The next big game of chess......

Can't you just say something?

It's not early in the day.

Sitting at the desk in the study, facing a blank computer with a little headache, Lu Zhou stared at the flickering cursor for half a while, and suddenly shook his head with a smile.

Without revealing "trade secrets", or even preferably without involving any specific academic details, publishing an article can release that "Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has made a major breakthrough in lithium-air batteries!" The news of the academic papers......

The most important thing is that the journal to which the manuscript is submitted is as influential as possible......

How can this be written "casually"???

After so many years in the academic world, it was the first time that Lu Zhou was embarrassed by such a strange request.

Ren thought freely, and just when he was grabbing his hair and almost giving up, the corner of his eye suddenly fell on the test tube that he casually placed on the corner of the table.

In an instant, inspiration came to me like a fountain.

Sitting up straight from his chair, Lu Zhou said excitedly.

“…… Pregnant! ”

Since it can't involve the specific technical details of lithium-air batteries, it is better to focus on the mathematical model of the paper, or simply publish an article on computational materials, taking the research of lithium-air batteries as the starting point, but avoiding the importance of lithium-air batteries themselves!

Thinking of this, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and his hands resting on the keyboard moved like the wind, and in an instant, a line of headings was coded in a blank piece of text-

"Study on the transport of oxygen molecules by a class of cage carbon molecules in modified PDMS materials and the application prospect of this property in the field of lithium-air batteries"

Looking at the title of this line, Lu Zhou couldn't help but praise himself.

"I'm a genius!"

The patent for this cage carbon molecule is ready-made, and although he later adjusted several large π bonds on this cage carbon molecule, he did not let go of the relevant patents, and he had already commissioned a professional patent attorney to register them when he was still teaching at Princeton.

The results of the experiment are all ready-made, not to mention that he can write this kind of paper, he can find any master's student from among his students to write one.

It took about two or three hours for Lu Zhou to successfully complete the writing and typesetting of the paper.

After converting the document into PDF format and adding it to the mailbox attachment, looking at the column of the recipient's address, Lu Zhou's index finger tapped lightly on the mouse he was holding, thinking about where to send this manuscript.

《Nature》？

《Science》？

It doesn't seem to fit.

This kind of research results with a bit of fried cold rice are estimated to have to wait in line for a long time, and the most important thing is that he is very skeptical that this thing can achieve the expected sensational effect.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou also made a decision in his heart.

Since it was written casually, it is better not to consider Nature.

After much thought, Lu Zhou sent the prepared email to the mailbox of the editorial office of "JACS".

Although it is not as well-known as the two top journals in the scientific community, and the impact factor is not so terrifying, JACS has a great influence in the materials science and chemistry circles, and it can be said to be one of the top journals in this field.

Lu Zhou's Nobel Prize-winning paper on "Theoretical Model of Electrochemical Interface Structure" was submitted to JACS.

Because he later reviewed several manuscripts for this journal, he has a good relationship with this journal, and he should arrange his paper as soon as possible.

After doing these things, Lu Zhou stretched his waist, pushed away the chair, stood up, and walked out of the study to take a shower and sleep.

……

Just when Lu Zhou was almost asleep, far away on the other side of the world, in North America, it was a clear day.

In the editorial office of JACS, there was a sudden exclamation as if a new continent had been discovered.

“Jesus！ Karnov, guess what I received in my mailbox? It's Professor Lu's paper! ”

Looking at Editor-in-Chief Egris, who suddenly pushed away the chair and stood up, Karnov just muttered in his heart, "Didn't you let me guess", and then was instantly attracted by the second half of his sentence.

"Wait, what do you say? Professor Lu's dissertation? He's back in the world of materials science? ”

Egris's smile was on his face: "What is a regression, he is originally in the field of materials science, even if you forget who is the founder of the theoretical model of the interface between computational materials science and electrochemistry, don't forget the Nobel Prize in 18 years!" ”

In the history of JACS since its inception, there have been many Nobel Prize-level achievements, but for Editor-in-Chief Egris, the 18-year Nobel Prize is the only time in his career that he has passed the review of Nobel Prize-level achievements!

This achievement alone was enough to leave his name in the annals of the journal JACS, and it was enough for him to blow for the rest of his life.

Unable to stand his character as the editor-in-chief, Karnov muttered in a low voice: "But he probably doesn't think so." ”

"It doesn't matter! What matters is what we think! Let's not talk nonsense, let me see what amazing research results are," casually sent his colleague away, and after reading the printed paper carefully, Egris's eyes instantly became a little different.

Looking at the unusual reaction on the face of Editor-in-Chief Agris, Karnov hesitated for a moment and asked curiously.

"What's written on it?"

"On the transport of oxygen molecules by a class of cage-like carbon molecules in modified PDMS materials...... God, it's a lithium-air battery! Taking a deep breath, Agrice quickly flipped through the paper, "I seem to have heard before that the project of the Institute of Computational Materials of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study is a lithium-air battery, and the academic leader is a Chinese named Yang Xu!" ”

Hearing Yang Xu's name, which was not unfamiliar, Karnov's expression gradually showed a hint of emotion.

"The signature of this paper is Lu Zhou......"

"Yes," swallowed excitedly, Editor-in-Chief Egris's right hand squeezed the manuscript and unconsciously tightened, "my dear Mr. Kanov, guess what it means?" This means that they may have succeeded! ”

is also asking and answering himself, this time it made Kanov slightly stunned.

However, he was only stunned for a moment, and he quickly realized why Editor-in-Chief Agrice would make such a bold guess.

According to the experience of the academic editors of these journals, the research team engaged in the project often does not immediately reveal the phased results obtained in the experiment even after achieving certain results.

And if you take 10,000 steps back, even if you are forced to publish an article under "performance pressure", it is usually a selective release of some less important, at least not enlightening competitors.

For example, Yang Xu has not published a single paper in the past year, but if he wants to say that the research team he led has not made anything in the past year, he will not believe it.

Now Lu Zhou suddenly released this paper......

And it's straight to the point, throwing out such a crucial result.

Then there is only one possibility to explain it, and that is that the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study has obtained a patent for this technology, and even has completed follow-up research!

It is only this explanation that makes sense why they were able to throw out such a heavyweight paper with such ease......

There's nothing wrong with getting published.

All that's left to think about is who to review.

There was quite a tacit understanding on this point, and Editor-in-Chief Egrice and Karnov exchanged glances and asked.

"Who is still doing this direction now?"

After thinking for a moment, Karnoff tried to propose: "Jeff Brown of Dalhousie University in Canada. Professor Dahn, a pioneer in the industrial application of the ternary material LiNixMnyCozO2, has made great achievements in the field of lithium batteries, and has published countless articles in Science...... I mean, he probably could. ”

After thinking for a while, the editor-in-chief of Agrice shook his head: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult, he seems to be working on an IBM project recently, and he may not be free." Moreover, we have to find the big names in the same field, but we can't find potential competitors for the contributors. ”

"That's a little bit tricky."

After scratching his ears and cheeks and thinking for a while, a name suddenly popped up in Kanov's mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up and said.

"I know a man! No one is better suited to be a reviewer for this manuscript than him! ”

Editor-in-chief Egris, who immediately looked at him and asked, "Who?" ”

"Professor Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University! His paper on titanium sulfide cathodes was so impressive that even though he was out of the front line of scientific research, I still remember the shock in my heart at that time......"

It took about three seconds to reminisce about his student days, and seeing the impatience in the eyes of Editor-in-Chief Egris, Kanov quickly ended his memories of the past and spoke quickly.

"I noticed that the quotation of Professor Lu's paper happened to quote an article published by Professor Stanley six years ago on a cage-like carbon molecule."

"Let him review this paper, it must be no problem!"