Chapter 405: War for Energy
In the conference room of the Beijing University Interdisciplinary Research Institute, more than a dozen people from Wu Tong's team were present. They were the core members of the core team, and they were also the team that Wu Tong used most easily and built by himself. This number will gradually increase as other researchers in the institute perform well. Even if Wu Tong expands the enrollment and introduces outstanding talents from outside, they will have to start from the most basic members, and only when they stand out will they officially join the core team.
"Hello, Mr. Cheng, Mr. Wu, are you going to make any big moves again?" Out of heartfelt respect and admiration, all members of the core group were already in place before Wu Tong and Mr. Cheng entered the meeting room.
Seeing Wu Tong coming in, Nie Qiyun asked with a smile. He was one of the group that joined Wu Tong's team with Tao Ran, and he was considered a senior member of the team. He was usually more lively. It was an honor for them to publish on top core journals such as Science and Nature with Mr. Wu, even if they were ranked third or lower.
At this moment, all the team members' eyes sparkled. They liked to follow Mr. Wu to overcome difficulties. Of course, it would be even better if there were unexpected honors. Mr. Wu never treated them unfairly for the research and development that could not be disclosed to the outside world. Compared with before, their income could be said to have doubled. More importantly, following Mr. Wu, they learned a lot and saw a lot, which was incomparable to the past.
There is no comparison between following the steps and trying every possible way to climb up and the feeling of ascending with thrusters.
The ages of these team members are basically around 30, which is considered the prime of youth in the scientific research circle, and is also the best age to achieve results. Of course, Wu Tong is not within this age limit.
"Everyone is in good spirits today, as always. It just so happens that your General Manager Wu has an important announcement to make, so let's hand over the main venue to General Manager Wu!" Old Cheng waved his hand cheerfully and took the seat directly at the left chief seat, which was the position reserved for him by the young people.
What's the big deal? Which of Mr. Wu's research is not a big deal? To be singled out by Mr. Wu as a big deal is definitely not ordinary. In the minds of the members, the issue was immediately raised to a higher level, and they immediately became serious, waiting for Wu Tong to officially announce it.
Wu Tong stood at the top of the oval conference table. Seeing the members standing ready, she looked solemn and relaxed, without any sadness. She inserted the USB drive into the multimedia conference table, and Ruan Chengxu helped to turn on the projector.
"Let's get straight to the point. You are all familiar with artificial suns and controlled nuclear fusion. Our next goal is to successfully overcome the technical difficulties of controlled nuclear fusion as quickly as possible and achieve the successful ignition of the test reactor!"
As Wu Tong spoke and operated, today's theme, controlled nuclear fusion, was projected onto the screen behind him!
As Wu Tong worked on more projects, all team members' confidence in Wu Tong was built on a solid foundation built through one successful miracle after another.
To them, Wu Tong is no less than a god.
After Wu Tong announced the topic, no one in the meeting room thought that Wu Tong was just talking nonsense. Instead, they were thinking about how they could better assist Mr. Wu in completing the project and how to provide more constructive suggestions.
Of course, they were shocked again. Mr. Wu was indeed always thinking of things that ordinary people dare not think of and doing things that ordinary people dare not do. Controlled nuclear fusion, who in the scientific research circle has not heard of this major project, but they have also heard more than once that controlled nuclear fusion is always 50 years away!
The technical difficulties involved are the real hindrance to the breakthrough research and development of controlled nuclear fusion. However, at the same time, they are full of confidence in Mr. Wu. All the previous miraculous breakthroughs are breakthroughs that others cannot achieve. What others cannot do does not mean that Mr. Wu cannot do it. They have such confidence in Mr. Wu.
Therefore, everyone present, whether it was Elder Cheng who already knew about Wu Tong's research and development inclinations, or the others who heard about Wu Tong's grand vision and challenging goals for the first time, did not even frown, and there was no fear of retreating at all.
"I know that this mission is a huge challenge for both me and everyone else, but it is also a huge opportunity for us. In particular, I will not take the traditional tokamak route, but the stellarator device.
However, there is some good news to boost everyone's morale. We are not without any chance of winning, and challenging controlled nuclear fusion is not a delusional plan I made up on the spur of the moment.
We have already had a successful foundation for the main material of the superconducting coil of the stellarator device. Our graphene wire is the first step made specifically for this project.
Breakthroughs in energy technology are inseparable from breakthroughs in materials. This is our area of expertise! We have made a good start. With new materials, we can build a larger magnetic field to confine fusion reactions and unpredictable plasma. I have also optimized the design of the coils, which is a good step forward in the stellarator device.
Next, we need to continue to seek breakthroughs in superconducting materials. The best option for the ultimate scenario is, of course, that we can find materials that can operate at room temperature.
Secondly, our new goal is to research and develop the material for the first wall of the reactor of the stellarator device. We need a super material that can withstand the high temperature and plasma neutron impact under fusion reaction. This is also our general research and development direction for the next period of time. You can use your thoughts and ideas and put forward all possible hypotheses to find the best breakthrough direction!
The confinement of plasma and the control system of the stellarator device... For this section, I have simultaneously invited Mr. Lu Xiao, an expert in this field, to participate in the research and development. At the same time, I have also made a request to the higher-ups, asking for more experts and scholars in the field of controlled nuclear fusion to assist our project. We are not fighting alone, but uniting all the forces that can be united. This is a characteristic of our country.
In the future, energy is king. Mastering controlled nuclear fusion means that we can let China reserve the leading position in the next track in advance. It is an infinitely glorious challenge to make contributions in this regard! The controlled nuclear fusion project has been officially launched. Every bit of our efforts is to accumulate power for the progress of this project!
This is a difficult task, but I have the confidence to overcome it. Please help me fight for energy!"·············
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