Pang Xuelin flipped through the comments on the Internet again, there were all kinds of things, and they said everything, but most of them were not optimistic about themselves.

"Although I support Professor Pang in my heart, this Kirton Walker is unreliable no matter how you look at it, I hope Professor Pang can put down the problem and not be deceived by him......"

"The concept of lithium-air battery has been out for many years, although it is theoretically very efficient, but the real practical application is almost impossible, and there are too many technical difficulties involved."

"Is this considered to be lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot, CCTV originally wanted to promote Professor Pang, but I didn't expect to step on the thunder......"

"Pang Xuelin is engaged in mathematics, is it necessary to mix with other professional fields?"

“……”

Pang Xuelin thought about it, found his Weibo account, and replied like this: "I didn't expect that I would be on the hot search again because of Professor Kirton Walker." Here I will reply uniformly, I did agree to provide R&D funds for Professor Kirton Walker on the lithium battery project, and even myself, I will participate in the research and development of this project. However, I would like to clarify one thing, I already knew about Professor Kirton Walker's situation when I was in the United States, and after returning to Jiang University, Academician Li Xiang, dean of the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Jiang University, also reminded me. ”

"However, I am personally optimistic about the lithium-air battery project, so the scientific research funds for this project will be funded by me privately, and will not use state funding. Finally, I think the author of this article should also be considered an industry insider, or let's bet that within half a year, if I don't get a practical lithium-air battery (less than 2.5kwh/kg is considered a failure), I myself will quit the academic circle. If I had figured it out by then, I would have liked you to stand up and apologize to Professor Kirton Walker! ”

Then, Pang Xuelin took out his mobile phone, called Li Xiang, and said with a smile: "Dean Li, I have already replied on my personal Weibo account, if the school wants to reply, just tell the truth." ”

Li Xiang was slightly stunned and said, "What did you reply?" ”

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly: "I just told the real situation, and made a bet with the author of this article." ”

"A bet?!"

……

Twenty minutes later, Xu Xincheng, the president of Jiang University, who got the news, called directly.

"Professor Pang, you ...... Why do you bother? Xu Xincheng said helplessly, "In addition, the author of that article has been found, Tian Hong, a Chinese scholar in the Department of Chemistry at Stanford, and his mentor is Michael Levitt, the 2013 Nobel Prize winner." I asked someone to talk to him about it, and there was no need to quit the academic circle or something. ”

Pang Xuelin said with a smile: "Principal Xu, since the bet has been set, there is no need to withdraw." Besides, I just took a look at Zhihu, and Tian Hong has already taken this bet in his Zhihu column. ”

“……”

Xu Xincheng frowned and said, "Professor Pang, do you really think Kirton Walker can make a lithium-air battery?" ”

Pang Xuelin smiled: "With one Kirton Walker alone, it's 100% useless, but with my own words, at least more than 90% sure!" ”

Xu Xincheng pondered for a long time and said: "Okay, Professor Pang, since you said so, then Jiang University can't help but say, and then Jiang University will go all out to support your and Professor Kirton Walker's research work, ask people to give people, equipment to equipment, computer centers, and all laboratories will have limited protection for your work!" ”

Pang Xuelin smiled: "Principal Xu, then I'll trouble you!" ”

……

Hanging up the phone, Pang Xuelin looked at Weibo and found that his Weibo replies had exceeded 1,000 in less than half an hour, and they were rapidly climbing at a rate of twenty or thirty per minute.

And his bet with Tian Hong has officially reached the first place in the hot search on Weibo, and the discussion about MOSS has been squeezed to the third.

"Damn, Professor Pang is strong enough!"

"Now the energy density of the top lithium battery products is between 200 and 300kwh/kg, Professor Pang is going to increase the energy density of lithium batteries by more than ten times in half a year, why do I think it's so funny!"

"I support Professor Pang, so far, Professor Pang doesn't seem to have missed, right?"

"I believe in Professor Pang's strength in the field of mathematics, but I have some doubts in the field of chemistry. Do you know what it means to increase the energy density of lithium batteries by more than ten times? This is expected to result in a global energy revolution. ”

"Not to mention the energy revolution, maybe it will help China win a second Nobel Prize in science......

"I don't think it's realistic!"

"Professor Pang is impulsive, and if he loses, he will quit the academic circle, the price is too great!"

"I guess the most I'll have to apologize at that time......"

……

There was a lot of discussion on the Internet, but Pang Xuelin didn't care too much.

He put his phone aside, then drove back to school, and found Kirton Walker, who had just finished a class for students, in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Jiang University.

"Professor Pang, you ...... It doesn't have to be like this. ”

Seeing Pang Xuelin, Kirton Walker was a little moved.

He obviously already knew what had happened, and for Pang Xuelin to be able to support himself so strongly, for a while, he actually had the feeling that a soldier died as a confidant.

Pang Xuelin laughed and said, "Professor Walker, this bet has nothing to do with you, I just stick to my own principles." Lithium-air batteries are not a fantasy, as long as we find the right way, it is not a big deal to make this thing in half a year. ”

Walker shook his head and said: "Professor Pang, no matter what, I will go all out in the next half a year, if you don't complete the bet by then, I will take the initiative to quit the academic circle, as for you, you don't have to!" ”

"Professor Walker!"

Pang Xuelin was taken aback.

Walker smiled, "Professor Pang, you don't need to persuade me. I have made a lot of achievements in my life, but I have planted a big heel in the field of lithium-air batteries, which has almost become an obsession of mine, and now it is time to see the difference. ”

Pang Xuelin nodded, and said after a moment: "Since this is the case, then we have to prepare as soon as possible, the project team and the laboratory are fully responsible for you, in addition, I hope you can provide some technical information and data that you have accumulated before, I want to use mathematical methods to design our next technical route." As for the financial problem, I will operate as soon as possible and strive to arrive in the account within a week! ”

Walker nodded and said, "Professor Pang, then I'll trouble you!" ”

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