Pang Xuelin said: "Forcing the large-capacity capacitor technology in the energy storage device, my colleagues in the Jiangda Carbon Nanomaterials Research Center have a preliminary plan, that is, using large-size graphene capacitors as energy storage devices, at present, we have been able to carry out large-scale industrial production of super-large single-layer graphene with a surface area of about 30 square centimeters, within one year, we can do one square meter, and within three years, we are confident that it will be expanded to ten square meters." Coupled with the staged acceleration between different segments of the track, we can fully meet the energy requirements of the electromagnetic catapult system......"

Yang Boyu said: "What about high-temperature superconducting technology? At present, the academic community does not have a perfect theoretical mechanism to explain the superconductivity of matter, although in the laboratory, the critical temperature of high-temperature superconductivity has reached the temperature of liquid nitrogen, and German scientists have even found that hydrogen sulfide (H2S, the component of rotten eggs) has reached a superconducting transition temperature of 203K (-70 °C) at 150 GPa (1.5 million atmospheres). However, the superconductors in practical industrial applications are basically made of niobium-titanium alloys, and the transition temperature is only 8~10K liquid helium temperature. According to the number of superconductors in this project, the cost of superconductors alone is more than 10 trillion yuan. And this is not something that can be bought with money, and now the global production of niobium-titanium alloy superconductors is all combined, and the production of a hundred years will not meet the needs of this project......"

In the conference room, everyone focused their attention on Pang Xuelin.

Yang Boyu asked the key.

In this project, whether it is a superconducting linear acceleration motor or a superconducting maglev device, the requirements for superconductors are much higher than those of ordinary superconducting maglev trains.

Based on the current industry can make superconductors, the cost is simply unacceptable.

Pang Xuelin had been prepared for this problem for a long time, and said with a faint smile: "This is indeed a big problem, so in the next three years, I will put all my energy on how to solve the problem of superconductivity mechanism, and strive to achieve low-cost superconductors at room temperature." I think three years should be enough for me to solve this problem. ”

When the words fell, everyone in the conference room couldn't help but be stunned.

"Professor Pang, I am Guo Guangkun from the State Key Laboratory of Superconductivity, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, what guarantee do you have to solve the problem of the physical mechanism of superconductors within three years?"

At this moment, a bespectacled, mild-mannered man in his early fifties spoke up.

Pang Xuelin smiled slightly and said, "Academician Guo, with my name Pang Xuelin, I don't know if it's worth your trust?" ”

As soon as Pang Xuelin said this, the conference room suddenly fell silent.

The expressions on everyone's faces suddenly became complicated.

There's ridicule, there's scrutiny, and there's appreciation.

More than 100 years have passed since 1911, when Heiko Kamerin Onnes discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity in matter, although mankind has found a large number of high-temperature superconductors, but in essence, this is just a study looking for a needle in a haystack, and mankind has not yet been able to give a perfect explanation for the superconductivity phenomenon through theory.

The young man in front of him said that if he was given three years, he would solve the problems that had plagued mankind for more than a hundred years.

If you want to say that you believe, few of these people here do.

But if you don't believe it, few people can say it.

After all, in the past two years, this young man in front of him has created too many miracles.

Who can guarantee that he will not be able to solve the problem of the physical mechanism of superconductivity in three years?

The last one who was slapped in the face is still hanging on the Internet?

What's more, there are big leaders watching today's meeting, who is willing to gamble with Pang Xuelin?

Even Guo Guangkun himself was silent.

For a moment, there was an eerie silence in the conference room.

At this moment, Pang Xuelin's mobile phone on the conference table suddenly buzzed and vibrate.

Pang Xuelin was slightly stunned, his mobile phone has a built-in MOSS doppelganger program, which can control all incoming calls.

Under normal circumstances, it is not an important call, and MOSS will directly reject it at this time.

And there are few people who know his private number, so at this time, who will call in?

Pang Xuelin looked at his phone, and the caller ID was an unfamiliar international number.

At this time, the old man in the jacket sitting at the top said, "Professor Pang, if you have any important calls, you can answer them first." ”

"Okay."

Pang Xuelin made an apologetic gesture to everyone and pressed the answer button.

On the other end of the phone, there was an English voice with a strong accent: "Is it Professor Pang Xuelin?" ”

Pang Xuelin responded in English: "I'm Pang Xuelin, who may I ask?" ”

The voice on the other end of the phone said: "Professor Pang Xuelin, hello, I am Herbert Green, Chairman of the Nobel Prize Jury, and I am honored to inform you that you have been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for your achievements in the field of carbon nanomaterials and lithium-air batteries. ”

Pang Xuelin was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "Oh, thank you, Mr. President, I am attending an important meeting now, if there is nothing else, I will hang up first." ”

Herbert Green obviously didn't expect Pang Xuelin to be so calm, and was stunned for a long time before he smiled and said, "Okay, Professor Pang, then I won't disturb you, I look forward to meeting you at the award ceremony in December this year." ”

"Thank you!"

hung up the phone, and everyone's eyes focused on Pang Xuelin.

The old man in the jacket asked curiously, "Professor Pang, is there anything important?" ”

Pang Xuelin smiled: "I just received a call from the chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee, informing me that I have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ”

The voice fell, and the conference room was once again quietly audible.

Everyone looked at Pang Xuelin in amazement.

Although the news that Pang Xuelin might win this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry has long been in full swing, when this award is really confirmed, everyone has a feeling of dreaming.

24-year-old Nobel laureate in science.

This seems like the first time in history, right?

Starting today, Pang Xuelin's head will be added with a bright golden signboard.

Li Qingshan, Yang Boyu and others looked at each other one by one, with bitterness on their faces.

The reason why they tried every means to bring the Xiangshan meeting to the beginning of October was because they considered that once Pang Xuelin won the Nobel Prize, he would certainly add a thick weight to the hearts of the leadership.

Therefore, it is a good choice to be able to suppress Pang Xuelin's electromagnetic orbital space launch system program before the Nobel Prize.

Unexpectedly, the Nobel Prize Review Committee would call Pang Xuelin on the way to the meeting.

How can people still oppose Pang Xuelin's plan?

Bang Bang Bang ......

In the conference room, the old man in the jacket and the old man in military uniform took the lead in applauding, and then the applause resounded throughout the conference room, and everyone got up one after another to congratulate Pang Xuelin.

"Professor Pang, thank you for the honor you have won for our country."

"Professor Pang, congratulations!"

"Professor Pang, I hope that we can cooperate in the future."

"Professor Pang, congratulations on making history."

……

"Thank you, thank you."

Pang Xuelin had to get up, accept everyone's congratulations, and then shake hands with everyone one by one to express his gratitude.

It wasn't until half an hour later that the room was quiet again, and everyone returned to their respective seats.

The old man in the jacket smiled: "Okay, let's get down to business, do you have any comments on the electromagnetic orbital space launch system and the aerospace aircraft project?" ”

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other one by one, at this time, what did they say?

Slap a Nobel Prize boss in the face? It is impossible for Pang Xuelin to figure out the superconducting mechanism?

No one wants to be a bird when Pang Xuelin is in his prime.

At this time, Ma Jingwu said loudly: "If Professor Pang can really solve the problem of superconductivity at room temperature, I think Professor Pang can try this plan, after all, rocket technology belongs to the visible future, there will always be an end of the day, if you want to truly realize the industrialization of aerospace, compared with other schemes, the electromagnetic orbit space launch system is indeed a good choice." ”

Guo Wenbin also spoke up: "I also support Professor Pang, our country's technical reserves in the field of electromagnetic orbital catapult are not much weaker than those of the United States, and there are even advantages in some fields, so why don't we continue to expand this advantage and then blossom in other fields?" ”

As soon as these two bigwigs expressed their positions, many people in the conference room also expressed their support one after another.

Even Guo Guangkun, who had questioned Pang Xuelin before, thought that if Pang Xuelin could solve the superconductor problem, his plan could indeed be tried.

……

Unconsciously, more than half of the participating scholars took the initiative to express support for Pang Xuelin's plan.

As for those who disagreed, most of them remained silent at this time.

At this time, the old man in the jacket turned his gaze to Pang Xuelin and said, "Professor Pang, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Pang Xuelin pondered for a moment and said: "In fact, the electromagnetic orbit space launch project reminds me of the Apollo program that began in the sixties of the last century. Although many believe that the Apollo program was the product of the Cold War, the United States competed with the Soviet Union in order to demonstrate its superpower power. But in an economic, social, and military sense, the Apollo program was a great success. Not only did the United States in the Cold War have a great reputation, overpowering the Soviet Union, but also gave mankind the first direct understanding of the moon and near-moon space, and more importantly, the Apollo program played an important role in the rise and progress of key sciences and various marginal interdisciplinary disciplines, which in turn turned into the country's future economic strength and defended national security. ”

"Even the technology that supported the rapid development of the American economy in the 70~80s of the 20th century came from the digestion, optimization and secondary development of lunar exploration technology. Today, a large part of the key technologies of the U.S. space industry, defense industry, and many civilian industries come from the second or third generation of the Apollo program, or the technologies derived from these technologies, and the technologies developed through lunar exploration, which have been integrated into people's daily lives and the entire industrial system. From what I have seen, about 3,000 applied technologies have been derived from the Apollo program. ”

"For example, during the implementation of the Apollo moon landing project, in order to cool down and ensure the safety of the astronauts who landed on the moon, liquid-cooled suits were developed, the principle of which was to rely on pumps to transport cold water to circulate refrigeration. Later, this technology was directly applied to the army, navy and air force, improving the working conditions of tank crews, submariners and pilots. It also reduces pain for some special patients. ”

"The dried vegetable leaves in the widely eaten instant noodle seasoning are used to remove the water contained in the vegetables for storage, safekeeping, and transportation. This technology originated from the Apollo manned lunar landing project, which was invented to allow astronauts to eat vegetables. ”

"The 'hollow blow molding' manufacturing technology used in many sneakers is also a 'product' of the Apollo manned moon landing project. At that time, in order to make a complete spacesuit liner with uniform thickness and able to withstand a lot of pressure, scientists invented a method of heating and softening a ball of pressure-resistant soft material, placing it in a mold, and then blowing high-pressure gas into this mold. Later, athletic shoe manufacturers discovered that this process could quickly and efficiently create complete uppers, and they became widely used. ”

……

"There's a lot more to come. For our country, China is currently in a period of strategic transformation of industrial upgrading, and the emergence of King Long battery has provided a strong internal impetus for our country's industrial upgrading. At present, there are more than 4.7 million science and engineering graduates in China every year, more than the sum of Europe, the United States and Japan, but to be honest, this force is far from being developed, and we need a national super-large strategic project to detonate this force. The electromagnetic orbital space launch project and the space plane project are undoubtedly a suitable choice. So, in terms of my personal choice and the future of our country, I hope that this project will be recognized and supported by everyone. ”

"That's all I have to say, thank you."

The conference room fell silent again, and the old man in the jacket said, "Is there anything else you want to say?" ”

At this time, Li Qingshan spoke up again: "Professor Pang, we all understand what you said, but if we completely abandon the rocket route and take the electromagnetic orbit space launch route instead, what will happen to the hundreds of thousands of rocket people across the country?" Where is the direction of our transformation? ”

Pang Xuelin laughed and said, "Stabilize the stock and increase it." Academician Li, you are also an old astronaut, and you should know that advanced technology replaces backward technology, which is the direction of the development of the times, which is inevitable. At least until the electromagnetic orbital catapult system is successfully developed, we need the Long March series of rockets to continue to serve our space industry. Therefore, if the electromagnetic orbital space launch system can really be approved, I personally believe that the aerospace science and technology group should consider the strategic transformation, you have rich experience in the aerospace field, the electromagnetic orbit space launch project and the research and development of the aerospace aircraft are also inseparable from your support, I hope that in the future we can work together to cooperate, rather than because of different concepts to engage in technical confrontation. ”

Li Qingshan was silent for a long time before he sighed: "Professor Pang, I understand what you mean, thank you!" ”

Bang Bang Bang ......

Li Qingshan was the first to applaud, and there was a round of warm applause in the conference room.

The old man in the jacket smiled and said, "Okay, if everyone has no problems, then today's meeting will end here, the hotel has prepared a sumptuous lunch for everyone, let's go eat first." ”

Soon, everyone got up and left the conference room.

As soon as Pang Xuelin walked out of the door of the conference room, Zuo Yiqiu, who had been waiting outside the door, greeted him excitedly and said: "Professor Pang, just fifteen minutes ago, the Nobel Prize Committee announced that you and Professor Kirton Walker have jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Now the media are going crazy, they don't have your mobile phone number, they all call me, and the Internet is full of discussions about you winning the Nobel Prize. ”

Zuo Yiqiu looked a little excited, although there were rumors on the Internet that Pang Xuelin had won the award, but after the news was confirmed, it made her feel like she was dreaming.

Pang Xuelin was a little unfazed, he had experienced such a scene many times, and he had long been used to it, he smiled: "I just received a call." ”

In fact, in just a short period of time, Pang Xuelin's mobile phone was also blown up, including Tao Zhexuan and others from the other side of the ocean, as well as calls from colleagues and friends from Jiang University, and even several Qi Xin and Yao Bingxia knew that Pang Xuelin was in a meeting and did not take the initiative to call.

After lunch, Pang Xuelin went back to his room to rest, and then called back the previous calls one by one.

At this time, the Internet was already full of discussions between Pang Xuelin and Kirton Walker.

"Haha, I didn't expect Professor Pang to really win the award this year."

"Damn, 24-year-old Nobel laureate in chemistry, I feel like I've lived in vain for the past 24 years."

"Professor Pang is awesome, there will be an international conference of mathematicians next year, and then he will be able to win another Fields Medal, and the Nobel Prize and the two winners of the Filipino Medal can be said to be the best in ancient and modern times."

"Congratulations to Professor Pang for winning the Nobel Prize, the second Nobel Prize trophy for Chinese, I am very happy, and I hope to see more and more Chinese on the stage of the Nobel Prize in the future."

"Have you read Professor Kirton Walker's Weibo? He publicly thanked Professor Pang on Weibo, saying that without Professor Pang, he would never have touched the Nobel Prize trophy in his life. ”

"By the way, Professor Kirton Walker is now a Chinese national, right? Today this is a double happiness, two Chinese won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ”

"I can't put into words what I feel in words."

"I have a vague feeling that after Professor Pang Xuelin, I am afraid that it will not be too long before China's Nobel laureates will usher in a blowout period."

"I think it should be a few more years, the real large-scale output of China's academic community is really after 2005, the average period of winning the Nobel Prize is 20 to 30 years, and the real blowout period should be after 2030......

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While there was a wave of discussion on the Internet, the world's major media were basically full of news about Pang Xuelin.