Resign?

Liu Feng was completely stunned and caught off guard.

He had worked hard before, begging his grandfather to tell his grandmother, and he tried his best, so he finally 'fooled' that their old academicians and experts had devoted themselves to the great cause of antimatter engineering, and now they haven't seen any results, and these people are thinking about resigning, what are you kidding?

"Academician Shi, Academician He, which one of you two are singing! Could it be that you are making fun of my poverty?" After being silent for a long time, Liu Feng opened his mouth, and finally digested it—in the end, what happened?

Is it because I was wronged or what......

Thinking of this, Liu Feng's heart was instantly clouded.

Although he has always had the help of Zhang Qin and the Great Elder, his scientific research path has been smooth, but for some shady scenes in the academic world, even if he has not personally encountered them so far, no one dares to let him encounter them, but he has heard a lot.

For example, it is more common for scientific research backbones and managers to fight each other, especially around those managers with non-technical backgrounds, and often stage a drama of disharmony.

This is really normal in China!

It's just that although Liu Feng can't guarantee that these things won't happen in his project, if he finds it at least once, he will definitely punish it once and will never tolerate it!

If it was really as he imagined, he couldn't say it, and he would have to ask Comrade Xingshi, the chief of the BU......

The two academicians didn't know that Liu Feng was thinking so far ahead, they glanced at each other, and finally sighed and explained:

"Professor Liu, to be honest, we are still very optimistic about the prospects of antimatter engineering. It's just that I think we're probably a bit redundant when it comes to antimatter weapons and ammunition engineering. ”

"How can it be redundant?"

Liu Feng didn't understand it very much.

Whether it is the longing and attention of all quarters in reality, or the fantasies about it in science fiction and film and television dramas, all of them mean that this weapon has a bright future and future.

If it weren't for the delay in the production of antimatter, this weapon would have been rotten long ago.

It's good now, antimatter weapons are obviously close at hand, but these people tell him that they are redundant, what do you mean?

"Yes," Academician Shi nodded very affirmatively, "I won't tell you, we have already thought carefully about the resignation. After more than half a year of demonstration, we have found that the development of ammunition and weapons based on antimatter is indeed very promising, but because of the particularity that when antimatter and positive matter meet, they will be immediately annihilated and completely released as energy, and I think there is no need to develop them as ammunition at all. ”

Academician He Chengbi on the side also nodded in agreement, and then said:

"In view of this, weapons carriers based on antimatter munitions can also be completely used with existing weapons and vehicles, such as missiles, artillery shells, torpedoes, etc., only need to replace the original chemical explosives with antimatter explosives, and there is no need for secondary development......

I see!

The index finger tapped on the computer desk, and Liu Feng now understands the reason why the two academicians want to resign, and it is not as he imagined that they will lose harmony with each other......

It's just that he doesn't agree with this at all.

Yes, indeed.

The peculiarity of the annihilation of positive and antimatter encounters makes it release energy far more than ordinary chemical explosives or even nuclear weapons, and if the large-scale production of antimatter can be satisfied, it really does not need to be developed too much.

But that doesn't mean there's no need for development!

For example, what kind of 'chemical reaction' does the combination of antimatter and ordinary explosives or even nuclear explosives produce when the two are combined?

For example, are antimatter bombs more economical than normal bombs, or are they simply a combination of the two more powerful and economical?

These questions are worth pondering.

In short, it must be verified by experiments to get the final results, how can it be said that it is redundant?

Is it because these projects are a bit overkill for academician-level bigwigs, and these people don't look down on them?

Liu Feng's mind turned back and forth, speculating on the root cause of the resignation of the two.

"Academician Shi, Academician He, presumably the two of you also know that the complete annihilation of 1G antimatter can release a great destructive power comparable to two Hiroshima atomic bombs, and 1G antimatter, as long as it can solve the problem of equipment, maybe one day, even a soldier can carry it with him, and at that time, the impact on the existing war pattern will be subversive......"

Academician Shi shook his head and interrupted Liu Feng's words: "Professor Liu, we all understand what you mean. If we want to put antimatter bombs into practical use, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the problem of miniaturization of antimatter storage! However, in this regard, it is not an area in which the two of us are good at -- thinking about it, Academician Tian Xuelin should be more suitable and have more say than us. ”

Academician Shi's words have already spoken to the essence of the matter.

In order to realize the application of antimatter weapons and ammunition in the global environment, it is fundamental to solve the problem of storage of antimatter and the miniaturization of storage equipment.

As for the reasons for this, it is very clear.

However, it is a pity that the Pengning ion trap device researched by Academician Tian Xuelin is not to mention the high price, and it is very 'considerable' in terms of volume and weight;

In the case of the Penning ion trap device, which was able to store 100mg of antimatter, it takes a whole Il-76 transport aircraft to fit it, which is still disassembled and assembled, and the space occupied by the assembly is comparable to a two-story building covering an area of more than 100 square meters!

Big, it's too big!

It is entirely conceivable what kind of vehicle is needed to launch such a large 'ammunition'?

Moreover, in a short period of time, the Penning ion trap will only get bigger and bigger, and miniaturization, with the current technology, is simply an impossible thing to accomplish in a few decades!

Even if Liu Feng can open it himself, he doesn't have any certainty!

However, what other devices can be used to store antimatter munitions without using the Penning Ion Trap?

This is really a question worth pondering.

It is a pity that Liu Feng's estimation of this is seriously underestimated because he did not pay attention to antimatter weapons and ammunition engineering at all, so it is completely understandable that the two academicians came up with this idea after investigating the work in the relevant field.

Perhaps, gritting their teeth, they have not tried and cannot make antimatter bombs of the size and scale of nuclear weapons, and then use ICBMs or combat rate bombers as weapon launch platforms, but compared with nuclear weapons, what are the advantages of such antimatter bombs?

In terms of power, nuclear weapons are not much smaller than antimatter bombs;

In terms of daily maintenance, in addition to the need for maintenance methods similar to nuclear weapons, the Penning ion trap device also needs to build a huge electromagnetic field, and the daily energy consumption is also a large expense, and there are still not many advantages.

Therefore, in terms of the environment on earth, antimatter weapons and bombs are simply chicken ribs.

Despite this, recalling the original idea of the entire antimatter system engineering, Liu Feng still clearly opposed the resignation of the two academicians.

"I was negligent!"

With a sigh, Liu Feng sorted out his thoughts and continued to persuade.

"It's really my problem, I haven't been able to communicate with the two of you, and I've been busy with the Super Collider project for the past few months, so I haven't thought about it that much, and here, I'm reviewing. However, I still can't agree to the resignation of the two of you. ”

The two academicians frowned, glanced at each other, and were about to speak.

saw Liu Feng's hands pressed:

"Don't be impatient, you two, it's not too late to listen to my reasons before making a decision. ”

He picked up the water cup and took a sip of tea, and was about to organize the language, when he suddenly saw that the two of them were empty in front of him, and he was drinking good tea, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed on his face

——People came from afar, and half of their own hosts didn't even have half a cup of tea, which was rude......

It's just that he was really shocked by the intention of the two and caught him off guard.

"By the way, what do you want to drink?"

Hurriedly stood up and poured tea and water for the two academicians.

It's just that at this moment, Liu Feng is not in a hurry about the resignation of the two academicians, but he is thinking in his heart, is he also recruiting an assistant or something?

Look at the compulsion of those masters abroad, such things as greeting guests, serving tea and pouring water, such things are completely the responsibility of the assistant, and you only need to sit on the chair and 'enjoy'?

Well, nice idea......

It's such a happy decision!

"The conditions on the side of the Materials Research Institute are really good, at least they are much stronger than those on the side of our High Energy Research Institute. You see, even the coffee machine, juice machine, tea and so on, all the materials and tools are complete, and occasionally there are small desserts or something, this kind of treatment, I have been here for more than 2 months, and I don't want to go back to the capital. Why don't you just stay here and work?"

Liu Feng joked casually and said with a smile.

"Bring me a cup of tea!"

"I want a glass of water, thank you!"

Shook his head.

The two of them also came by plane early in the morning, and they haven't had time to drink saliva yet, so they naturally feel a little dry and you're welcome.

Naturally, the two of them didn't take Liu Feng's jokes seriously, but they felt Liu Feng's composure, and for some reason, the two felt that their resignation might have waves.

They looked at each other and nodded.

Well, anyway, they are not in a hurry, just listen to what else this person has to say.

For a while, in the office, with the sound of cooing from the boiling water machine, the embarrassing atmosphere caused by resignation was relieved a lot......