Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 285 This is too unrealistic!

Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry, headquarters building.

Teacher Li and his group waited for Zhang Shuo at the door. He took the initiative to greet him and asked enthusiastically, "Professor Zhang Shuo, why are you here so suddenly?"

"When I heard you say you were coming yesterday, I thought I would have to wait a week or two, but I didn't expect..."

Zhang Shuo smiled and said, "I came from the Gold Base and went there to check the data."

"I know this." Teacher Li said proudly, "I also know about the chaos field experiment. Is it about a new type of nuclear reaction? The experiment at the Gold Base has a lot of data, which will also be helpful to the experimental research at the Institute of High Energy Physics, right?"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at the others, just to show off how much he knew.

Everyone looked at Zhang Shuo.

Zhang Shuo nodded and confirmed what Teacher Li said, "That's right."

He said no more.

A group of people walked into the building, talking and laughing.

Zhang Shuo did not come alone, but he was only accompanied by security personnel and did not bring other scholars with him because the research involved confidentiality and required engineering talents.

Xue Baikun, Wang Qiang and others are not suitable, and other scholars may be involved in research confidentiality issues.

Teacher Li and his team are officials and scholars from the Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry.

Tong Zhiguo is one of them.

Tong Zhiguo had a very comfortable life in the past year. He was transferred to the Science, Technology and Industry Bureau and took charge of the newly formed 'New Science and Technology Engineering Research Department'.

The New Science and Technology Engineering Research Department focuses on scientific and technological research and development in the direction of new physics, mainly involving gravitational technology, atomic nucleus splitting and related technologies, etc.

Each of these technologies is of paramount importance, and the importance of the New Science and Technology Engineering Research Department is unquestionable.

But at the same time, the workload is very low.

The research on gravity technology has reached a bottleneck, and there are very few technical research reports.

There are many studies related to the fission of atomic nuclei, but there are very few real advances. Recently, the characteristics of ion cannons have been used to assist in the study of basic physics.

The relevant content has nothing to do with the technology itself. The Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry will receive some reports, but it is enough to know the conclusions.

So Tong Zhiguo's work is very leisurely, and it can be said that there is not much to do.

Every day when I go to the office, I just drink tea, read the news, and sometimes I am so idle that I spend most of my time mindlessly watching short videos.

High position, important work, leisure time...

When you put all three together, there's no other job like it.

Tong Zhiguo suddenly felt like he was starting to retire after achieving success. Sometimes he thought that it would be nice to retire forever.

After raising it for another ten years or so, you can consider retiring.

Judging from his research results, he can still be awarded a medal even after retirement when he is in his seventies or eighties.

Life has been fulfilled!
……

Teacher Li and his team took Zhang Shuo into the reception room.

As the saying goes, 'One does not visit a temple without a reason'. Zhang Shuo must have a reason for coming to the Science and Technology Industry Bureau, which may involve some confidential research and development. Those who can enter the reception room are important personnel.

After An Wen sat down, Zhang Shuo also directly explained his purpose, "I came here to apply for a project and to find someone to help me."

"Who?"

Tong Zhiguo immediately asked with interest, "Are there any talents you need in the Science and Technology Industry Bureau? I'd like to hear more about this."

Teacher Li was also puzzled, "We have a lot of engineering talents here, so when it comes to research theory..."

He even shook his head.

Everyone knows that Zhang Shuo is focusing on experimental research on chaotic force fields at the Institute of High Energy Physics.

There have been many voices in domestic and international public opinion, many of which praise the progress of the chaos force field research group and affirm Zhang Shuo's authority in the new physics direction.

and many more.

Zhang Shuo looked at Tong Zhiguo and said with a smile, "It's you, Academician Tong!"

"what?"

Tong Zhiguo was stunned.

The others also looked over curiously.

"Me? Are you kidding?" Tong Zhiguo was not happy at all. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Zhang Shuo nodded and explained, "I want to do an experimental study, and I want Academician Tong to help lead the team."

He continued, "In the technical direction of new physics, especially the nuclear fission reaction, Academician Tong has a deep understanding of the theory and rich experience in frontline experiments."

"Academician Tong led the strong force splitting experiment and studied the active release technology of nuclear force splitting..."

"The current ion cannon, gold manufacturing, and new energy technologies are all based on Academician Tong's experiments."

"So the most suitable person I can think of for the new experimental research is Academician Tong..."

Tong Zhiguo felt a little elated after being affirmed by Zhang Shuo.

The weight of different people's words is different. In the direction of new physics, Zhang Shuo is the absolute authority. His affirmation is more powerful than any other words.

Tong Zhiguo asked with a sense of elation, "What kind of research is this?"

"Is such that."

Zhang Shuo spoke carefully, "The research I want to do is 'Detection of resistance to the strong diffusion effect of ultra-high temperature elements'."

"Resistance is resistance to the strong diffusion effect."

"Ultra-high temperature refers to an environment above 10 million degrees Celsius, where atoms are in an extremely active state."

"The experiment requires releasing a new type of nuclear reaction in a certain concentration of elemental particles at a high temperature of over 10 million degrees Celsius..."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the reception room broke out in a cold sweat.

Tens of millions of degrees Celsius of active particles?
A new type of nuclear reaction?
Each of these risks is very serious, and when you add the two together, you can imagine how dangerous the experiment is.

When other people looked at Tong Zhiguo, their eyes changed from envy to sympathy.

Tong Zhiguo also broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. He had always felt that the powerful splitting experiment he led the team to do was dangerous enough.

At that time, an explosion at the level of a small nuclear bomb was created, and just before the explosion, no one in his team realized that such a violent reaction would occur.

We were lucky that time because we strictly followed the safety regulations during the experiment, otherwise it would have turned into a huge accident.

Zhang Shuo ignored the reactions of others and continued to introduce, "Release the new type of nuclear reaction, not to conduct a direct ion cannon attack. The experiment is to measure the resistance of many elements, and it must be carried out inside the equipment."

"The overall direction is to first build a vacuum reactor, similar to a tokamak, but without the need for strong magnetic field confinement."

"Then connect the ion cannon to the reactor and send the ion clusters released by the ion cannon into the reactor."

"The ion cluster does not need to be accelerated, we just need to put it in, so we need to dismantle the ring accelerator of the ion cannon and adjust the parameters. For example, we need a higher ion activity..."

"A new type of nuclear reaction will occur in the reactor, and it can measure the resistance of a single element to the strong diffusion effect of ultra-high temperature..."

After a brief explanation, the others understood, but they felt it was more dangerous than they had imagined.

Imagine that it is just an ion cannon hitting super-hot matter.

Now it is a "controlled strike", to confine the new nuclear reaction in the reactor. It sounds simple, but it is complicated and dangerous to do. "Such an experiment..."

Teacher Li started but didn’t know how to continue. After a long while, he said, “Do we have to do it?”

"Very important!"

Zhang Shuo said seriously, "This research measures elemental resistance, which can make up for the lack of relevant theories, but most importantly, it is related to a technology I have always wanted to study."

"What technology?" Teacher Li asked curiously.

"Hydrogen bomb battery."

Zhang Shuo stood up and said, "I have always hoped that gravity technology can be truly put to use, such as using it as a basis for manufacturing aircraft or spacecraft."

"But the biggest limitation of the application of gravity technology is energy. Existing battery technology cannot support sufficient power supply."

"I have discussed this issue with Professor Wu Xiaodong and others."

"After careful consideration, I decided that the best solution would be to create a battery that could sustain ultra-high power output - a nuclear battery."

"Nuclear fission is radioactive, and the splitting of atomic nuclei by nuclear force requires a strong magnetic environment, so it cannot be used to make batteries."

"So nuclear fusion is the best choice, and the determination of element resistance is related to the research and development of a key regulating material to maintain nuclear fusion..."

Everyone listened carefully.

The hydrogen bomb battery technology that Zhang Shuo talked about sounds very high-end, grand, and advanced, but it seems too advanced to be acceptable.

Hydrogen bomb battery?

Nuclear fusion is still far from the stage where it can be effectively controlled, so what’s the point of talking about nuclear fusion batteries?

The step taken in research and development is too big!
As for what Zhang Shuo said about adjusting materials, no one present could understand it. They did not understand the theory, not to mention that there was no public theory.

So everyone feels that the research is very high-end, but somewhat unrealistic.

Of course, they can understand that most physical research is not practical.

With hydrogen bomb batteries as the research and development goal, even if they cannot be developed in the end, the research results made in the process will be very valuable.

Teacher Li listened and nodded seriously, "Research is indeed very important."

"Not to mention hydrogen bomb batteries, even just the determination of element resistance is very important for the exploration of new theories."

That's for sure.

When Teacher Li said something affirmative, it meant that he approved of the research content, and there would be no problem in starting the experiment.

Tong Zhiguo had different thoughts.

Others just listened and expressed their opinions, but he was invited to lead the experiment.

This experiment is obviously very risky. The ultra-high temperature and new nuclear reaction combined together, all controlled within a reactor, is simply unimaginable.

“The risk is greater than a forced split…”

"By then, if something unexpected happens, maybe it will cause a hydrogen bomb-level explosion?"

"Maybe."

"We don't know much about the content yet, and we can't be sure, but the risk definitely exists."

He has experienced risks!

We were very lucky that time, as there was a small atomic bomb-level explosion and only a few experimenters were injured.

Will I be lucky this time?

If an accident happens, will these old bones be blown to ashes?
Think about it from another angle. The experiment is indeed very interesting. Ultra-high temperature active elements plus new nuclear reactions, who in the world can combine the two together to conduct experiments?
This is definitely cutting-edge research, and as long as he can complete it, it won't be an exaggeration to call him a 'hero'.

By then, leaving a name in history won’t be a trivial matter?
Think about it from another angle. If an accident happened during the experiment and he was blown to ashes, would he still be able to leave his name in history?

"The great experimental physicist, Academician Tong Zhiguo, died in an extremely important element resistance experiment, dedicating his precious life to scientific research..."

"Bah! Bah!"

Tong Zhiguo thought about it and quickly shook his head.

He doesn't want to die!
While Tong Zhiguo was still struggling, Teacher Li talked to Zhang Shuo for a few more words, then nodded and said, "This research is basic physics and is also linked to major scientific and technological research and development. It should be assigned to the New Science and Technology Engineering Research Department!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Tong Zhiguo, "Academician Tong, what is your opinion?"

Everyone else looked at Tong Zhiguo.

Tong Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. He was in charge of the New Science and Technology Engineering Research Department. Zhang Shuo praised him several times and invited him to be in charge of new experimental research.

Now that Professor Li says the research will fall under the jurisdiction of the New Science and Technology Engineering Research Department, it’s impossible for him to ask someone else to be in charge, right?

What happened!

The problem is, he hasn’t thought it through yet!

Tong Zhiguo pursed his lips, sighed, and said, "Okay, Teacher Li, Professor Zhang Shuo..."

His voice became firm as he spoke, "I'll take this research!"

I haven’t thought about it well before, but Tong Zhiguo is very sure that no matter how much time I spend thinking about it, the result will be the same.

You will agree eventually.

This research opportunity was simply impossible to refuse.

No matter how big the risk or pressure is, as long as you are not too old to move or really don't have the ability to do it, you will definitely accept it.

……

The Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry officially took over the experimental project.

The name of the project is "Detection of Resistance to Strong Diffusion Effect of Ultra-High Temperature Elements", and the person in charge is Tong Zhiguo. After it was confirmed, he also began to recruit people and determine the location for the experimental research.

The experimental base was still chosen around the last strong split experimental area.

A small nuclear-level explosion occurred in that area, destroying all facilities within the temporary base. It was never rebuilt, but it is still suitable as a base, mainly because of its convenient transportation and uninhabited environment.

Even if a large explosion occurs, there will be no additional impact.

The Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry also held internal discussions on the experimental project.

Many people think that the experiment is still very meaningful, the only thing is that the goal of hydrogen bomb battery sounds unreliable.

Hydrogen bomb batteries seem a bit out of touch with reality.

Controlled nuclear fusion has not been achieved. Without the premise of controlled nuclear fusion, how can we develop a hydrogen bomb battery?
Conversely, the fact that batteries can be developed to produce hydrogen bombs naturally means that nuclear fusion can be controlled.

Under the influence of the nuclear fission reaction to support the construction of new power plants, many international nuclear fusion researches have been suspended, and there will be no more research for a long time.

Without research in technology, there will be no improvement.

Thinking from this perspective, hydrogen bomb batteries are simply impossible to achieve.

Of course, the goal of the hydrogen bomb battery does not affect the experiment itself, which is aimed at researching hydrogen batteries, but the gains in the process will also be great.

The determination of elements' resistance to ultra-high temperatures is actually a kind of basic physics research.

As long as the experimental measurement can be completed, we will have a better understanding of the resistance of elements, which will support a lot of basic research and may also support some technical application research related to the splitting of atomic nuclei.

This is also the reason why the Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry agreed to support the experiment.

(End of this chapter)