Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 135 New Energy Storage Materials
The world continued to rush past Jiang Yang like a movie on fast-forward.

After several more periods of hibernation, Jiang Yang received another piece of news.

Preliminary analysis of the lunar samples has been completed, and the final conclusion is that they likely contain a novel manufacturing logic for a new material.

It's not a specific, entirely new material, but rather a logic.

The value is completely incomparable. A material is just a material, and its applications are limited no matter how wide they are.

But if we grasp this logic of developing new materials, it means that the human world may be able to develop a continuous stream of new materials, ultimately changing the entire world!
As expected, this news instantly ignited public opinion, and countless people are paying attention to it.

Unfortunately, the development of new logic and new materials takes a very long time.

People can only suffer in the waiting.

As for Jiangyang...

After five hibernations and a mere 10-day wait, a bombshell announcement was delivered to him.

"Through research on the unique crystallization process of the Harvester civilization's creations, we have developed a material processing technique called 'leaching cold welding.' Based on our analysis, we believe this technique has immense application potential in areas such as high-temperature superconductivity, high-strength alloys, and high-performance energy storage materials..."

call……

Jiang Yang let out a soft breath.

He knew that what he could obtain from these Reaper civilization creations, which were not even wreckage but merely remnants, was at most the most superficial understanding of the Reaper civilization.

But this does not diminish its value to human civilization.

Jiang Yang firmly believes that every civilization has progressed step by step from a backward era. Even a powerful civilization like the Reapers—could there not have been times when humanity's technology was more backward than it is now?
Falling behind isn't terrible; what matters is being able to catch up, and even accelerating that catch-up. And at this moment, this knowledge is undoubtedly driving the pace of technological progress in the human world.

After several cycles, and with only a few days of waiting, another major announcement was made.

Somewhat unexpectedly for Jiang Yang, the breakthrough this time was not in high-temperature superconductivity or high-strength lightweight alloys that everyone was looking forward to, but in energy storage materials.

"Using the leaching cold welding process, scientists have for the first time created a manganese-based energy storage material with an energy storage density of up to 10 kWh/kg in the laboratory, which is about 17 times higher than the previous energy storage material with a maximum density of only 0.6 kWh/kg."

Furthermore, this energy storage material has extremely high safety performance; it will not burn even when punctured or impacted. The required raw materials are abundant, and once the technology matures, the price will be relatively low. It also exhibits excellent performance in terms of charge-discharge cycles and high-current charging.

Based on this estimate, it is expected that with the adoption of this type of energy storage battery in the future, the driving range of electric vehicles on a single charge will increase from the current maximum of 1000 kilometers to more than 1.5 kilometers.

According to interviews with reporters, experts stated that the development of this battery model is progressing smoothly, industrial layout has begun, and it is expected to be commercially available on a large scale within 5 years…

Upon seeing this news, Jiang Yang was filled with excitement.

Is this just a battery? Is it just for powering an electric car?
No.

The large-scale application of such an energy storage material, without exaggeration, could fundamentally change the operating logic of the human world.

In this day and age, clean energy sources such as wind and solar power are developing rapidly and have great potential.

However, the most important reason why this type of energy cannot be used on a large scale is its instability. Wind is always intermittent, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. With photovoltaics, not to mention the changes of day and night, even a passing cloud can have a significant impact on power generation efficiency.

So, how can we make the best use of this energy?

This raises the issue of energy storage.

If there were a device that could store clean electricity during peak periods and release it during off-peak periods, wouldn't that allow for a stable output of unstable clean electricity?
However, due to limitations in energy storage technology, this perfect situation has yet to materialize in the human world.

Now, the emergence of this manganese-based energy storage material has truly solved this pain point that has plagued the development of the human world.

Perhaps it won't be long before coal, oil, and natural gas are phased out of the energy industry and exist only as chemical raw materials.
Perhaps it won't be long before endless windmills and solar panels cover the earth, producing a continuous stream of electricity at extremely low prices and supplying it to the whole world, so that everyone can enjoy the convenience of abundant electricity.

Perhaps it won't be long before the battery life of mobile phones, laptops, and other devices is increased to more than a month, and even vehicles such as airplanes will use electricity as their energy source.
Lower electricity prices will also reduce the cost of various industrial products to the extreme. Perhaps it won't be long before people in the most underdeveloped regions of Africa will be able to use various modern electrical appliances without much financial burden.

Lower electricity prices will also reduce the cost of supercomputing facilities, greatly increasing computing power and leading to rapid development of artificial intelligence technology...

A small battery may seem insignificant, but it is enough to be the lever that changes the world.

Unsurprisingly, this news once again ignited public opinion online, with countless people discussing it enthusiastically.

"I have a budget of 10 yuan. What do you all think? Should I buy a car now or wait for the new battery to come out?"

"Buy early and enjoy early, buy late and enjoy discounts."

"Don't listen to the nonsense from those people upstairs! What discounts? Once the new batteries come out, current electric cars won't just be discounted anymore; they'll become garbage! Worthless garbage!"

"Renting is worse than buying, OP!"

"That's right, I'm even planning to sell my car and wait patiently for the new battery to come out."

"When will we be able to get out? I'm so anxious."

Seeing the eager voices urging him on, a sense of superiority welled up in Jiang Yang's heart.

"You guys can wait five years, but I'm different. I only need to wait two months."

After less than two months of recovery, vehicles, laptops, mobile phones and other products equipped with the new batteries were launched on the market ahead of schedule, instantly triggering a buying frenzy.

At the same time, breakthroughs have also been made in the research and development of high-temperature superconducting materials.

In the laboratory, for the first time, a material that can maintain a superconducting state at -40 degrees Celsius under normal pressure has been created, taking another big step closer to true room temperature superconductivity.

Based on that tiny remnant, under the unified organization of the world government, with the concerted efforts of tens of thousands of scientific researchers, and with the high expectations of the entire society, scientific and technological progress in various fields has exploded.

For a short time, Jiang Yang even felt dazzled.

(End of this chapter)