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Chapter 231 New Direction: Hydrogen Bomb Battery?

The last advantage Zhang Shuo mentioned can be described in one sentence: the raw material cost of the new technology is negligible.

New technologies themselves are all costs of implementing the technology.

Technical realization is to keep the reaction going, which involves control issues, including keeping the medium material at a stable level of activity, the continuity of the external magnetic field, and so on.

It is relatively easy for the element lithium to reach a stable activity by heating and pressurizing it. For this reason, all experiments used elemental lithium.

Other elements are much more difficult, such as carbon and silicon.

Although carbon and silicon are very cheap and are everywhere on the earth's surface, the melting points and boiling points of the two elements are extremely high. The difficulty of making the two elements enter an ionic state and achieve stable activity increases by dozens or hundreds of times.

In addition, some single elements react easily with air and need to react in a vacuum environment, including lithium.

If a certain single element cannot react with air, or can remain stable after the input of inert gas, then there is no need for vacuum environment control and the technical difficulty is greatly reduced.

and many more.

These factors are all technology costs.

A high ranking in the periodic table may mean a higher thermal efficiency of the reaction, but it does not mean it is suitable for technical use. The key is to be able to carry out stable control. The most suitable material still needs to be determined through experiments.

If we only look at the cost of raw materials, with only one ton needed per year, even gold as a material would be very cheap.

After Zhang Shuo finished talking about the advantages of the technology, the scholars in the conference hall were consuming what they had heard, and they felt that they had nothing more to say about the new technology.

With theoretical support, what else is there to talk about this new energy technology?

There are no insurmountable technical barriers to meet all the needs, so we must increase investment in research and development.

This is a technology that will change the world, and it is also extremely important for China because what the country lacks most is fossil energy.

Every year, the country imports a large amount of fossil energy, including oil, natural gas, and coal, which leads to many policies taking energy supply issues into consideration.

With a brand new technology that does not require fossil energy, the country can get rid of its dependence on imported fossil energy.

This is really important.

After Zhang Shuo finished his report, there was time for discussion in the meeting room. As expected, no one objected and everyone kept talking about new technologies.

Many scholars have regarded the new technology as "a technology beyond nuclear fusion."

"Nuclear fusion is not easy to control, it is very dangerous, and the material cost is not low."

"Even if there is a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology that can support the construction of nuclear fusion power plants, the cost of generating electricity may not be lower than it is now, so there will be no market and it will be difficult to develop in a short period of time."

"The cost of electricity generation supported by this technology may be much lower than it is now. It can immediately replace most thermal power plants, even nuclear power plants. Other clean energy sources may also be replaced. Even solar panels have high maintenance costs."

During the discussion among scholars, the leadership team made a direct decision:
Fully support the research and development of new energy technologies.

Gao Xiaoming was appointed as the leader of the new energy technology research and development group. His job is to form a project team, have a deeper understanding of the theory and technical support, and then come up with a project research and application report.

The next step is for the project team to officially start research and development.

The leadership group’s decision was not surprising.

Gao Xiaoming even felt that it was natural. The new technology they came up with had so many advantages. It used a brand new theoretical basis and was also a brand new energy technology.

Even without these advantages, the allure of a new energy technology is enough for the leadership team to support its research, because there is certainly no harm in mastering a new technology, and there can be a lot to gain in the process of research and development.

After the meeting, Gao Xiaoming said to Zhang Shuo, "Professor Zhang Shuo, I'll need your guidance on my research in the future."

Zhang Shuo smiled and said, "If it's theoretical support, there's no problem at all. Technically, I don't know much, and I can't control the rest."

"Theoretical knowledge is fine." Gao Xiaoming said embarrassedly, "To be honest, there are some basic theories that I still don't understand. I am also planning to visit Academician Tong Zhizhi's team. The technology they have mastered will definitely be of great help to us."

"Their skills should be sufficient." Zhang Shuo nodded and commented.

In fact, the new energy technology is based on the experimental research of Tong Zhiguo’s team.

To make an analogy, Tong Zhiguo's team is researching the atomic bomb, while Gao Xiaoming and Zhang Shuo applied to develop a nuclear power plant with stable and controllable energy output based on the atomic bomb technology.

Zhang Shuo thought about it and shook his head, "But until now, it seems that we haven't solved the original problem."

Gao Xiaoming immediately realized, "Are you talking about batteries?"

"Correct."

Zhang Shuo smiled and said, "I remember when we first talked about this, it was because of the energy problem of the aircraft. The existing battery technology cannot support the aircraft to fly for too long."

Gao Xiaoming smiled bitterly and said, "This problem still needs to be solved by you, Professor Zhang Shuo. No matter what field of energy technology, energy storage is more difficult than power generation."

"Maybe we don't need to store electricity? We can just generate electricity directly?"

"Forehead……"

Gao Xiaoming was stunned for a moment. "Do you want to move the entire power plant onto the plane? That's certainly possible. We can build an aerospace mothership or a sky fortress..."

The last sentence is of course a joke.

Even if gravity manufacturing technology supports the manufacture of aerospace carriers and sky fortresses, the manufacturing itself must be a huge project involving countless high-end technologies.

It's not something that can be decided simply by having an idea and holding a few meetings.

……

After the leadership group left, the scholars felt much more relaxed.

A large group of people came over and surrounded Zhang Shuo.

They had almost finished talking about new energy technology, and the meeting had decided to support research on the technology, so they stopped talking about technology and started talking about other areas of interest.

The hottest topic in recent times is "gravitational field signal".

Zhang Shuo's project team announced the results of the experimental detection of the 'gravitational field signal', which immediately caused a sensation around the world.

The international academic community has been discussing this issue endlessly, and a large number of people are also involved in public opinion.

Previously, Zhang Shuo’s team also published the results of detecting gravitational signals, but because the specific data was not made public and other institutions were unable to replicate the results, the international impact was not that great.

Later, Michael Joel's "Chaotic Field Theory" was published, and many international scholars preferred "Chaotic Field Theory" and no longer paid attention to research in the direction of basic force relationship models. Many people also believed that the results of Zhang Shuo's project team were false, or that they had measured wrong signals.

In short, no one believed it.

When further experimental results were released this time, many people still did not believe it, but there were also many people who did believe it, because everyone felt that it was impossible for Zhang Shuo's team to fabricate the results.

That is a gravitational field signal. With the word "field" added after gravity, the situation is completely different.

This kind of signal will not be misdetected at all, so there are two possibilities: either Zhang Shuo's team fabricated the results, or they really detected the gravitational field signal.

Zhang Shuo, fabricated results?
Many people immediately crossed out this idea because Zhang Shuo is one of the world's top mathematicians and physicists. Given his reputation and personal influence, it is impossible for him to fabricate results, otherwise his personal record in history might be tarnished.

So it can only be the latter, which means they really measured it.

During this period, international scholars have remained silent.

Most of them are still digesting this news, or waiting for the next news, and what they are waiting for is Fermilab to increase cooperation with the Institute of High Energy Physics, and some officials express their hope that Zhang Shuo's team can disclose more experimental information. When some officials stand up and speak, it means that the research is real.

In other words, the experiment is real, the gravitational signal is real, and its theoretical basis - the basic force relationship model - is also real.

The basis of the source point theory, the existence of a relevant correlation between basic forces, has been verified.

What level are these physical achievements in the world?

Even ten Nobel Prizes cannot measure it!

Such a significant achievement has left the international physics community somewhat confused.

Now that they can directly contact Zhang Shuo, they can't help but ask about the experiment. "Is the signal you measured very clear? Can you develop an application technology based on it in the future?"

"The current technology should not be able to reach the level of transformation and application, right? Will it continue to improve in the future? Is there room for improvement?"

“If it is really developed, can the technology be applied in the aerospace field?”

"Even if the equipment is too large to support the manufacture of flying devices, it still has potential applications. For example, if we know the range of a large gravitational field and balance the gravity of the earth, we can experience the environment of space without gravity on the surface of the earth!"

"It sounds a bit unfortunate to use technology here. Do you think this is an amusement park?"

"Your idea is very narrow-minded. I mean to let the astronauts go for training, not to experience it yourself!"

"Hahaha……"

The quarrel made many people around laugh.

Zhang Shuo also talked to others for a few words. He just spoke briefly and did not disclose any specific information because some of the content was confidential.

In fact, his statement of not disclosing specific information also proves the importance of the experimental findings.

Think about it from another perspective. It’s just a physical discovery, so why not make it public?
There must be other things involved.

Qian Jiawei also talked to Zhang Shuo for a few words. He raised a very interesting question, "Professor Zhang Shuo, the four great forces are interrelated. We said before that we can create electromagnetic force in reverse. Even if it is not possible, can electromagnetic force directly create strong force?"

"Maybe in the future?" Zhang Shuo said uncertainly.

Current theories can only interfere with strong forces, rather than actively create them. But in the future, when theories are more complete and have more experimental basis, they may be able to actively create strong forces.

Qian Jiawei smiled and said, "I have a reason for asking this."

"Think about it, everyone."

He looked around and continued, "If we can actively create strong forces and have more precise control, wouldn't it be possible to create elements like fusion?"

"Then we have the technology to artificially create gold!"

"Get rich!"

This sentence made many people laugh again.

A group of scholars discussed this issue, and Zhang Shuo also expressed his own views.

Creating gold, maybe it’s possible?

However, the research is not easy. At least the technology of nuclear fission must be mature before we can consider giving it a try.

Zhang Shuo smiled but did not answer. The question he was thinking about was related to theory. The strong force splitting and the theoretical connection between electromagnetic force and gravity were actually two theories in different directions.

Strong splitting is the interference of electromagnetic force.

The theoretical connection between electromagnetic force and gravity is a direct connection, with electromagnetic force creating gravity.

If we can find the theoretical connection between electromagnetic force and strong force, we will naturally be able to create a strong force that binds elementary particles together, and then...

A nuclear fusion reaction occurs?
big Bang?
"On the other hand, if we weaken the strong force and use the field force released by the mediating particles to adjust the rate of the nuclear fusion reaction so that it remains stable, wouldn't that solve the problem of controlling nuclear fusion?"

“Maybe this is a way to solve the problem of controlled nuclear fusion?”

"But it doesn't seem to make sense. In terms of energy production, the new technology is no worse than nuclear fusion, and it is easier to control..."

……

After leaving the venue, Zhang Shuo started his journey home.

He had a lot of things on his mind.

This conference determined the research and development of new technologies and also gave Zhang Shuo a lot of insights into the direction of his thinking.

Qian Jiawei is indeed a talent.

He is not a professional in theoretical physics, but many of his ideas about the relationship between fundamental forces sound very interesting.

In fact, Zhang Shuo is also looking for the next research direction.

The new achievement of the project team is the development of gravitational technology that can be transformed into application. In fact, it is just a solution and verification of the correlation model between electromagnetic force and gravity.

Simply put, it is to find the solution of a mathematical model and then verify it experimentally.

Such research has little significance for theoretical exploration.

Next, Zhang Shuo also wants to choose a direction of basic force relationship for research. He feels that the direction of strong force correlation does have a lot of room for exploration.

Although there are theories of strong force splitting and nuclear force splitting, they only use electromagnetic force to interfere with the strong force instead of creating the strong force.

So how do you create power?

Is it possible to use strong force to create electromagnetic force in reverse?

"The only force that can be actively created and controlled by humans is electromagnetic force."

"Gravity, weak force, and strong force are the three great forces. Of these, only the weak force and the strong force can have any influence. The signal of the weak force is very weak, so it is very difficult to conduct experiments."

"Powerful, but poorly controllable!"

"Direct strong force, controlled and converted into electromagnetic force..."

Zhang Shuo thought about it and suddenly had an idea.

There is a strong force in nuclear fusion reactions. The stronger the reaction, the greater the manifestation of the strong force.

If we find the connection between strong force and electromagnetic force, will we be able to continuously output electromagnetic force by stably controlling nuclear fusion reactions?
"With the support of such a theory, the battery problem can be perfectly solved, but it feels a little too perfect..."

Let's imagine--

The flying saucer-shaped gravity spacecraft is surrounded by a ring-shaped gravity generator. The circular energy device in the middle is something similar to a hydrogen bomb. Nuclear fusion reactions are constantly taking place inside, and the connection between strong force and electromagnetic force continuously outputs electricity to the outside...

"Not only is it perfect, it's dangerous."

"So, beautiful things are more dangerous..."

(End of this chapter)