Chapter 366: International Conference
"After the things that need to be done are done, the next thing is to focus on development."
In the office, Chen Nian looked at the report that had just been sent back from the front with a relieved smile on his face.
Yes, the incident is not completely resolved, but at least, it is impossible for them to jump for a long time to come.
In other words, up to now, the external environmental problems have basically been solved.
The whole world will also slowly move from confrontation to cooperation.
Chen Guo on the opposite side nodded slightly and replied:
"Yes, the next three years, before the official birth of nuclear fusion technology, will be a critical strategic window."
"In the next three years, we must use the fastest speed to lay a solid technical and economic foundation, so as to promote the development of military and national strength."
"Then, it will take us about 10 years to expand our reach and build our global foundation."
"I understand."
Chen Nian raised his hand to interrupt Chen Guo's words.
Chen Guo laughed, he could obviously understand what Chen Nian meant, so he skipped the topic and asked instead:
"When you went to Hefei this time, did you sort out the follow-up project plan? In addition to the previously reported shortage of talent, what are the difficulties in other resources and technologies? ”
Hearing this, Chen Nian's brows furrowed slightly.
What's the difficulty?
It should be said that the whole project was full of difficulties.
After it was determined that metallic hydrogen would be used as the coil material, the entire EAST unit was to be retrofitted on an astonishing scale.
The availability of the original HT-7 unit has been reduced to the limit, and it can be said that it basically starts from zero.
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No, it should start with a negative number.
Because the first step is not to build, but to demolish.
But fortunately, the EAST project team can be said to be familiar with this matter, after all, all the way from the T-7 to the present, this tokamak device has been dismantled by them I don't know how many times.
In addition, even if you don't talk about the technology itself, the construction of other ancillary facilities and equipment is not so easy.
Judging from the report received by Chen Nian, CNNC No. 5 has begun to inspect the project site, and it is expected to clear a large number of enterprises originally located on Science Island, relocate almost all local residents, and carry out super-large-scale civil construction work.
The difficulty of the process is not technical, but you want to say that it is not difficult?
The demolition alone has caused many problems.
Therefore, Chen Nian still maintains relatively flat expectations for the project.
After all, when a project is large enough, you can't look at it from a purely technical point of view.
Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said:
"There are many difficulties in the whole project, but they are mainly focused on the project operation and technical implementation."
"For myself, in the purely technical field, there are basically no obstacles, and there is even room for it."
He is not bragging, although the number of source points required for commercial nuclear fusion devices has reached a staggering 3,400 points, but these 3,400 points are not spent all at once.
The project cycle is a total of 3 years, and the preliminary technical preparation will last for about one and a half to two years, according to his current average monthly accumulation rate of 150 source points, plus 1200 source points in his hand, it can fully meet the needs of the project.
"Understood."
Chen Guo nodded and continued to ask:
"The goal of the new EAST project is to build an engineering experimental reactor directly, and the various systems involved are extremely complex and may require a lot of time."
"Do you have any other ideas on this point?"
"For example, first set up a dedicated technical team to lead the project through technical penetration?"
Hearing Chen Guo's words, Chen Nian was also slightly stunned.
In fact, he has considered this plan.
After all, the power of one person is too limited, even with the blessing of the system, there is no difficulty in "technical preparation", but in the work of "technology transfer", which consumes a lot of time and energy, there is actually no opportunistic way.
You want to come out, right? You're going to write the documentation, right? Do you want to calculate the actual adapted data?
When things are superimposed, they are not as simple as they seem.
Therefore, it is best to have someone to help you share some of the work.
But then again, in order for this so-called "technical team" to reach a level of accountability, it must ensure that their understanding of technology is at least 50% above their own.
Doesn't this evolve into teaching students?
Even if you choose from among the mature scholars who have been deeply involved in the current field for many years, it is difficult to pick the right candidate.
Because, the technology that Chen Nian holds now is all brand new.
It involves a lot of complex theorems and strange logic that humans have not set foot in before, and others are not like Chen Nian, and the information cannot be directly poured into the brain in the form of full beard and full shadow, which is too difficult to teach
Thinking of this, Chen Nian's heart suddenly moved.
What if it could?
In 2010, there were already preliminary results of brain-computer technology, and just last month, Arizona State University announced that they had successfully used brain-computer technology to allow a baboon to complete a game of "Arkanoid" without contact.
In other words, the soil for the development of brain-computer technology has been initially established.
Why don't you just work hard in this area?
If it succeeds, even if the fusion project cannot be applied, the role it can play in the future will definitely be extremely significant.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian silently unfolded the system interface and tried several different types of brain-computer excuse techniques he had been exposed to one by one.
First of all, the simplest is of course the direction of motion control that is currently being studied, that is, the control of external devices is realized through the calculation of brain waves.
This technology only needs 60 source points, even if it is matched with the complete form of data packets, only 410 source points.
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But here's the problem, this thing doesn't match Chen Nian's needs.
What he wants is a brain-computer interface similar to external memory that can directly transmit information in both directions, the same system he has.
As soon as the information was entered, a series of question marks directly blinded his eyes.
This also means that the technology of two-way information transmission is not yet possible in the current environment.
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It's exactly the same as when I first looked at it a few years ago.
Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh.
After all, it's a technology that can fundamentally change the direction of human evolution, and it's that easy.
So, he spoke:
"Then let's set up a technical team for me first."
"Personnel don't have to be experienced, but they must be capable and have a strong learning ability."
"Rest assured, your requirements will definitely be met."
Chen Guo nodded happily, and after a moment, he said:
"In two days, the controlled nuclear fusion exchange conference we organized will begin, why don't you go directly to the meeting and see if there is a chance to pick one?"
"You don't have to show your face, just watch the whole process."
Exchange meetings?
Chen Nian pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.
Then go for it.
Just take this opportunity to see if you can get a wave of wool.
A few days later, Shanghai.
This is the first time Chen Nian has participated in this kind of public meeting, and there is no doubt that he still has a little freshness.
In fact, this is also a small official attempt-—— a rehearsal for further relaxation of Chen Nian's confidentiality requirements, and a rehearsal for the work that will need to be carried out after his information is made public.
Although the identity is fake, the appearance is fake, and the documents are even more fake, all the security work is real, and Chen Nian's sense of participation as an academic leader is real.
He stood in the spacious hall, where the representatives of various countries had basically entered, and the scholars, familiar and unfamiliar, stood in the open space and socialized briefly while the lecture had not yet begun.
What they talk about may have nothing to do with technology, but in fact, it's an important part of this kind of presentation.
As long as you can connect with other people, you will be able to use it one day.
Of course, Chen Nian didn't have the slightest interest in this, but he was happy to observe the reactions of others.
And, most of the time, he could tell at a glance the academic bastards hidden in a group of scholars, and he also silently crossed them in his heart.
Seeing that the first report meeting was about to start, Chen Nian casually went to the back row to find a seat and sat down, and began to look through the schedule that had already been sent.
The first presentation was not made by the Chinese scholars-—— in fact, according to the agenda, there would be no reports from the Chinese scholars until the last day of the conference.
Before that, it was all about scholars from other countries.
The finale is at the end, and Chen Nian is easy to understand this, but he doesn't understand the content of this report.
Because the scholars on the stage are talking about plasma detection, the core is "how to track the plasma 'spot' turbulence zone".
In fact, this topic cannot be said to be useless, because the so-called speckles determine the interaction between the plasma heat and the particles inside the tokamak device, and to some extent, the optimization of the turbulence zone can reduce the pressure on the first wall and increase the durability of the first wall.
But the problem is that the research topic of this scholar is not to explore how to constrain turbulence, but to try to establish more advanced observation equipment and more complex algorithms to track the movement of plasma clusters.
More sensitive spectroscopy and tomography equipment, stronger artificial intelligence algorithms, more advanced plasma diagnostic technology.
The words are good and seem advanced, but what's the use?
You've got to build the plasma and keep it stable.
After only half hearing it, Chen Nian lost interest, he looked through the information of this scholar, and sure enough, he found the problem.
This person is a researcher at Tri-alpha, and the person behind it is not an official research institute, but the famous Goldman Sachs and Google.
To put it bluntly, this is a commercial company controlled by capital.
Therefore, compared with other institutions that are conscientiously engaged in research, this company is more inclined to chase those technologies that are fast and easy to produce results, and the plasma detection technology in the nuclear fusion project is a very good target.
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What's more, with Google as a technical support, they are really good at this content.
After figuring out the reason, Chen Nian didn't bother to listen any further, so he simply leaned back in his chair and rested half-listening.
However, his action aroused the interest of a white man not far away, he glanced at Chen Nian several times, and finally sat down, then patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Hey, sir, you think this report is boring, don't you?"
Chen Nian quickly sat up straight, subconsciously glanced left and right, and then looked at the man who was approaching.
——
The brother probably didn't know that in just a few seconds, some security personnel were probably already on the trigger.
"It's really boring, and plasma turbulence detection isn't the core problem we're facing right now."
Chen Nian considered the words and replied briefly.
"Of course not, they're just using what they're good at to get more investment."
The man deliberately lowered his voice, and then continued:
"You know, Tri-alpha is a commercial company, and it's different from your various research institutes in Huaxia."
"This company has been kidnapped by capital too badly, and they are chasing short-term profits."
"Honestly, why do they need to engage in nuclear fusion? Anyway, it's all about making money, so it's better to think more about how to make the ad ranking on the page more scientific."
The man's tone was full of mockery, which made Chen Nian curious.
In fact, although I don't like it, Tri-alpha still has a good reputation in the outside world.
In particular, some people who do not trust the government tend to see such companies as lone heroes who save the world, including a small group of scholars, and Tri-alpha's research topics also have their own unique significance.
Therefore, it is really a small probability event to meet such a white person who denigrates Tri-alpha without any pressure.
So, Chen Nian asked with a smile:
"But they've been famous lately, haven't they?"
"That's just Goldman Sachs' dirty ploy to get too high on the company's market value — and U.S. officials are involved."
"You know, the country's economy is going to be overwhelmed, and the people need some stimulants."
"In comparison, I'm still more optimistic about you."
"There has never been any big news, but the problem of room temperature superconductivity has been silently solved. Actually, that's the only reason I'm here for this meeting. ”
"All I care about is the last day, and the rest of the content isn't even an appetizer for me."
Chen Nian nodded slightly, in fact, this is also what most people think.
But to say it so unscrupulously is a bit of a flattering and flattering thing in front of yourself.
"So, what are you working in?"
Chen Nian asked.
"Well, I. Circumferential symmetry breaking aspect. ”
As soon as he said this, Chen Nian couldn't help but laugh.
No wonder this kid has such a grudge against Tri-Alpha.
He is the one who is really trying to solve the turbulence problem.
He worked hard to do experiments and organize data, and people wiped the edges lightly, and robbed all the limelight, can he not be angry?
(End of chapter)