I haven't been to Tianyu Base for nearly three months, but it has been completely transformed and is now full of vitality.
Looking outwards, the base's buildings have expanded considerably, with towering new factory buildings rising from the ground, creating a magnificent sight.
The residential buildings, crafted from ice and snow, shimmered in the dim sunlight, resembling palaces from a fairy tale, both dreamlike and futuristic.
A row of tall "chimneys" stands in the center of the base; these are the cooling towers for the base's "fusion-fission hybrid energy reactor".
After venturing deep into the base, Chen Yu learned through a detailed tour and explanations from the heads of various departments that the Tianyu base is equipped with five "fusion-fission hybrid energy reactors," providing more than enough energy supply.
These energy reactors not only meet the base's scientific research and industrial needs, but also provide stable heating and hot water services for all families, allowing the base residents to enjoy a relatively warm and comfortable living environment even in the extremely cold post-apocalyptic world.
To ensure that the physical condition of residents does not decline due to excessive temperature differences between indoors and outdoors, the temperature of the heating system is carefully regulated between -20°C and -25°C.
This temperature setting effectively resists the cold while avoiding physical decline that may result from excessive comfort, thus preserving the necessary adaptability to cope with potential future challenges.
Against the backdrop of energy surplus, the base's agricultural department is actively promoting the construction of modern plant factories and vertical farms.
These high-tech agricultural facilities use LED light sources to simulate natural light, combined with a sophisticated environmental control system, to enable year-round crop growth even in extremely cold conditions.
From staple food crops to nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, everything thrives in these advanced farms, providing investors with a more diverse range of food choices.
In addition, Tianyu Base is committed to building a more self-sufficient ecosystem.
On the edge of the base, a large-scale ecological circular agriculture project is being planned intensively.
The project will include intelligent breeding greenhouses, using biotechnology to cultivate livestock and poultry breeds adapted to cold environments, and converting livestock and poultry manure into organic fertilizer through automated feeding and excrement treatment systems, which will be directly supplied to plant factories, forming a closed-loop ecological agricultural chain.
At the same time, the base also plans to introduce hydroponics and aquaponics systems to further improve resource utilization efficiency and reduce dependence on external resources.
In terms of food innovation, the base has also established a research and development team for artificial meat.
This team, comprised of bioengineers, food scientists, and nutritionists, is working day and night to research how to use plant-based ingredients or microbial fermentation technology to produce artificial meat products with a texture and taste similar to traditional meat.
Research into this technology is expected to address potential food security issues the base may face in the future and significantly reduce its reliance on traditional livestock resources.
In addition to innovation in agriculture and food, Tianyu Base is also constantly exploring development in other fields.
For example, they are working hard to develop low-temperature battery technology to meet the energy storage needs in extremely cold environments, and strive to convert vehicles and other transportation tools to electric or hydrogen-powered power as soon as possible. This is the future development direction of Tianyu Base.
After all, in this extremely cold post-apocalyptic world, oil reserves are limited and extraction is extremely difficult. However, both the hybrid reactor at the base today and the pure fusion reactor in the future produce clean and abundant electricity, making them very suitable as an energy supply for electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Professor Li Qing, Yang Yue's teacher, and his team have also made significant progress in "low-temperature hibernation technology".
From the more than 20 hours of semi-hibernation that Nandu and Yang Yue once achieved, to the current ability to safely hibernate for 1-2 months in low-temperature conditions while maintaining basic stability of bodily functions, this technological breakthrough has provided the base's residents with more survival strategies.
Professor Li Qing's research team has successfully extended the hibernation time by continuously optimizing the formula of the cryogenic hibernation fluid and improving the temperature control and monitoring system of the hibernation chamber, while ensuring safety and comfort during the hibernation process.
This technology is not only of great significance for emergency shelter at the base, but also provides valuable life support technology for future deep space exploration and long-distance space travel.
Chen Yu expressed his high appreciation for Professor Li Qing and his team's achievements and saw the broad prospects of this technology.
He proposed combining cryogenic hibernation technology with the base's energy system to build a complete emergency shelter system.
In extreme weather or emergency situations, residents can quickly enter a state of hibernation, waiting to awaken after the crisis has passed, thus greatly enhancing the base's survivability and resilience.
In addition, Chen Yu also saw the potential applications of cryogenic hibernation technology in the medical field.
For some diseases that require long-term treatment but cannot be cured in the short term, patients can slow the progression of the disease through hypothermic hibernation, buying time to find more effective treatments.
Meanwhile, for seriously injured or critically ill patients, hypothermic hibernation can also be used as an adjunct measure to reduce the body's metabolic rate, reduce organ damage, and improve the success rate of treatment.
Regarding the "artificial sun" project, although many new members were recruited during this period, including a group of nuclear fusion scientists from the Chuyo Branch of the Engineering Academy and scientific luminaries from Kyoto and other places, "controlled nuclear fusion" technology is, after all, a highly complex and challenging field. Breakthroughs often require long-term accumulation and countless attempts, so not much substantial progress was made during this period.
Chen Yu had anticipated this situation. He planned to visit countries like Merica, which also have a strong research foundation in the field of "controlled nuclear fusion," to "rescue" their nuclear fusion equipment and human resources.
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