At this time in China, everyone in the Tinder Group was already busy.
Chen Nian's true purpose of setting up this group was finally revealed. At this moment, they realized that maybe their superiors had never thought about asking the members of the group to actually make any "theoretical breakthroughs."
All they need to do is to continue to get in touch with the latest theories under the guidance of Chen Nian, and build the framework of new technologies in their minds, so that after the birth of truly disruptive technology, they can better understand and apply it. .
To be precise, this is a kind of reverse engineering.
And to do reverse engineering, you really don’t have to be the top expert.
This is why I was chosen.
All the people in the Tinder Group, just like their name, are tinders who want to pass on the flame. The meaning of their existence is to take over the spark of the spark and light a bigger bonfire.
Chen Nian spent a week exporting the big framework of superconducting coil technology. After the document was submitted to the relevant departments, the first physical organization of the entire Tinder Group was also disbanded. These people were dispersed into various departments of the project and began to As an expert, guide the subsequent construction.
The EAST project has been fully launched, and the key to mankind's future has been inserted into the keyhole.
On the other hand, Chen Nian was finally able to gradually let go of the field of plasma control and began to invest in the research of first wall materials.
However, compared to plasma control technology, he was not so anxious about the first wall.
After all, even in his previous life, without mature first-wall materials, various research institutions were still able to create tokamak, and even completed the process of net energy gain.
The only difficulty lies purely in "commercialization".
The same goes for this EAST device. It doesn't necessarily have to be able to boil water immediately, but as long as it proves to other countries that the stove can be ignited, then half of the success is achieved.
Sitting in his office, Chen Nian was reading news and discussions about the EAST project while listening to Chen Guo's feedback.
"So overall, the work of the Tinder Team was a great success."
"Practice has proven that these experts who have received your special training are indeed better than other people in the project team in terms of technical application."
"In fact, most people have already begun to gradually assume key responsibilities less than two weeks after officially entering the project."
"This is not because of Tinder's background, but because of their real ability."
"Based on this, the superiors have decided to continue to promote the Tinder Project in the future - but of course, it will be subject to your time and energy."
"Whether it is budget or resources, we will prepare it for you. You can start it at any time when needed."
Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded and said:
"Then continue to form a team on the first wall materials and get it in place as soon as possible."
"In addition, you can consider adding Guo Qi to the group. I am deeply impressed by Professor Guo. With his ability and execution ability, he can adapt to the rhythm of the group."
"Understood, we are already old acquaintances, so work will be smoother - just right for him to be the leader of the group."
"That's what I thought."
A smile appeared on Chen Nian's face.
Although he is the real leader of the Tinder Group, having a character like Guo Qi or Pan Qingwei in the team can always save a lot of worry.
After talking about the specific work arrangements, Chen Guo talked about Li Xiang's progress.
The release of a series of results in the field of plasma control can be said to have dropped a heavy bomb on the academic community.
Those funders who had doubts about China's actual capabilities all put aside their last reservations and began to invest in the project with the utmost sincerity.
But if they want to invest, China needs to screen carefully.
The countries that jumped the most vigorously, including island countries and the United States, had a large number of shares cut off, and these shares were allocated to the countries with the most determined teams in the early stage.
Listening to Chen Guo's narration, Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Sure enough, technology is not only the primary productive force, it is indeed the power that can change the world.
What awaits these countries in the future?
For the United States, no matter how bad their previous relationship with China was, with their strong technical foundation and scientific research strength, they could have obtained a considerable piece of the nuclear fusion pie.
but now?
It would be nice to have some butter stuck to the back of the knife.
On the other hand, Russia's technological accumulation is much lower than that of the United States. After a long period of decline, the resources they can devote to it are not many. However, it is because of their mindless siding in the past that they have been able to obtain enough new weapons. Fire up their share of that old engine.
In ten years, this gap may not be too big.
But thirty years later, this small decision made by China may even determine the trend and pattern of the entire world.
Therefore, the real authority is never “I can do whatever I want to do” or “I can’t do anything if I don’t want to”, but
You have to do whatever I want you to do.
Otherwise, I will take away those things that should belong to you.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian was a little curious about the reactions of various countries, so he asked:
"With this arrangement, even if we have no problems, there will be problems between other countries, right?"
The so-called ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade.
Of course, today's China is not a jade-loving person, but it is a jade-producing person.
No country would be stupid enough to take action against China, but their internal conflicts may not be so easy to resolve.
Hearing his words, Chen Guo nodded slightly and replied:
"That's true - it can also be said that this is an unintentional result."
"Under the premise of uneven distribution of interests, conflicts between countries have the tendency to continue to intensify."
"Germany and Japan originally had a technical cooperation relationship, but after the final shares were determined, the two sides quickly completed the cut."
"The United States has also begun to put pressure on several European countries, but it is obvious that no one will accept its tactics now."
"Unless they come up with more drastic measures, no one will be stupid enough to transfer a key technology like nuclear fusion."
"What if they are really reckless?"
"That's something we can't control."
Chen Guo smiled slightly, her tone a bit gloating.
Indeed, it was China that was “pressured” in the past. Now, it’s time to let them feel our pain.
On the other side, in the Livermore Laboratory.
Henning looked at the results papers that Hua Xia had just released over and over again. The expressions on his face ranged from surprise, to disbelief, to anger, to loss, and confusion. In the end, he seemed to have experienced the biggest setback in his life, dumbly. Sitting there.
He originally thought that even if his strategy could not seriously mislead China, it would at least cause them to diverge in direction and slow down the pace of their theoretical research.
But now it seems that my idea is not only wishful thinking, but even ridiculous.
Because they seemed to have been undisturbed from beginning to end.
Judging from the results they released, they seemed to have chosen a direction from the very beginning, and they always adhered to this direction and never wavered. Then, it can be said that they directly broke through all the difficult nodes on the path in one go. arrived at their final destination.
This process is really pleasing to the eye. Looking at the whole process, I feel like I have watched a wonderful game.
Every player on the field was incredibly talented, playing jaw-dropping shots at countless incredible times and positions.
Even as an opponent or even as an enemy, he had to applaud the opponent's performance.
But who is willing to just applaud?
Henning couldn't figure out how they did it.
That Spark that is no longer a "legend", that dictatorial, autocratic, insistent, and devoid of democracy, is its technical strength really that strong?
At this moment, Henning even began to doubt what he had always believed.
To make matters worse, Congress also showed serious dissatisfaction because of his plan - especially after China canceled the share that had already been negotiated and belonged to the United States.
He didn't know what happened to those old men.
Do we really have to rely on China?
Can't we devote ourselves as much as they did, and then come up with achievements that will amaze everyone and regain our own position?
——
This idea hadn't even circulated in Henning's mind before he already had his own answer.
Maybe, it really doesn't work.
At present, the latest experimental progress of the two most advanced tokamak devices in China, ST and Ormark, are not satisfactory. Especially the ST device, after using a more compact spherical plasma cross-section design, although it has obtained more High magnetic field strength, but the stability of the plasma drops sharply.
Similarly, a series of magnetic field schemes designed based on previous plasma control theories could not achieve the expected plasma density at all.
Under such circumstances, what should we compare with China?
Yes, it's true that they haven't built an actual device yet, but with strong theoretical guidance, it's only a matter of time before EAST surpasses ST and Allmark.
There is really no other way.
Henning let out a long sigh. At this moment, he seemed to feel that all the strength in his body had been drained away.
The assistant opposite noticed that something was wrong with his expression, so he quickly handed him a glass of water and some heart-protecting medicine that had been prepared long ago.
After finally calming down, Henning said:
'This is a huge failure'
"I can understand the Corner Tower and the May Meeting now."
"Before this, I always believed that our previous failures were because the decision-makers were too stupid and underestimated our opponents."
"But now it seems that the problem is not that simple at all."
"Even in purely academic fields, they are much better than us."
"That's my problem, because in my naivety, we've lost our best chance of getting close to the sun."
"And the irony is, I don't even belong in this field."
“I think my colleagues who are actually working on tokamak devices all hate me now.”
"That's a joke. They're probably going to hit me one day with whatever they have in their hands, whether it's a cup, a pen, or a baseball bat."
After hearing his words, the assistant was speechless for a moment.
On the one hand, he can understand Henning's strategy, and to a certain extent, there is not much problem with this strategy.
After all, except for Hua Xia, other scholars around the world have never discovered the flaws in the "research results" that were deliberately released.
Even now, there are still people who are carefully studying the differences in the conclusions of the two sides, believing that it is just a deviation caused by different directions and routes.
But on the other hand, he did feel that such a strategy smacked of stupidity from the very beginning.
Ultimately, it was just an elaborate lie.
For a lie to be effective, the most important thing is not its "credibility", but that the other party must listen to you.
Obviously, China would not listen.
So, this is really a joke, right?
After being silent for a long time, seeing that Henning's expression was getting more and more depressed, he finally spoke to comfort him:
"At least we still have a chance."
"It is undeniable that we are actually lagging behind in the direction of tokamak devices."
"But what about inertial constraints? Who's to say it's not the right direction?"
"We have to believe in ourselves and push it through no matter what, otherwise, we really will lose everything."
Henning on the opposite side nodded slowly, and his eyes regained some of their vitality.
Yes, at least judging from the current situation, the only one at a disadvantage is the Tokamak direction.
Although the progress of the National Ignition Facility is not fast and there are not many achievements, at least it has considerable stability and a huge space that is enough to satisfy all imaginations.
Perhaps the failure of the tokamak is not such a bad thing?
On the contrary, this will push Congress to increase investment in NIF.
——
Isn't this your original purpose?
Although the development of things seriously deviated from his expectations, by a strange combination of circumstances, it seemed that he could achieve his goal?
Henning finally found some comfort for himself. He even felt that maybe this was God's arrangement.
So, he opened his mouth and said:
"Yes, in the field of inertial confinement nuclear fusion, our advantages are still obvious."
"At least in the field of laser generators, we have an absolute technological monopoly."
"They have no chance of surpassing us. All their resources are devoted to the EAST project."
"Lasers. This is their weakness."
Henning's tone became more and more excited. In the midst of despair, he seemed to have found his way out.
The old man regained his fighting spirit. He no longer wasted time, but drove his assistant out of the office, began to put down those messy thoughts, and started to sort out NIF's future plans again.
The assistant closed the office door for him happily, but when he looked at the screen of the computer in his hand with a smile, his expression suddenly froze.
A latest piece of news has just been refreshed on the intranet dedicated to summarizing China's major developments.
That was news just captured from the official website of China.
"Domestic laser technology has made significant progress, and the performance of the new generation of domestic laser generators may exceed the world's top level."
Surpass the world's top level?
Such an evaluation is probably not just talk.
The assistant raised his head with a complicated expression.
His view was blocked by the office door.
At this moment, he didn't know what he should do.
If he pushes open that door now, what he will give Henning is probably the final blow that will knock him down completely.
(End of chapter)
