The small workshop of the research institute is almost the exclusive research area of Xiaotang, and the shell of the second anchor component is here for analysis and research, and the three components of the anchor are also stored in the basement.

The research on the shell is progressing slowly, and the three components have also lost their maximum value, of course, this is only for Xia Ming and them. The stereoscopic star map is the most important, and the secrets of the three components themselves have no time to ponder in detail now.

Xiaotang's "boudoir" has also become Xia Ming's work area, and he is now in a better state, and he can lie on a mobile stretcher, which is actually a medical robot to do some things.

The small workshop has been modified, and the ceiling has an additional layer of maglev hanging beams, which are used for robotic arms. The robotic arm researched by Yi Liyan is more dexterous and precise than ordinary robotic arms, and has become a new standard equipment in the laboratory.

The solar cells suggested by Chiyan are just a contingency plan, but if there is a technological breakthrough, it will be of great significance in aerospace and energy.

At present, there are three main types of solar cells: monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon and amorphous silicon, and the solar conversion efficiency is not high. The maximum theoretical efficiency of silicon solar cells is only 31%, and the current practical level is only about 20%, because silicon crystalline solar cells can only absorb narrow-band sunlight.

At present, the research of solar cell technology is aimed at building large-scale solar power plants and reducing the cost per kilowatt. Xia Ming's demand is regardless of cost, as long as there is a higher conversion rate and higher power density.

Qianyan's suggested direction is to make improvements in the existing technology, most of the existing aerospace solar cells are based on three-junction gallium arsenide, that is, three layers of gallium arsenide are used to absorb sunlight in different frequency bands, and the theoretical limit conversion rate can reach 40%, and the actual conversion rate is more than 30%.

Gallium arsenide is expensive. It has been used for laser guidance for a long time, and in order to save costs and reduce the area, the structure of gallium arsenide solar cells is to install optical lenses on the battery to focus hundreds of times the sunlight on the battery.

The state-of-the-art gallium arsenide solar cells were invented by the American company Semprius, whose array achieves 1,600 times the light concentration and 34% conversion rate. In addition, the four-layer gallium arsenide technology has been developed, and the theoretical conversion rate has been increased to 50%. Unfortunately, the cost has not been reduced to the extent that investors hope that it can produce civil electricity on a large scale, and unfortunately it went bankrupt the year before last.

However, Semprius's technology patents have been obtained by many aerospace companies and used in their spacecraft, and even Huaxia's Shenzhou series spacecraft is based on Semprius's technical ideas to develop its own new generation of solar arrays.

Xia Ming and Xiaotang had some discussions, and after straightening out their thoughts, they issued an evaluation instruction to Qianyan, and Qianyan quickly took out a report: "In the technical blueprint released before the collapse of Semprius. The idea of equalizing the power of gallium arsenide units and increasing the overall power by using smart technology was proposed, but this idea did not become a reality. If you add our intelligent management technology for power armor, the new system obtained can meet the energy needs of the first phase of the Springboard project. ”

Since this direction is feasible, let's get started!

But it's not Xia Ming and Xiaotang who do it themselves, if they want to start from scratch, it can't be done in a month, and the fastest way is to ...... Arrest.

Xia Ming asked, "Where are the John Rogers people?" ”

A circle of screen pops up. The virtual image of Chiyan surrounds Chiyan like a flower petal, and various messages about John Rogers, the founder of Semprius, flashed on the screen. In the end, it was all frozen into a picture, a photo of Rogers and the boss of Siemens.

It seemed that Rogers could not be counted on, and after the company collapsed, he was recruited by Siemens to run to take charge of the photovoltaic project. With a multi-billion dollar plate at the disposal, he will not come to China to condescend to a small space project. Xia Ming doesn't have the energy technology he can get his hands on now. You can bring him under your command as you did with Lawrence.

"Is there a replacement?" Xiaotang asked.

The picture around Qianyan changed again, and in less than ten seconds, it was frozen into a photo of more than a dozen people. There are photos reported by the media, and there are also life photos. There are even selfies.

"I suggest choosing this person", without waiting for Xia Ming to take a closer look, Qianyan enlarged a picture, it was a Chinese, in his forties, with a stubble beard and a depressed face.

Qian Yan introduced: "Yang Bin, a technical expert at the Pakistan Electric Power Institute, has a thorough grasp of Semprius' technology. I left the institute last year and went to work as a chief engineer in a photovoltaic company. ”

"That's him!" Xia Ming asked Xia Xiaoyan to connect with someone's PEI: "Lao You, I'll pass on some information to you, you go immediately...... Huadu catches this person, and the condition is to add 30% to the standard of the members of the springboard project! Well, right away! I hope to see him at the institute the day after tomorrow at the latest! ”

In the AR vision, You Kuang smiled: "Yes, I'm about to become a master headhunter, no problem!" Tie him up, tie him up! ”

You Kuang is one of the very few people outside the research institute who knows about the springboard project, after all, someone has to run errands to find people and resources. As for You Kuanghou's words, it's not a joke, he is not alone now, his office has to have people, and it has to be related, Xia Ming put on this attitude, he can really do it.

There have to be people to do things, and with people who know how to do things, everything will be easy to do.

You Kuang was really resolute, and the next night, Yang Bin appeared in the reception room of the research institute, but his whole person still had a completely confused expression.

Yang Bin asked timidly: "Is there something wrong?" Didn't you say that Yanda wants to build a new solar energy research institute? But I only saw the sign of the Swallow Quantum Computing Institute at the door. ”

It was Lin Cheng who received him, Lin Cheng handed him AR glasses and motioned for him to put them on: "The solar energy research institute must be built, isn't this just looking for you?" But it has nothing to do with Yanda, do you know IEI? Artificial intelligence? ”

Yang Bin shook his head blankly: "I rarely touch this piece...... Yes! It's ......"

He was frightened by the scene meeting invitation that popped up in the AR glasses, and it did seem a little out of place.

According to Lin Cheng's instructions, click the confirmation button in the air, and the scene changes to a grassland with high clouds and wide clouds, low wind blowing grass and flowers. Xia Ming smiled slightly and stood not far away.

"This is a standardized AR scene provided by Cicada Motion, just like the previous Windows desktop, Yang Gong, you grew up on the grassland, I think you should like it."

Xia Ming's opening remarks only got Yang Bin's mechanical nod, but judging by his expression, he shouldn't be disgusted.

"Good boy. What kind of unit are you, this is simply into a science fiction movie", after a while, Yang Bin came back to his senses.

"Yang Gong, this kind of technology is already a convenience that everyone can enjoy", Xia Ming returned to the topic: "I don't know how Lawyer You talked to you, if there is any problem with the information he provided to you, the responsibility is all on me." We invited you to come, it has nothing to do with Yanda. But I'm sure you'll take it. ”

Yang Bin is a wooden person, it is not easy to win the heart of this kind of person, he seems to be cowardly and said: "What is the matter? This time I took annual leave with the company, and I originally agreed with my wife and children to travel, but the result was ......"

"GaAs solar cell technology for aerospace will be improved to the level of surpassing the Americans?" listened to Xia Ming's introduction. Yang Bin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You might as well buy it directly from Pakistan, if you want to catch up with the Americans." No way. I used to do this in the research institute, and then I wanted to learn from Semprius to make a four-junction gallium arsenide unit, and I found that the identity problem was too difficult to solve. That attempt also consumed too many resources of the institute, and I didn't have the face to stay there anymore after failing, so I came out. ”

The problem Yang Bin mentioned is similar to the problem of battery pack management for electric vehicles. The integration and equalization of thousands of units requires a high level of intelligent management.

"It's not difficult, Yang Gong, we are not only the Yan Quantum Computing Research Institute, but also the Xu's Artificial Intelligence Research Institute. Our IEI company has the world's most advanced artificial intelligence", Xia Mingxin said that it was too coincidental, it turns out that you have already tried it, and it is completely familiar.

"The technology is real", but Yang Bin didn't believe him: "Can you talk to your person in charge?" ”

"Yo, I forgot to introduce myself", Xia Ming then understood why the other party was suspicious, and he didn't know him!

He said apologetically: "I'm Xia Ming, responsible for managing the day-to-day management of these two research institutes, and I am also the chairman of IEI. ”

"Xia Ming ......"

Yang Bin scratched his head and let out a long oh sound: "Is that Xia Ming who invented what EI made artificial intelligence a reality?" ”

Lin Cheng said to Xia Ming on the god chat: "Is this okay?" Such a lack of understanding of intelligence......"

"Try it, Xiaotang is also pondering new materials to see if there is a new direction for fuel cells", Xia Ming's idea is very simple, when it comes to this joint, it will work if it doesn't work!

Give it a try......

After confirming that this project was led by Xia Ming, Yang Bin also thought so, and he agreed to stay in the institute for half a month and try something technically. After all, just like this, he can get hundreds of thousands of rewards, and he is not a fool.

But he doesn't believe much progress can be made.

At the beginning, he spent tens of millions of resources in the research institute, and spent a lot of money to recruit two teams, one team wrote intelligent management programs, one team did system design, plus assistants and interns in the institute, and thirty or fifty people under his command, and they were busy for more than a year, but they still failed, and it was not much worse than the goal, but there was no hope at all.

The next day, he was taken to an expanded laboratory next to a small workshop. The inside is quite well arranged, the workbench, material warehouse, freezer, the facilities are very complete, the floor is very clean and tidy, it looks very tall. However, there were no instruments and equipment, and the material library was empty.

"If you want to make a list, we will buy it back in two or three days at most."

Lin Cheng was a little free for a while, so he became the on-site supervisor of the springboard project, but this supervisor is also a big housekeeper.

Then buy the best! Not to spend your own money anyway......

Yang Bin gritted his teeth and spent a whole day sorting out a list of instruments, equipment and materials needed for a solar cell laboratory, and the standard was: "the most advanced in the world".

In the next two or three days, all kinds of instruments and equipment were crammed into the laboratory in an endless stream, including several devices that Yang Bin hesitated for a long time before writing down, all of which were millions of treasures. He was afraid that Xia Ming would think that he was deliberately making things difficult, but in order to make high-level things, these were necessary.

When these devices also appeared in the laboratory, Yang Bin really had a feeling of being in a dream, if he was in the research institute back then. With these instruments and equipment, he will never leave.

Looks like you have to get serious......

Surrounded by instruments and equipment worth hundreds of millions, Yang Bin's mentality has also changed a little, he feels that Xia Ming has made such a big bet, and if he doesn't make something, his conscience is really unbearable.

Of course he didn't know. This amount of money is only a fraction of the springboard project that Xia Ming is working on. Xia Ming is ready to squeeze out the cash pools of several companies such as IEI, Cicada Movement, and Phantom, and is even considering selling part of IEI's equity, otherwise it will not be able to support the entire project that is rushing for hundreds of billions of dollars. Fortunately, the cost of the first phase is at most three or four billion US dollars, and the pressure to last until next year is not too great.

As soon as Yang Bin's mentality changed, he found a big problem, what about people? Is he alone in the entire laboratory?

"The project is still under wraps, and the fewer people the better. Yang Gong can try to give the work of assistants to them. ”

Lin Cheng's answer made Yang Bin not know what to say? They? You mean those robotic arms on the overhead beam, what can they do? Can you understand people?

As soon as he thought this, a robotic arm slid silently, and the steel palm with a similar structure to the human hand hung down, the palm of which was aimed at it, and the two cameras that resembled the human eye rotated, presumably focusing, and then emitted sound from the speaker that I don't know where. It was a very soft neutral voice: "Yang Gong, please command." ”

"When I make an ID for you. Your voice, face, fingerprints, and pupil features are also fed into the lab's artificial intelligence, giving you all access to the lab. What you need it to do, just tell it by phone, of course, use as accurate as possible, try to use terms that conform to scientific definitions. ”

"Robotic arms are just one part of the artificial intelligence in the lab. If you need to calculate and query information, you can find it. If you want to make some theoretical ideas, you can also use it to connect with more powerful artificial intelligence, which will give you more advice. ”

Lin Cheng introduced Yang Bin in as popular terms as possible, although Yang Bin and the mechanical arm were staring at each other dumbfoundedly. But he should be able to hear it.

"Take a box of gallium arsenide from the material library, put it on the workbench, and take out another piece and place it on the base...... on the base of the Hall effect tester", Yang Bin came back to his senses and gave an order to the robotic arm.

Half a minute later, watching the two robotic arms stably and accurately take a box and put it on the workbench, the two manipulators are like people, dexterously opening the box, taking out the chip, and putting it on the pedestal, Yang Bin was silent for a while, and said to Lin Cheng: "Can I start now?" ”

Lin Cheng nodded and retreated, saying in his heart that the impact on this scientist was not small.

Yang Bin was indeed too shocked, and he found that not only did he not need an assistant to help him do physical work, but he also didn't have to find someone for mental work. What information he wanted to look up was dictated directly, and in a moment the results appeared in the stereoscopic field of view projected by the AR glasses. He could even look up the records of the experiments he left in the institute a few years ago, and God knows how this artificial intelligence found out......

Yang Bin originally just wanted to do some basic work, such as measuring the quality of the four-layer gallium arsenide wafer made in the United States, and trying the spectrum standard of the solar simulator is not standard, but the result is that he can't stop moving. Even for lunch, he ate a boxed lunch that the waiter sent directly to the laboratory, instead of following the advice of the artificial intelligence to go to the restaurant.

With the help of an almost all-powerful assistant, Yang Bin only needs to come up with an idea to do something, and artificial intelligence will help him calculate, help him derive, and have a robotic arm to help him prepare. He felt that this laboratory was like a kingdom of gods, and he was the master of this kingdom of gods, sitting in a magnificent carriage, pulled by the heavens, galloping at will.

The failure cases that had been buried in his heart were dug up, so that Yang Bin couldn't help but prepare. When the artificial intelligence reminded him that he had been working for ten hours and that he had to rest, he reluctantly stopped.

Checking the progress of the experiment in his field of vision, Yang Bin was stunned to find that what he did alone in a day was equivalent to what more than a dozen people in the institute did in a week in the past......

"Am I going to be caught on an alien spaceship? This institute, and the sky overhead, are all fake? ”

Yang Bin got on the driverless tram and was carried to the public dining hall of the institute, thinking so in a daze on the way.

The small tram sent him directly to the door of the restaurant, and as soon as he entered the door, a group of people greeted him: "Yang Gong!" Over here! ”

The AR glasses brushed out a logo with a green background, the first half of the logo is a unified "springboard", and the back is Lou Xinghai, Dongfang Sheng and other names, which turned out to be a colleague of a project.

"Lao Yang, our engine is counting on your electricity!"

"Xiaolin's big supervisor is really busy and confused, and he actually forgot to introduce you to us, but it doesn't matter, the logo on your head can be seen from afar."

"Can solar cells bring VASIMR? I'm really skeptical, Yang Gong will introduce us to it. ”

"Don't worry, we have a project, there is no confidentiality problem, the agreement says it."

These people are men and women, with accents all over the world, and there is even a foreigner who is as strong as a bear, which makes Yang Bin's unrealistic sense of being alone all day dissipate in an instant.

However, hearing the word "agreement", Yang Bin couldn't help but feel a little inferior, he is only a temporary worker now, and he has not signed an agreement yet.

Eating and chatting, Yang Bin quickly mingled with his peers, but he made another difficulty, should he go to Lin Cheng first to talk about the agreement, or go back to the laboratory to continue? It's all indestructive. (To be continued.) )

PS: I have something to go out today, and there is only this big chapter. I know that everyone is eager to see the flight out of the earth, but these backgrounds need to be explained, what the research supported by EI looks like, and how the energy technology tree benefits from EI lighting, I must put out the preconditions for everyone to see.