally saw the results he wanted coming from the system analysis interface.
The number of analytical source points has been reduced to less than 2 points.
In other words, my entire process is basically not very random and can be put into the laboratory for actual testing.
Chen Nian was too lazy to organize the documents. The thick pile of draft paper on his desktop was the document.
After a phone call to Chen Guo, he went back to his dormitory to sleep, while Chen Guo packed up the scraps of paper as quickly as possible and sent them to Nanjing University of Technology.
At this time, exactly 14 days had passed since Chen Nian said on the phone that "it is necessary to use chemical methods to prepare total nitrogen anion salts."
After receiving Chen Guo's delivery, Hu Bingchun couldn't wait to take Liu Zuliang with him and opened the top-secret package in his office.
Looking at the thick package, Hu Bingchun was subconsciously worried.
"So many documents? It shouldn't be"
His brows wrinkled slightly, and Liu Zuliang on the side also answered with some doubts:
"It shouldn't be. If it really needs to be prepared using chemical methods, how could it involve such thick operating instructions?"
"The synthesis of total nitrogen anion salts is indeed complicated, but several potential intermediate products are still clear. There is no way this thing can be so thick."
"I don't understand. Maybe there are more problems in the catalytic link?"
Rather than asking Liu Zuliang, it is better to say that Hu Bingchun was asking himself.
He quickly opened the last layer of the package, and when he saw the manuscript paper inside, he couldn't help but froze.
"Why are they all written on scratch paper? There's not even a serial number, where do you start?"
Liu Zuliang also had a face full of surprise. He reached out and picked up a few pieces of manuscript paper and flipped through it. After carefully distinguishing it, he said:
"No, this is not 'written on scratch paper', this thing is just a draft."
"But fortunately, this draft has continuity."
"Wait, don't move it yet, don't mess up the order. The top one is the latest, and the bottom one is the original."
"Take away the top chapter first, that one should be the final result."
"Then let's start from the last picture. You see, it's this one. The content of this picture is very general. It just describes a joint preparation method of m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid and ferrous glycinate, but the specific dosage and experimental conditions are very different. Didn’t write it.”
As he spoke, Liu Zuliang put the first piece of draft paper aside, and then pulled out another piece from the middle.
After seeing the above content clearly, Hu Bingchun immediately understood the key.
"This picture has entered the middle part - PHAC solution synthesis, the chemical formula is (N5)6(H3O)3(NH4)4Cl, the principle is to use cobalt ions to capture N5- ions in the solution"
"Look at the next one!"
Unable to wait for Liu Zuliang's slow movements, Hu Bingchun took the top dozen pieces of manuscript paper aside and spread them out in a row on the ground. At this moment, the entire process of technological evolution and upgrading became clear at a glance.
From just guessing in one direction at the beginning, to complete and detailed experimental parameters at the end
Hu Bingchun and Liu Zuliang lay on the ground regardless of their appearance, and their hearts were shocked beyond words.
".So he started from scratch and launched the entire process directly on paper?"
"It should be. Wait a minute, I feel like I can't understand this matter. Did he come up with the plan purely based on thought experiments?"
"It looks like it is - it's not a big deal. I heard that this was how he came up with the blueprints for the 22nd engine before."
"Well, no matter what, he can use thought experiments, but we have to do it in the laboratory."
"Don't worry, let's take another look. This kind of manuscript can't be seen everywhere. If you take it out, someone will probably be willing to trade the entire laboratory."
So, these two high-ranking scholars lay on the ground and watched it all afternoon.
Even when someone knocked on the door and came in, they still knelt on the ground and just straightened up slightly calmly.
And facing the surprised look of the visitor, they did not feel embarrassed at all.
On the other side of the sea, in the U.S. Nitrogen Anion Salt Project Laboratory.
Krist looked helplessly at the busy experimenters in the laboratory, his heart twitching one after another.
Just now, a small explosion occurred in his laboratory, and the entire laboratory became a mess.
The cause of this explosion was the failure of the pressure gradient curve control during the synthesis of all-nitrogen anion salts using high-pressure methods, which resulted in the violent decomposition of the originally stable compound, which ultimately triggered the explosion.
Logically speaking, such mistakes should never happen at all, because every experimental step has been rigorously and accurately designed, and every parameter has been repeatedly demonstrated.
But there is no way. No one can be truly foolproof in practice. It is just one explosion and the damage caused is not big. Christer is already very satisfied with this result.
At least this shows that the project team did a good job in safety management - everyone wore protective gear according to standards, and the most serious injury was only due to panic when he sprained his ankle during the escape.
What really dissatisfied Crist was the attitude of these researchers after the explosion.
What they thought about at the first moment was not to preserve the data and correct the error and start over again, but to apply for accident injury subsidies from him.
Are these people so poor that they are crazy?
Yes, according to past rules, certain high-risk subsidies will indeed be issued during the execution of such high-risk experiments, but that will only be issued after approval by the logistics department at the time.
What the hell is this about asking for a seal on the battlefield now?
Some people even threaten themselves with withdrawing from the experiment, as if the entire project team cannot survive without him.——
However, here comes the more disgusting point.
Although the project team does not fail without anyone, in fact, if even one person quits due to this reason, the atmosphere of the entire project team will inevitably be seriously affected.
When the time comes, let alone whether the experiment can proceed smoothly, I might even face large-scale complaints.
It's so hard.
Therefore, Crist had no choice but to agree to their request, but what he couldn't understand was why the current scientific research team became like this?
I remember when I was working on explosives at MIT, let alone an accident of this magnitude. Even if the ceiling of the laboratory was lifted and my eardrums were shattered, I would happily record the explosion data for fear of missing it. A little detail.
Why does this happen? What went wrong?
Krist couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
At this time, after the messy laboratory was finally cleaned up, the deputy walked up to him and said:
"The data has been sorted out. Based on the spectral data, we can confirm that we have synthesized the target compound."
"But the problem is that in the explosion just now, the final product has been destroyed."
"But the good news is that our testing equipment has recorded the corresponding data, and there is no need to repeat the experiment."
"At least it's good news!"
After hearing this, Krist finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he continued to ask:
"Have the experimental parameters been recorded?"
"The record is good and complete - according to the latest data, our peak pressure reached 110Gpa, and it was at this pressure that the target compound began to be generated."
"I think with this data we can start working on the paper."
"The only trouble is that it may be difficult to replicate the experiment, because currently we cannot even control the pressure we need stably."
"It is very likely that every synthesis process will trigger a similar explosion."
"It doesn't matter. Our purpose is not to produce finished products in a short time."
Krist replied calmly.
Yes, the goal of this project team is not to actually "produce" all-nitrogen anion salts, let alone achieve large-scale mass production of this material.
In fact, what the project team has to do is just to verify the possibility of the theory and show its scientific research strength to the world.
This is a process of attracting new ideas - in this way, they can prove the advancement of their technology in front of everyone, thereby gaining more support and grabbing more resources.
At that time, many things that are impossible now will gradually become "doable".
This is a strategy that our side has already used proficiently in the scientific research process. This time, it is just another repetition of historical successful experience.
After a few brief exchanges, the two of them determined the follow-up research route, and Crist's irritated mood calmed down because of this accident.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile on his face:
"It seems that this time, we are ahead of them again."
"I heard that they are also preparing for a conference on energetic materials, and invitations have been sent out. The list of people basically overlaps with ours."
"I don't know where they get the confidence to compete with us in this field - well, NIT is indeed very strong, but some things can't be decided solely by 'scientific research strength' after all. "
After hearing his words, the deputy nodded slightly and replied:
"Our laboratory also received their invitation, but I haven't had time to reply yet."
"To be honest, their topic is quite interesting. Chemical synthesis of total nitrogen anion salts - if it didn't conflict with our schedule, I would really like to take a look."
"There is nothing interesting to see. This topic has been discussed countless times as early as more than ten years ago, as early as the era when we synthesized all-nitrogen cation salts, and many related scholars have done long-term exploration."
"But without exception, they all failed."
"It is basically certain that the so-called chemical route is a scam - it cannot be said to be a scam, it should be said that it is wishful thinking."
"However, since they are willing to continue with this fantasy, let them go. Anyway, the more resources they waste, the greater our advantage will be."
"Indeed."
The deputy nodded again, looking at Crist's confident expression, he instinctively responded with an equally confident smile.
But for some reason, he always felt vaguely uneasy when he thought of the contents of the invitation.
The introduction of chemical methods in the invitation letter didn't look like a discussion, but more like a notice?
It's as if they actually have results and are just waiting for the right opportunity to make them public.
(End of chapter)
