Since the breakthrough of lithium-sulfur battery technology, all the voices of various debates about future batteries have settled, and both academia and industry have tacitly put it on the throne of the new era.

A large number of concepts similar to aluminum-ion batteries have been cut one after another, and instead, major enterprises and R&D units have silently adjusted their research directions, and instead began to study how to make the energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries higher and the safety stronger on the basis of "modified PDMS materials and HCS-2 materials".

The reason for this result is that lithium is a bug in the battery field, and theoretically no material can be better than lithium metal, which ranks third on the periodic table, in terms of energy density per unit mass.

Considering many factors such as volume and mass, at least in the chemical battery, lithium materials have almost stood at the top, and the lithium-air battery has raised this apex to a higher level from the mechanism.

If we want to go beyond it, it is impossible to look at the material alone, and we can only find this possibility from places other than chemical batteries. For example, aside from the electrochemical properties of the material itself, we can explore the mechanism and develop fusion batteries......

However, just when everyone thinks that the new energy industry will maintain a stable pattern of lithium-sulfur batteries for at least 50 years in the future......

This tacit tranquility was completely shattered by a paper published in JACS in the middle of March!

At the door of a kindergarten in Jinling, the owner of the two car owners who picked up the children squatted on the ground, smoking and bragging, because they were all car lovers, chatting and chatting about the topic and running to the noon news.

"Have you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study seems to have researched what kind of lithium-air battery it is! It is said that it seems to be able to double the energy density of the original lithium-sulfur battery. ”

As soon as he heard this, the hairless car owner suddenly widened his eyes.

"Not really?! It's all lithium batteries, doubling it is too exaggerated, I estimate that I can add a range of one or two hundred miles to the car at most. ”

The tall and thin owner pushed down his glasses and shook his head.

"Hell, what the experts say, how do I know? But...... If you think about it, it's not impossible. After all, you think, lithium empty lithium air, doesn't this mean that air is used as a positive electrode? ”

“…… yes, what's wrong? ”

"Then you think, using air as the positive electrode is not the same as no weight? The mass of the entire cathode is omitted, and the energy density goes up. My statement may be a bit problematic, but that's the reason! ”

As soon as he heard this, the hairless car owner finally understood.

However, this reaction didn't matter, the face full of horizontal flesh suddenly collapsed, and slapped his thigh with a sad face.

", Lao Tzu just mentioned a new car! IT'S ALSO A TESLA MODEL-S! ”

The tall and skinny car owner was shocked.

", I can't see it, local tyrant!"

"What's the local tyrant," the hairless owner flicked off the cigarette butt with a sad face, and said, "This time it's a miserable loss." ”

The tall and thin car owner's mouth was wide open, and he didn't know whether he was gloating, or glad that he was not in a hurry to change cars, and comforted people with a smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's estimated that it will take a while when the technology matures, you can turn it on first, and maybe this thing can be replaced like the internal device. Besides, what do you have to worry about as a consumer, those new energy vehicle manufacturers are not worried. Haha, fortunately, I didn't rush to change cars, wait for half a year and see! ”

Similar dialogues are played out in different forms in many places.

However, the report of CCTV International News Channel is only the beginning.

Almost at the same time that the lithium battery and Professor Lu's name appeared in the international news column, the overwhelming reports about the research and various spicy headlines also sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

"Lithium empty battery is born! The new energy industry ushers in a new round of revolution? 》

Science Monsters of the Western Pacific! Another world-class achievement was born in Huaguo! 》

A small battery is changing the world! 》

"Energy giants called the White House overnight, predicting that the dollar's status is in jeopardy, and we must stop the Chinese from doing anything more on oil prices!" 》

《……》

The only thing that can defeat lithium batteries is lithium batteries.

What has been broken because of this turmoil is not only people's inherent impression of lithium-sulfur batteries, but also people's imagination of the long-dusted concept of "lithium-air batteries".

Although oil prices did not fluctuate significantly as a result...... At least not as crazy as when lithium-sulfur batteries first came out, but at this moment, the CEO's office in the ExxonMobil headquarters building in Texas, North America, is bursting out with a deafening roar.

"Fack!"

His fist slammed down on the table, sweeping the newspaper and papers under the table, and Woods, who was thundering like a wounded lion, cursed in anger.

"This shameless thief! Bedbug! Swindler! ”

His chest rose and fell violently, and he tried to calm his breathing, took a deep breath to calm himself down a little, and then looked at the secretary who was sitting at the desk next to him tremblingly.

"Get the file now! I'm going to know in five minutes which company bought the patent for that cage carbon molecule about six years ago! ”

Although it will enhance the market competitiveness of new energy vehicles in the long run, it will not have much impact on oil prices in the short term.

However......

This patent was originally theirs!

If only he were a pile of waste paper, but this thing has suddenly become a key material for lithium-air batteries! The feeling of clutching a basket of gold and selling it as a piece of made him almost unable to breathe.

The only thing he prayed for now was that Lu Zhou hadn't reacted yet, and Star Technology hadn't reacted either, and they still had time to buy back the patents they had sold and disposed of......

However......

The reality is obviously cruel.

The secretary's trembling voice made him lose the prayer without the slightest sincerity.

"The patent was bought by a foreign trade company registered in California...... About three years ago, it was already written off. ”

With a chuckle in his heart, a hint of bad premonition crept into Woods' heart.

However, he still couldn't believe it.

Or rather, I dare not believe that terrible hypothesis......

With his fists clenched, Woods continued to order to the secretary in a trembling voice: "Check the patent number!" I want to know who owns the patents now. ”

He swore that if he found out which company it was, he would do everything he could to buy it up and make up for his mistakes! He also believes that with ExxonMobil's financial resources, it can definitely do this.

He only needs to buy a shareholder who is not so determined, and he can walk into the board of directors of the other company and put a merger agreement in front of all shareholders that people cannot refuse.

It would be better if the other party was a listed company, and he would have more room to operate.

Querying ......

The secretary was just halfway through the words when the hands resting on the keyboard suddenly stopped.

A bitter expression appeared on his face, even though he was afraid that knowing this answer would make his boss go crazy, but in the face of that threatening gaze, he still replied tremblingly.

"Patent-owned companies are ......"

"Star Technology."

Star Technology ......

His shoulders slackened slightly, and Woods rarely didn't get angry, but calmly showed a bitter smile.

At this moment, he understood it all.

This bureau has been set up since that experiment six years ago, since the little assistant who defected and leaked the model to Professor Stanley.

The Chinese surnamed Lu not only completed the research on the key technology of lithium-air batteries through deliberate leaks, with the help of ExxonMobil's resources and Professor Stanley's research team, but also used the pretext of lithium-sulfur batteries to make them throw away the patent as a waste product, and then took it out after six years......

The deeper he thought about it, the more frightened Woods' face became, and a drop of sweat gradually slipped from his forehead.

The man......

It's been six years now.

Is this a human thing?

Such a scheming.

It's terrifying......