Barbara's words made Wu Qian's heart full of doubts, he remembered that he invested in scientific research in solid-state batteries for market mass production, how did he become a supercapacitor in the blink of an eye?

"Barbara, isn't my lab doing solid-state battery research?

If you don't research and develop in accordance with the prescribed direction, you can't produce economic benefits, even if you get a patent, it's meaningless, and in the end it's a loss-making deal.

Barbara heard the boss's questioning, but she didn't have the slightest weakness, but said confidently: "Boss, don't worry, this is definitely an unexpected big surprise!"

Wu Qian knew that Barbara, a woman, was bent on "looking at money and making money", and she would definitely not be able to lose money, since she was so excited, this breakthrough would definitely bring economic effects.

"Then you say it, I'll listen. Wu Qiandao.

"Well, let the researchers give you a detailed introduction. ”

Then, Barbara handed the phone to the scientist, who was a little nervous on the side.

The researchers had only met once when the boss inspected the laboratory, and he was busy doing experiments at that time, and he didn't even speak, but this was the first time he had a direct conversation with the boss, which made him a little nervous.

Although he was nervous, when the researcher began to introduce his research results, it was immediately as if he had changed and the coherence was extremely clear.

It's a pity that the technicians said a lot of academic problems that were too professional, among which professional terms emerged in endlessly, and some words Wu Qian had never heard before, and in the end, Wu Qian still did not understand what was researched......

Researchers are scientific researchers, they are not university professors, and they do not know how to present obscure science in a simple form.

When the phone returned to Barbara's hand again, Wu Qian said: "Barbara, you should explain to me, what is the supercapacitor in series and parallel, charging and discharging, what does it mean, I can understand it!"

Barbara signaled to the staff, then walked out of the laboratory, came to the window, and said: "Boss, I say that you will definitely be able to, this technological breakthrough in the laboratory has solved several core problems of electromagnetic catapult on aircraft carriers, and can reduce the frequency, fault tolerance and failure rate of electromagnetic catapult by ......"

"According to the words of scientific researchers, the failure rate has dropped by at least 50 percentage points, and at the same time, to a certain extent, it has gotten rid of the absolute requirements for aircraft carrier power, even if it is not a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it can also meet the needs of electromagnetic catapult, of course, the architecture is still the best choice on nuclear power. ”

After listening to Barbara's explanation, Wu Qian understood a lot in his heart, at least he knew that this technological breakthrough could be used for aircraft carriers, but he was very unfamiliar with the word electromagnetic catapult, and he did not know much about the economic benefits that this technological breakthrough could bring.

"Well, I can understand a lot of what you're saying, but electromagnetic ejection is a thing...... I've heard of electromagnetic cannons, but I don't know much about electromagnetic catapults. ”

If the boss doesn't know, his subordinates have the obligation to solve his doubts.

Barbara had heard of electromagnetic catapult before, but she hadn't had an in-depth understanding, and she only did some detailed understanding after knowing about this technological breakthrough, although it was not very thorough, but it was enough to explain it to the boss.

"Boss, you must know that aircraft carriers are very large, as big as your 'Ocean Symphony', but even the more than 300-meter-long airstrip on an aircraft carrier is not enough for the aircraft to have enough distance to reach take-off speed. ”

"If carrier-based aircraft can't take off, then what a ridiculous tool of war is an aircraft carrier, in order for the aircraft to take off smoothly, auxiliary take-off technology is needed, after the Second World War a device called 'steam-powered catapult' was commonly used, and the Migoford class aircraft carrier was equipped with four such steam catapults. ”

"After 60 years of development, steam catapult technology is quite mature and stable in terms of technology, but there are physical limits and limitations that can never be broken, and continuous steam catapult will cause a great burden on the power of the aircraft carrier itself. ”

"As today's aircraft are getting lighter and heavier (drones) and heavier, the decline of steam catapult has gradually revealed, and what replaces steam catapult is electromagnetic catapult technology, the upper and lower limits of electromagnetic catapult are very broad, and can be fine-tuned according to the weight of the aircraft. ”

"What's more important is that the C-13 steam catapult in service today weighs more than 500 tons and has a volume of more than 1,100 cubic meters, and according to the sketch of the electromagnetic catapult device designed by scientific researchers on the computer in accordance with the new technology, the weight has been reduced by 60 percent, and the volume is only 30 percent of that of the C-13. ”

In other words, this research breakthrough can strive for at least 600 cubic meters of usable space on aircraft carriers, and the space on aircraft carriers is absolutely valuable, and 600 cubic meters has inestimable value. ”

……

While Barbara was explaining, Rosalind on Wu Qian's side was also collecting relevant information for him.

Although Rosalind from the military had never served on an aircraft carrier, she knew very well what an achievement it would be if there was a mature electromagnetic catapult technology to replace today's steam catapult, and it was no wonder that Barbara was so excited.

Yao Xinlu was even more surprised, she was just like Wu Qian before, she only knew that the laboratory was doing research on solid-state batteries, but she didn't expect to come up with a new type of electromagnetic catapult technology, which was too surprising.

Because replacing steam catapults is an inevitable thing, and now countries with aircraft carriers are actively engaged in research in this area, and if whichever country is the first to achieve results, it will run ahead!

The phone call lasted for about half an hour, and under the rapid operation of countless data and brains, Wu Qian basically understood the importance of this technological breakthrough, and if it was confirmed to be feasible, it would have a great impact on the aircraft carriers that are now in service.

According to the data given by Barbara, even the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world today will have its own power reduced by about 30 percent after ejecting eight fighters in a row, and its speed will be reduced by at least eight knots, and the reduction in maneuverability will have extremely serious consequences.

Not to mention that now the scale of the UAV swarm combat mode has begun to gradually form, the steam catapult simply cannot meet the work of light and large number of UAV catapults, but the electromagnetic catapult can be perfectly competent.

"Boss, could you please instruct us whether to continue to do experiments to improve the entire set of equipment solutions, or to directly apply for patents to publish the research results and sell the technology to others?"

Barbara has said so much, the main question is here, what to do next, this choice is extremely important.

Wu Qian also had some entanglement in his heart, he felt that this technology seemed to be useless in his hands, the 300 million euro A380 was not cheap, but if it was compared with an aircraft carrier, it was really ......

I'm afraid it will take a hundred A380s to get to an aircraft carrier.

"This technology...... Barbara, how much do you estimate this technology will sell?"

Wu Qian asked.

If you hold useless technology, idle is waste, and if others break through it next, the value of old technology will be greatly depreciated.

With a very charming smile on her face, Barbara's eyes seemed to have become the currency symbol of the pound, and she said beautifully: "I have calculated, if the United States wants to buy, you can offer a minimum of 500 million US dollars, which is a very conservative estimate, and if there is any competition, the price can be increased." ”

"Because if the outside world obtains this technology, it is not known that it may be able to make breakthroughs in more fields, such as aerospace, such as electromagnetic guns. ”

Barbara gave Wu Qian an idea based on the principle of "I'd rather run than less", and if there are so many aircraft carriers in the United States, if the technology is updated, the improvement of military capabilities will be immeasurable.

This is because the laboratory only uses programs on the computer to simulate, and if it is really scaled down to create a finished model, the price will double!

Wu Qian's investment in the laboratory was only 100 million pounds, and it was only in the past month that he immediately received a return of nearly five times, which is unmatched by any industry under his name......

Of course, there is also an element of luck and accumulation, but it is undeniable that it is a big profit!

Science and technology are really the first productive forces!

At this point, Wu Qian didn't bother to ask the question of why the research direction deviated, and creating economic benefits is the best answer!

But when Wu Qian heard about Mi Guo, he was in a bad mood.

"Mi Guo is very interested in this technology, right?" Wu Qian asked.

Barbara nodded and said: "This is inevitable, boss, the United States has at least eleven aircraft carriers, and they have invested in the scientific research of electromagnetic catapults as much as one billion dollars. ”

"I dare to say that the most interested and eager to get the patented technology of supercapacitors must be 米国!"

Wu Qian snorted lightly in his heart and asked, "Barbara, if the experiment continues, will the economic benefits produced in the later period be more considerable than now?"

"To continue the experiment, it is necessary to build a scaled-down model based on the drawings of the electromagnetic catapult system, and if the simulation is successful, it will not be 500 million US dollars that can be bought, and you can choose to cooperate with companies in related fields to continue to create considerable profits. ”

Talking only about success and not failure is hooliganism, Barbara continued: "If the scale model simulation fails, the results achieved in the early stage will not be erased, it will still be useful, and the value of scientific and technological patents will have a slight impact, but as long as the same technology is not available in the outside world, the impact will not be too great." ”

These are all things that Barbara asked the scientists, and there are many factors involved in the failure of the model, but at least for now, the computer simulation and the theory are unassailable.

After hearing this, Wu Qian immediately asked, "How much money is needed to continue the experiment?"

"200 million pounds, if you continue to do experiments, it will take about 150 million to 200 million pounds to build the model. ”

Barbara said.

Deciding whether to stay or sell depends on whether the funds are abundant, of course, this is not absolute, and many external factors must be taken into account to judge.

But Wu Qian didn't want to think about it at all, so he said: "Continue the research, immediately let all the scientific researchers put down their work, devote themselves to the research of electromagnetic catapult, and build a scale model of electromagnetic catapult as soon as possible." ”

This incident gave Wu Qian a little inspiration, before that, Wu Qian did not have anything in his hand to negotiate with the United States, he wanted to go to the United States in person, not only to negotiate with the Ministry of Commerce, but also other ideas.

Originally, Wu Qian planned to follow the investment ideas in Europe and acquire some large enterprises in the United States to increase his bargaining chips, but now he has a better choice.

Once the electromagnetic catapult device model is successfully developed, then he will have a good card in his hand, which is definitely more weighty than controlling some enterprises in the land of Mi!

Barbara had heard a little about Solanla's obstruction of the United Nations vote, and she roughly guessed the boss's intention to make this decision, and lowered her voice to remind: "Boss, if you want to dig deeper, I'm afraid ......"

The words were not finished, but Wu Qian understood and said: "Barbara, you are busy, negotiate with the scientific researchers, move immediately, don't stay in the UK to do the next experiments, move the laboratory to Solan, I will ask someone to arrange a laboratory quickly, is there a problem?"

The relationship between Britain and the United States seems to be a mystery, some things are not easy to say, and Wu Qian doesn't want to let things that he was quite sure of become uncontrollable.

Although Solan has not yet become a sovereign country, now in Solan's one-third of an acre of land, he has the absolute right to speak, it is much easier to do things, and he can also keep secrets well.

Even if you accidentally leak your secrets, who is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, who dares to attack Solan regardless of international morality, you have to weigh the power of the S500 air defense missile system, it is definitely not easy to mess with!

As for whether the Mao Ziguo who cooperated with him would be concerned about electromagnetic catapult technology, Wu Qian felt that Mao Ziguo was willing, and it would be good to bring this ally along......

Wu Qian thought very thoughtfully, but Barbara had great doubts, she roughly knew the boss's layout in Solan, but there was a better choice.

"Boss, why didn't you choose to move the lab to the Celestial Empire, isn't your country safer?"

Wu Qian said with a smile: "On the one hand, there are many people, and on the other hand, I don't want to cause any trouble to the Celestial Empire because of my own affairs, so be it, I will immediately contact Solan to prepare, and you will also move." ”

"By the way......" When he was about to hang up the phone, Wu Qian said: "Send me a list of materials to build a simulation model, I will prepare it in advance, so as not to arouse suspicion from the outside world." ”

Now Wu Qian is more cautious than before, he believes that the materials used to build that kind of high-tech products must be very special, and he needs to buy them slowly, otherwise he will arouse suspicion from the outside world.