After bidding farewell to Guo Qi, Chen Nian quickly returned to his residence.
He couldn't figure out how this happened.
Of course, in the past, he has also encountered rapid declines in the number of system demand sources, but no decline has ever reached such an exaggerated degree.
From thousands of points, it dropped to double digits all at once.
There is no doubt that this means that within China and within the scope that Chen Nian can obtain, the technology related to the first wall material has made a major breakthrough.
Moreover, this so-called breakthrough is likely to not only remain at the theoretical level, but also directly become "available".
What to do.
The Tinder Team has only been formed for more than a month, and the problem has already been solved?
This whole thing is absurd, but it seems quite reasonable.
After all, my group is not the only one researching this thing.
In theory, it is possible for any group to make progress at any time.
But the problem is, this thing happened a little too suddenly.
It's not that Chen Nian hasn't paid attention to the theoretical progress of the first wall material during this period, but in his impression, the domestic groups seem to be far behind from the real results.
So who is it?
He immediately opened arXiv and searched for content on first wall materials, but the results only found results on tungsten alloys released by the United States some time ago.
Obviously, this thing is impossible to reduce the system's source point requirement to 12 points.
Chen Nian frowned. He picked up the phone and called Chen Guo. After getting through, he immediately asked:
"Professor Chen, can you help me get a list of groups in China that are working on first wall materials?"
"If possible, it would be best to expand the scope to include all groups related to high-temperature-resistant and radiation-resistant materials."
Chen Nian's expression was very rigorous. Such a request was actually based on the randomness in materials research.
You can't guarantee that what you make every time will be as expected. It's possible that you just want to make a cheap diamagnetic material, but what happens in the end is a room-temperature superconductor?
Of course, it is not impossible to simply want to make a high-temperature resistant material, but in the end, due to some unknown changes in the twin boundary or grain boundary structure, a radiation-resistant material with radiation repair properties is produced.
Therefore, including all relevant groups is the safest way to eliminate problems. Although it may take more time, it can at least avoid errors and misjudgments.
After hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo did not understand his intention at the first time, but subconsciously asked:
“Is Tinder’s current manpower insufficient?”
As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Nian didn't know how to answer.
Said you wanted to find a group that might have already produced first-wall material?
In the absence of a source, it is better not to spread this information randomly to avoid unnecessary interference.
So, he just replied:
"It's not that I don't have enough manpower, I want to absorb some new information - yes, I also need to trouble you to help collect the latest results of these groups, and then give them to me after being consolidated."
"Then I guess the number won't be small."
Chen Guo replied.
"It doesn't matter, let's take our time."
Hearing this, Chen Guo didn't say anything more, but quickly confirmed the time with Chen Nian, expecting to give him the list within three hours.
After putting down the phone, Chen Nian took a deep breath.
In a sense, materials science is indeed the scientific research field that best reflects a country’s “national destiny”.
It is possible that just because of a random event, the entire country will achieve leapfrog development in a very short period of time.
This is true for first wall materials, maybe the same is true for room temperature superconducting materials?
If we had not developed an industrial production method for metallic hydrogen materials in advance, would one day, driven by a certain opportunity, domestic scientific researchers come up with something better?
It's not impossible.
A trace of regret flashed through Chen Nian's heart, but he suddenly sobered up again:
Some things that seem accidental may not actually be accidental.
If there had not been many previous attempts at high-temperature-resistant materials, I am afraid that such "luck" would not have occurred in another ten years.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian's heart calmed down again.
Although there are indeed many contingency and randomnesses in the development of human science and technology, generally speaking, it still follows a set of fixed and unique laws.
The disturbance caused by himself is great, but it is not so great that it will cause mankind to enter a black humor plot similar to "Alien Stars".
What is the nature of this incident? The answer will be revealed when Chen Guo returns the list and finds the "god-given material".
Chen Nian thought for a moment, and finally spent 12 yuan on the computer in the system to analyze all the technologies of the first wall material.
The information transfer process this time was not long. In less than an hour, all the information about this material was clearly presented in his mind.
And when the series of chemical formulas appeared in front of his eyes, he actually felt like he suddenly understood.
No, the preparation of the material is not simple.
On the contrary, it is extremely complex - yet extremely "directional".
First, use nickel, chromium, cobalt, and iron elements to make the Cr9FeCoNi high-entropy alloy that has proven good performance, and then chemically bond it with graphene prepared by vapor deposition method through atomic layer deposition method, and finally use thermal The isostatic pressing process uses boron boron nitride to surface treat the composite material obtained in the previous stage.
Not to mention the subsequent steps, the sintering process of high-entropy alloys alone involves great uncertainty.
In the last life, Chen Nian once heard of a very classic case. In a laboratory, a brother conducted experiments for 6 years and burned more than 1,500 furnaces of materials. Finally, he fixed a relatively stable parameter and immediately The results were about to come out, but one day I went to the laboratory and found that I could never burn the same thing again.
After checking again and again for a full two weeks, I finally discovered that the senior brother had moved the gas nozzle of the Ma boiling furnace, causing the heat uniformity to be affected.
This example is understandable. What is even more exaggerated is that sometimes the number of samples put into the furnace at the same time will also affect the final result.
Who are you going to talk to to reason with this?
Therefore, the process itself is definitely complex, and the reason why it is said to be "directional" is because this material simply combines the advantages of all single components.
Thermal stability and deformation resistance brought about by the large number of atomic coordination and lattice defects caused by the complex crystal structure of high-entropy alloys, the damage repair ability brought about by the single-layer structure and high two-dimensionality of graphene, boron nitride its own radiation resistance.
Under such a combination, the high-temperature resistance and radiation resistance that this high-entropy alloy-ceramic composite material can achieve far exceed the limits of a single material.
It is indeed a genius design, and it is also the result of great fortune.
Chen Nian shook his head with emotion, turned around and walked into the bathroom.
After a busy day, it’s time to take a bath and rest.
Two hours passed by in a flash. Chen Nian had just finished washing when he received a list of feedback from Chen Guo.
Chen Nian was dazzled by the list of more than 400, but fortunately, no more than 20 groups released new results within a month.
After selecting these groups, Chen Nian began to examine them one by one.
The first step he did was to exclude preprints that had been published on arXiv and that he had already read the papers.
After some operations, there were only 9 remaining groups. Without exception, the results of these groups were not systematically explained. They only gave some brief introductions to relevant personnel during the collection process just now.
However, even with just a brief introduction, Chen Nian still found the answer he wanted at a glance.
"A new high-entropy alloy material with high temperature resistance, creep resistance, and radiation resistance is still in the verification stage, and the radiation resistance performance is not supported by actual test results."
Looking at the group name again, as expected, Regular Army.
Wu Tao's group, Radiation Mutagenesis and Materials Computing Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China.
Although Chen Nian has not had much contact with him, and Xinghuo has not directly cooperated with this laboratory before, Wu Tao's status in the field of radiation-resistant materials is still unquestionable.
In the last life, the series of awards he won were considered extremely dazzling among his peers, but in this life, his progress seems to be faster?
Without much hesitation, Chen Nian immediately called Chen Guo and booked a trip to AH.
This meeting should be of great significance to the EAST project.
It can speed up the entire project by at least 6 months, and it is even more immeasurable from the perspective of the historical process of "humanity mastering nuclear fusion"
At the same time, Wu Tao was sitting in his office at the Materials Laboratory of the University of Science and Technology of China, holding the latest XRD test results in his hand.
The assistant opposite was full of excitement, dancing and reporting the latest progress:
"This is the data we want. What you see now is the XRD pattern, followed by the joint characterization phase of SEM and XRD. All of them have been run. It can be said that it is completely consistent with expectations."
"The test results are also very good. It can withstand high temperatures of 3,400 degrees and has better creep resistance than several commonly used materials today."
"It can be said that this thing is guaranteed to be a new type of high-temperature resistant material, but the cost is too high. If it is to be applied on a large scale in the aerospace field, it is probably not as good as the previous results of the Spark Team."
"But that's not important. We have to look at the problem from a development perspective. Now is the critical point for the official productivity explosion. After normal temperature superconducting materials are rolled out and nuclear fusion is born, the cost of new materials will plummet."
"Its significance is definitely not 'realizing nuclear fusion' itself. Of course, this alone is actually enough."
After hearing his words, Wu Tao nodded calmly, and then asked:
"EAST, are you in touch? When can the radiation resistance experiment start?"
The assistant shook his head and replied:
"We have been contacted, but the specific schedule has not been determined yet."
"The only equipment we can use now is the HT-7 that was eliminated from the EAST project before, but the schedule will be at least two months away. I think we can send a preprint to take up space first?"
"What's there to take advantage of!"
Wu Tao replied somewhat amusedly.
He was actually very knowledgeable about his assistant's little tricks. Didn't he just feel that after working for so long and finally producing results, he had to announce them quickly to satisfy his sense of accomplishment?
This kind of mentality is actually understandable. After all, the group has suffered enough in the past few years.
Staying up late and working overtime without holidays is nothing. What is more painful is the mental and psychological torture.
You never know where the future is, or whether your choices are meaningful.
Seeing that the classmates who came out of the same class have already entered the society, earned a lot of money, driven luxury cars, and lived a life of excellence, but you are still struggling in the experiment all day long. In the room, not to mention the disparity among the young people, even I, who had already become famous, was actually a little depressed.
More importantly, the general environment has also changed in the past few years.
The salary of scientific researchers continues to improve, and the funding is getting higher year by year. In the past, I could scold the government and find some comfort for myself, but now?
They have indeed done it well, and if they can't do it anymore, then it's really their own problem.
Therefore, this new material is really life-saving for the laboratory.
No wonder everyone is eager to release the results.
However, as a mature scholar, you should still be cautious about bringing your own results.
So he continued:
"The most important feature of this material is its radiation resistance, so we still have to be cautious before performance verification."
"However, two months is indeed too long. Let's see. I'll find someone to see if I can find the right time. Until there are results, you guys just stay here and continue to optimize."
"I don't need to tell you how significant this thing is. I hope that as soon as we come up with it, it will be mature and usable and can be directly used in the EAST project. Do you understand?"
After hearing his words, the assistant nodded helplessly.
——
Anyway, there is not much time left, so just wait.
He put away the documents scattered on the table and planned to return to the laboratory to continue burning the stove, but at this moment, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Wu Tao on the other side answered the phone. After hearing the first sentence from the other side, his expression quickly became serious.
".Yes, I am."
"No need to verify? How is this possible!"
"Ah, I understand, I understand. When?"
"Okay, got it, we'll be ready."
"Are you sure? We don't have much confidence yet."
"Okay, that's it!"
After hanging up the phone, Wu Tao looked at the assistant who was still standing aside, with a relieved smile on his face.
"The problem is solved."
He spoke.
"Is it solved? Has the HT-7 been approved?"
Wu Tao shook his head and replied:
"It's not approved. It should be said that it belongs to us."
"The Spark team got our information and they think this material is the final solution."
"So, starting from today, all other testing work of HT-7 will be suspended and allocated to us for use."
"In the next month, all departments will cooperate with us and make every effort to optimize new materials!"
(End of chapter)
