Chapter 352: Grab the order from the Sakura Country
Regarding Xu Chuanti's resource exchange, Gao Hongming nodded and didn't say anything.
Although this is in China, they are all working for the realization of controlled nuclear fusion, but the resources and things in charge of different projects are different.
Not everyone is willing to contribute their own technology or key equipment.
Just like between countries, although the ITER International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project is said to be resource and technology sharing and cooperation, the countries participating in this project, whether it is the United States, Europe, or China, are unable to take out their own real core and leading technologies.
With high-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting materials as the base, the probability of being able to exchange the right to use the 'EAST' magnetic confinement fusion tokamak device will be greater.
Skipping the test of the mathematical model of plasma turbulence, Xu Chuan opened another document in his hand.
Compared with the controllable nuclear fusion project, there are many laboratories, enterprises or institutions studying superconducting materials in China.
However, there are not many manufacturers who are eligible to enter this list.
Western Superconducting Materials Technology Co., Ltd., BJ Yingna Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao Han Cable Co., Ltd.
One company after another crossed Xu Chuan's eyes, and he still needs to grasp some key points for finding one or two manufacturers that produce high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials.
Although he has already been checked once, and the companies that can enter this list must have no problem in terms of qualification background, the things involved in high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials are too critical, so he must be more cautious in this.
For example, the controllable nuclear fusion project that is currently underway, such as the large-scale strong particle collision project that has not yet started, or the superconducting coil particle acceleration field that is to be applied above, etc.
Including some other fields, such as medium and large nuclear magnetic resonance equipment in the medical field, permanent magnet medical devices, and so on.
One of the key points at the heart of these projects is superconducting materials.
Only when superconducting materials can produce stable and high-quality products can there be stable development of these projects.
In fact, at present, more than 90% of the medium and large nuclear magnetic resonance equipment and permanent magnet medical devices in the domestic medical field rely on imports.
According to statistics, in China, the average number of NMR machines per million population is only 3.5, while countries such as rice and cherry blossom countries have reached 35.4 and 49.5 respectively.
This means that if you want to have an MRI, you may have to wait in line for a long time and pay a high fee, which can range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. This is not a small burden for ordinary people.
The key to these devices is the core superconducting coil material that can provide a strong magnetic field.
Although the development of the field of superconductivity in China is still quite rapid, it started late after all.
Coupled with the technological blockade of those Western countries, the ban on exports, the refusal to communicate and other factors, resulting in the field of coil superconductivity is still lagging behind.
The high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material is an opportunity to break the comprehensive dependence on imports.
Flipping through the information in his hand, Xu Chuan picked out three manufacturers, marked them with a pen, and handed them to Gao Hongming again.
"At present, these three companies are okay and have production qualifications, but the production of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials is very critical, involving follow-up controllable nuclear fusion and other engineering aspects, so the specific situation needs to be arranged."
"That's it, Gao Hall, please contact these three companies, I want to meet with them in a few days."
Although the state has helped him select qualified enterprises, the cooperative production of high-temperature superconducting materials not only involves the project of controlled nuclear fusion, but also involves the distribution of benefits.
The previous patent authorization of artificial SEI films is not applicable to this time, the last time it was similar to a one-time buyout, and this time the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material needs to be reconsidered.
After dealing with the testing of the mathematical model of plasma turbulence and the production of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials, Xu Chuan did not return to the laboratory.
He also had to host another press conference on high-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting materials.
Although the paper and patent will not be applied for this time, the press conference will still be done.
After all, he studied high-temperature superconducting materials before, and the purpose was to make money, and it was not interesting to make domestic money, and if he wanted to make money, he would make foreign money.
High-temperature superconducting materials can be used in many fields, such as large strong particle colliders, medical equipment, maglev trains, and so on.
Although these fields can only be supported by developed countries, every time they are negotiated, they are super large orders, billions or even tens of billions.
For example, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, originally according to the historical trend, in 19 years, the LHC was upgraded again, this time, it will purchase high-temperature superconducting materials from the Sakura country to further improve the energy level of the collider.
However, due to the discovery of inert neutrinos and dark matter, this upgrade plan was temporarily suspended. At present, CERN is still exploring the traces of dark matter.
But I guess they should be about to give up, after all, they have been looking for more than half a year, and they haven't found anything. Dark matter is indeed attractive, but countries cannot afford to throw money into such a bottomless pit.
The launch of the Large Strong Particle Collider consumes an astronomical amount of money every time. It is estimated that CERN is already considering stopping exploration and restarting the upgrade plan.
And Xu Chuan wants to intercept the order for high-temperature superconducting materials in the cherry blossom country in the middle of history before then.
As long as the press conference on high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials is public, he is confident that he can do it.
Not only because the high-temperature superconducting materials in his hands have better performance, but also because his relationship with CERN is stronger than that of Sakura.
Don't look at him as just one person, and the other party is a country, but when it comes to importance, on CERN's side, the entire Sakura Country team is probably not as important as him alone.
The mathematical calculation of physical particles, the discovery of inert neutrinos, the traces of dark matter and dark energy, the astronomical means of observing and calculating distant celestial bodies, etc., each of these things is desired by CERN.
For Xu Chuan, snatching an order from Sakura Country is not called robbery at all!
It's called helping CERN upgrade and build a more powerful particle collider!
Understand?
As for the opinion of the small island nation, what does it have to do with him?
I can't use better materials and use your more rubbish, right?
Under the preparation of the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, the press conference of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials began.
Because of the expansion of the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, this report did not ask NTU to borrow the auditorium as a venue.
However, the lecture hall of the institute is undoubtedly much smaller than the auditorium of NTU.
As a result, the hotel lecture hall was almost filled with those who received the invitation and those who came spontaneously to receive the news.
A row of cameras slipped horizontally under the lecture desk, just waiting for the presentation to begin.
In the venue, while the report meeting had not yet begun, some manufacturers who received the news were discussing one after another.
In the front row, Kelvin Noah, the representative of Nexans, was quietly looking at the empty report stand, while another middle-aged man walking towards him showed a look of surprise on his face after seeing him.
"I didn't expect you to come too. Is Nexans also optimistic about Professor Xu's research? ”
Hearing the voice, Kelvin Noah turned his head, and the person sitting next to him he knew, was a representative of Luvata Materials, also from Europe, and the two had some dealings.
Nodding, Kelvin greeted: "Of course, although Professor Xu is rarely involved in the materials world, the problems he solves are world-class problems. ”
Hearing this, Saroyan Patrick, the representative of Luvata Materials, smiled and said: "But the field of materials is not mathematics, 152K room temperature superconductivity, if you only look at this value, it is indeed amazing." But it's hard to turn the results in the lab into commercial use. ”
After a pause, he added: "And I heard that this time he is not researching copper oxide-based superconducting materials, but another new superconducting system, without industrialization experience, I am afraid it will be more difficult to change." ”
To be honest, with a temperature superconductivity of 152K, this value is not a lot. In the laboratory, it is not uncommon to achieve higher temperatures, even at room temperature, superconducting materials.
However, the realization of superconductivity at this temperature at atmospheric pressure has a completely different meaning.
Of course, for the world's top suppliers of superconducting materials, laboratory products and industrial commodities are two completely different concepts.
It is undeniable that 152K atmospheric superconductivity is indeed excellent, but it is not uncommon for products to be found in the laboratory.
For example, the Bi series (92 K), the Y series (125 K), the Hg series (135 K), etc., can break through the temperature barrier of liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K).
But until now, I have not heard of any laboratory that can produce high-temperature superconducting materials commercially in large quantities.
So far, most of the applications of superconducting materials in the industry are still low-temperature superconducting materials.
When they make commercial superconducting magnets, they still use a series of low-temperature superconducting materials such as niobium titanium alloys.
Of course, there is also a very small part of copper oxide-based high-temperature superconducting materials produced, but the production is very low. In addition, the International Superconducting Industry Technology Research Center (ISTEC) in Sakura Country can produce more Bi series of high-temperature superconducting materials.
I heard that they have signed a contract with the European Atomic Energy Research Center in Geneva to supply some BI high-temperature superconducting materials in batches in the second half of 20 years for the modification of the large strong particle collider LHC.
So while the 152K atmospheric superconductivity parameter is indeed amazing, it doesn't make much sense to them if it can't be commercially produced.
At most, it provides some research value.
Kelvin leaned back in his chair and said with a light smile, "If that's the case, why did you bother to come here?" ”
Hearing this, Saroyan Patrick shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's just the company's arrangement." ”
Kelvin didn't say anything more, but silently looked up at the podium.
If it's just a lab product, that's fine.
He worries that this superconducting material may be industrially produced in a short period of time, just like the last artificial SEI film.
With this Professor Xu's ability and character, this is not impossible.
What's more, not only did he not publish a paper this time, but he didn't even apply for a patent.
That's what worries him and some superconducting manufacturers.
From this point of view, it is very likely that Professor Xu will choose to produce in secrecy and then sell them, just like the production of some materials.
If so, it's really not good news for a superconducting material manufacturer like them.
As for Luvata Materials, if they were as stupid as his representatives, they deserved to go out of business.
PS: There is another chapter in the evening, asking for a monthly pass.
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