Chapter 518: A Quadrillion Market
At the same time, the other side of the country.
Montgomery County, Maryland, is home to Bethesda, a world-renowned aerospace manufacturer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems.
This company is not simply an aerospace enterprise, it is also a giant military industrial enterprise, which has dominated the first place in the ranking of military enterprises in the world for many years.
And its products are not only widely equipped with the United States' own JU team, but also popular in Western countries.
If you simply talk about these empty things, maybe many people don't have any idea.
But the star stealth fighter among the fighters F-35, the King F-22, the Hercules C-130, the "fastest aircraft" made by mankind SR-72 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. These famous fighters were all manufactured by Loma Company.
Saying that, maybe you can get an idea of how advanced it is.
Of course, if this is the only case, it can only mean that this is a technologically advanced company.
But in reality, it's a notorious business.
In order to market its own arms products, it often provokes all-round conflicts and contradictions, and even wars, in third countries around the world, resulting in the loss of countless lives and the displacement of countless people.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, Lockheed Martin is also one of the main research teams in the United States.
And this meeting, in a conference room in the headquarters building of Lockheed Martin, Xu Chuan's paper uploaded to Arxiv only yesterday has been excerpted and projected onto a huge silver-white screen.
"Guys, I think our chance has come."
"Although we have fallen far behind in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, if we can overtake in the small controlled nuclear fusion technology, we can still return to the top"
Standing in front of the screen, Norman Augustine, president of Lockheed Martin, read out the speech and the company's plans.
The purpose of this is, on the one hand, that investing in controlled nuclear fusion is itself a goal for Lockheed Martin.
On the other hand, they are hoping to get more investment.
You must know that it is not only Lockheed Martin itself who is sitting here today, but also many other capitalists.
It can only be said that the timing of Xu Chuan's paper on ARXIV was too coincidental, just when Lockheed Martin held a large investment meeting.
So the paper that had just been thrown away was cited by Norman Augustine in the plan the next day to increase convincing.
In the conference hall, the vice president representative of ExxonMobil was staring at the name on the screen in a daze, with a somewhat complicated look on his face.
As the world's largest oil and gas producer, ExxonMobil's global presence is undeniable.
But with the advent of controlled nuclear fusion, its influence has now plummeted.
And the end of ExxonMobil can be said to be caused by the name on the screen.
With the realization of controlled nuclear fusion technology, it can be said that the energy properties of petroleum will be completely removed in the future, leaving only chemical use.
This is undoubtedly accompanied by a significant reduction in the demand and value of oil.
With the oil business as their main business, they have to find a new way out, and investing in controlled nuclear fusion is undoubtedly the hottest way at present.
After all, whoever can control the electric energy in the United States first will be able to control the great right to speak.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that one day he would be able to see the paper of the 'culprit' in this field.
But it has to be said that he couldn't ignore the paper at all.
It is even necessary to pay attention to it.
After all, no matter how much he hates that guy, he is truly recognized as the father of controlled fusion.
On the other side, Norman Augustine, who was standing on the stage, continued to talk.
"If you're still skeptical about this technology and think it's hard to implement, look no further than this."
As he spoke, he gently pressed the laser control pen, and the paper screen on the screen suddenly jumped, and a picture of a miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion reactor was presented in front of everyone, and next to the picture, there were some news reports.
"This is the news reported by Huaguo's Guanfang media "Nuclear Industry Times" and "Huaxin Daily" yesterday, although it only occupies a small space, but it is perfectly in line with Huaguo's low-key character."
"According to news reports, in the Xinghai Research Institute under the leadership of Professor Xu, they have successfully built a compact controllable nuclear fusion reactor with a volume of only five meters, and successfully achieved the first ignition."
"I don't think I need to explain too much about what this news means."
Seeing this news report, the audience was in an uproar, and the voices of discussion continued to disperse.
I have to say that this report is indeed exciting enough.
If we look at the progress of China's research on controlled nuclear fusion, I am afraid that in two or three years, they will be able to successfully achieve miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology.
After all, the dawn at the beginning, from the first ignition to commercial use, took less than two years.
Looking at the movement in the audience, Norman Augustine, who was standing on the stage, knew that the time was almost up, so he threw out the fishhook and said with a smile:
"While Professor Xu has pointed the way, we at Lockheed Martin have a long history of controlled fusion research, especially in miniaturized controlled fusion reactors."
"From the very beginning of the compact pebble bed fusion device, to today's T5 fusion reactor with a size of less than one meter, and the T8 series under development, Lockheed Martin has the world's most comprehensive experience in small fusion reactor research."
"In this regard, even that Professor Xu can't compare to us."
"I believe that we will research the miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology at a faster speed and fully apply it to various equipment such as spacecraft, aircraft, and interstellar vehicles."
"This is a trillion-level market, and the choice is up to you whether to join in and get a piece of the pie."
Along with Norman Augustine's speech on the stage, the investors in the audience also became enthusiastic.
Capitalists' desire for capital is natural, even if there is a glimmer of possibility, many capitalists are willing to gamble, not to mention the endorsement of the famous Professor Xu this time.
Looking at Norman Augustine on the stage, the vice president of ExxonMobil moved his heart and turned his head to look at the assistant sitting next to him.
"Find a top physics professor in the field of nuclear fusion and help me study that Professor Xu's paper to see if it is really feasible."
Hearing this, the assistant immediately knew what the vice president was thinking, and quickly replied, "Okay, I'll do it." â
On the other side, Huaguo, Jinling.
Xu Chuan, who browsed the International Physics Forum, crossed off the page, not knowing how much of a sensation his paper had caused in the country opposite his feet.
Because of his paper, most of the capital from the official energy industry to the private sector has invested in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, or the capital that is interested in miniaturized controlled nuclear fusion technology.
As Norman Augustine said, this is indeed a quadrillion-level supermarket.
But for them, there is more than a half-point of the abyss to cross to enter this market.
Perhaps by the time they come to their senses and find that the road of miniaturized tokamak devices is not going to work, Huaguo will already fully occupy this market.
After all, now for the research of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion, the Xinghai Research Institute is on the right track.
Compared with the problem of miniaturization of tokamak devices, he is more optimistic about the miniaturization of stellarators.
Perhaps the natural disadvantage of the stellarator will cause it to be lower than the tokamak in terms of energy output level, but it is undoubtedly more than enough for a variety of devices that do not require as much energy.
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