For the time being, the Chinese side has taken an attitude of ignoring the conditions put forward by the US side, because after all, in a transaction, the person who bids first is often at a disadvantage.

Not to mention that it is still a typical seller's market, and before Lao Mei has come up with enough conditions to arouse Huaxia's interest, not answering is the best answer.

However, Chen Nian is actually very curious, what kind of degree must be done to arouse Huaxia's interest?

A simple technology deal is certainly impossible, as Chen Guo said, "NASA needs to come forward", not "NASA needs to give a list of technology exchanges".

In the past few years, whether it is aviation, aerospace, precision manufacturing, electronics, biology and so on, it is attractive enough for Huaxia.

But now, after the birth of room temperature superconducting materials, the technical barriers in these fields are naturally reduced.

Take the agricultural technology proposed by the US side this time as an example, what technologies can they come up with?

It is nothing more than the direction of seedlings and genetically modified organisms, and its core is to increase the yield of agricultural products.

But the problem is, I have all the metal and hydrogen, and the fusion reactor is close at hand, so I still lack you?

Large-scale vertical farms are being built, directly replacing the role of the land with multi-layered planting racks and nutrient solutions, replacing sunlight with artificial light sources, and even the composition of the air can be precisely adjusted.

In such a technological environment, the role of seedlings can be replaced to a large extent-—— of course, transgenic and gene editing technology is still useful, but in the face of absolute energy superiority, its importance and urgency are not highlighted.

This is true for agriculture, let alone other areas.

After room temperature superconductivity enters the application stage, most fields will enter a period of rapid change, electric aircraft are likely to quickly replace the existing fossil fuel engine aircraft, and the fields of chips and microelectronics will face subversive changes.

All in all, the world is about to change dramatically.

In addition to the "island technology" that is not affected by the great changes, I am afraid that only the only thing that can form a huge transition in the short term is the technology that connects the past and the next.

Or is it not just technology, but resources, money, and even people?

Chen Nian shook his head, this was indeed beyond the scope of what he needed to care about.

There has been no breakthrough in the issue of the first wall material, and his job this afternoon is still to continue to discuss with the members of the velvet group about the technical issues related to high-temperature and radiation-resistant materials.

Sitting in a special car, arriving at the materials laboratory that Xinghuo had built near Chengfei for the convenience of his work, Chen Nian pushed open the door of the laboratory, and the engineers who had already been in place, or had not left the laboratory since the establishment of the group, looked at him together, and everyone had some expectations on their faces.

They didn't know the details of the work of the previous plasma group, but they had more or less heard stories about how plasma control technology was realized.

In their eyes, Chen Nian is a character similar to a "high-level messenger", and every time he comes, it is possible to bring the research and development results of the so-called "Spark Core Group".

But unfortunately, Chen Nian disappointed them.

"What happened yesterday to the discussion on multiscale modeling of Bennederac's radiation damage? Are there any new discoveries made after the data is entered? ”

He asked.

"Yes, we have completed the modeling, and we have simulated some of the data, and from the current situation, the completeness of the model is not in question, and the analysis results are in line with our expectations."

"It's a good tool for subsequent radiation damage analysis – but to be honest, he wasn't as helpful as we thought."

"Comparatively speaking, the atomic-scale exploration of radiation-induced separation, which we discussed yesterday, is more instructive, and at least provides some good ideas for the study of crystal recrystallization"

It was Guo Qi who answered Chen Nian, he and Chen Nian were old acquaintances, and they knew Chen Nian's way of working very well, so they quickly entered the state after Chen Nian appeared.

Although his previous research direction was not much related to the direction of anti-irradiation, he adapted quickly and was basically able to keep up with the progress of the group.

"But we also need better simulation methods, let's not talk about this, is the furnace burning today?"

Chen Nian continued to ask.

In the past few days, in addition to doing some basic theoretical research, the final work of the group is to burn the furnace and try to make a new material based on boron nitride.

So far, however, the results have not been outstanding.

"It's been burned, and the feed has just been done, and the first batch of boron nitride flakes will come out soon."

Chen Nian nodded slightly, and did not continue to ask.

The rest of the experiment was largely standardized – or, to some extent, not much different from alchemy.

According to the existing theories, try to add various "impurities" to the material, or use hot isostatic pressing equipment to do some pressing and sintering, and try to change the crystal structure of the material itself to achieve a more stable effect.

As for whether it can be done?

Fate.

Otherwise, how can we say that materials science is a gacha discipline?

Now there are more studies on the characteristics of anti-irradiation, and the team can at least determine a general direction of "crystal self-repair through atomic diffusion".

After half a day, the results of the group were still not satisfactory.

However, no one was disappointed.

In fact, everyone has long been used to it-—— you can't expect to win a top jackpot just by buying a lottery ticket, you have to persevere in buying it to get results.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the day's work was over, and a few researchers had to stay to deal with the remaining finishing work, Guo Qi told them to pay attention to arranging rest time, paying attention to packing up equipment and raw materials, and then followed Chen Nian out of the laboratory building.

At this time, he didn't have any "depressed" look on his face at all, but asked Chen Nian confidently:

"How long will we need to do this experiment now?"

Chen Nian was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked:

"How long do you want to do it?"

"It's just how long it will take to bear fruit—I know you know you have a good idea."

Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Guo Qi's idea is indeed different from others, in the eyes of others, the strength of this group is indeed very strong, but he said that he must be able to toss the first wall of materials, which is not necessarily.

After all, materials science is too random, and sometimes it is not a problem that can be solved by technical strength alone.

But what about Guo Qi?

He probably felt that what Chen Nian was doing now was just a preliminary verification.

When the idea in my heart is almost verified, the final result will be naturally produced.

——

I have to say that although he guessed not necessarily right, he was not wrong.

Chen Nian didn't intend to hide too much from him, so after thinking for a while, he replied:

"There's really no way to know for sure."

"However, we are also coming to the progress of the EAST project, and we will definitely make results before the superconducting coil is built."

"Three months, that's the goal for the time being—but don't tell the group that this thing is classified."

Although he belongs to the same group of members, Guo Qi's status is completely different from that of Pan Qingwei and others before, Chen Nian had close contact with Chen Nian when he was still at Western University of Technology, and he also participated in the earliest projects of Xinghuo, so the level of confidentiality is much higher.

This is also why there are some things that Chen Nian can't say to Pan Qingwei, but he can say to Guo Qi.

"Understand, this most basic thing, I don't need you to say it."

Guo Qi hurriedly replied, but instead, he showed a slightly emotional expression.

"However, we are really in a hurry to meet this time, it has been almost a month here, and it is only today that we have a serious chat."

"You're still in the same style as before, straight to the point."

"I still remember when I was in the West Materials Research Institute, you took Lao Chen's introduction to my laboratory to borrow a hot isostatic press, and said that you want to have a high TC4, and the time of 10 years is almost over."

Hearing his words, Chen Nian smiled and replied:

"8 years, two years short of 10 years, this can also be rounded?"

"It's not too much—you stumble, I just want to express my feelings about the passage of time."

"You don't know, during that time, our Institute of Materials Research was really difficult, we couldn't produce results, the funds were tight, and we couldn't see the future."

"I don't know how many of my students have changed careers and gone to jobs that they would never have looked down on."

"It's only after you came that the situation gradually improved."

"I've been looking for a chance to meet you for the past few years, but when I think about it, I'm afraid you don't have time, so I delayed it."

"I didn't expect to do this project, and it's a bit unexpected that you thought of me."

Guo Qi's words reveal a kind of sincere gratitude, in his opinion, although he has made a lot of progress in the past few years, and has gradually entered the top circle in the field of domestic materials science, it is not so easy to contact such a big project as the first wall material.

Therefore, objectively speaking, this opportunity was given to him by Chen Nian.

This is an important opportunity for him to take another step forward.

——

However, Chen Nian's thoughts are actually completely different from him, as discussed with Chen Guo before, the reason why he wanted to find Guo Qi was not because of how key he could play in this project, but more because of his technical strength and "proper role".

To put it bluntly, under the premise that his identity cannot be easily revealed, Guo Qi is the one who can suppress the formation.

This small experience is also summed up from the previous plasma project.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian opened his mouth and replied:

"This is nothing unexpected, the reason why I came to you is also the result of many considerations in the organization, don't think too much."

"Without you, the people's hearts below will fluctuate, and it may be much more serious."

"After all, this is not a purely theoretical project, coupled with the short project cycle, if there is no leader who stands on the bright side, I am really afraid that the project team will disperse."

"-——But speaking of which, what's the overall atmosphere like now?"

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Guo Qi hesitated for a moment and replied:

"Overall, it can't be said to be too good, but it can basically meet the requirements."

"You know, the expectations for the EAST project are very high, and the vast majority of people think that we must have made comprehensive technical preparations if we dared to start such a project."

"But in fact, the information obtained by the velvet team is that the technology of the first wall material is not yet available."

"So for them, it's a major contradiction, and it's a major pressure."

"However, the members here are all elites in the field without exception, and they still have confidence in themselves."

It was this confidence that kept the group running, otherwise, one person would have started. What was the name of that word you said earlier? ”

"Rotten."

Chen Nian added.

"Yes, rotten. All it takes is one person to start messing around, and the project will quickly collapse. ”

Chen Nian nodded, he could understand the pressure faced by the project team, so he could also understand the possibility of this kind of thing happening.

In fact, they need to deal with much more than just "the pressure of contradictions", and the entire academic community has not stopped questioning the EAST project.

Just a few days ago, the United States also released the latest research progress on the first wall material, and according to their progress, the entire academic community is pessimistic about the development of the first wall material technology.

——

This is also true.

Not to mention now, even ten years later, humanity has not completely solved this problem.

Therefore, it is normal to have doubts, and it can even be said that it is taken for granted.

"It's up to you to deal with that."

Chen Nian opened his mouth and said.

"Don't worry, I've got it."

This is the end of the conversation between the two about the laboratory, walking on the way to the restaurant, their topic gradually began to turn to the trivial things in life, Chen Nian complained that the recent healthy meals are getting more and more unpalatable, and Guo Qi took out the posture of "coming over" and persuaded him to take good care of his body.

You don't feel it yet, but when you reach my age, physical problems will gradually emerge."

"With the development of our current medical technology, many things will not be solved in the next few decades."

"Take me, gout, doesn't sound like a big deal, right? But hey, guess what, it just doesn't work. ”

"So, you still have to listen to what the doctor says."

Guo Qi's tone made Chen Nian sympathetic and wanted to laugh, he turned his brain, and subconsciously opened the system to search for "solution to gout", but this thing didn't seem to be presented at the device level, so he didn't get any results.

It seems that he can only suffer for the time being-—— Chen Nian originally planned to solve it casually if this thing does not have high requirements for the source point

Before shutting down the system, Chen Nian glanced at the latest analysis requirements of the first wall of materials, wanting to determine the rate of decline brought about by recent research.

But it was this glance that made him stunned directly.

[Nuclear fusion first wall material: 12 source points]

Chen Nian's eyes widened in surprise, and Guo Qi on the side saw his expression and immediately asked:

"What's wrong?"

He shook his head and didn't answer, but his heart was already overturned.

Someone got the first wall material out.

And, according to the system's "accessible" principle, this thing seems to be. Right in the country!

(End of chapter)