From top student in college to scientific research powerhouse

Chapter 36 An Unprecedented Physical Discovery!
"Move the radiator!"

"The radiator isn't working well and it allows air to circulate, which will affect the results..."

"The soft film is on, let's try it out!"

"..."

"It's still a temperature issue. Should we just blow it directly? We don't have the equipment to maintain a constant room temperature..."

"Just blow it, try again!"

"..."

"Does it have to be room temperature? Or can it be lowered further, say to zero degrees? Using dry ice or liquid nitrogen?"

"Isn't the temperature of liquid nitrogen too low?"

"It hasn't been tested in low-temperature environments, but we can give it a try."

"Generally speaking, electrical conductivity is better at low temperatures. Go to the second floor and find liquid nitrogen..."

"..."

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and Zhang Minghao have been busy with experimental work.

They tried radiators, heat dissipation materials, and even directly blowing air onto the surface with fans, but after finding no effect, they decided to adopt a method to stabilize the low temperature.

Liquid nitrogen!

Liquid nitrogen has a temperature below -196 degrees Celsius. Using liquid nitrogen conductors for cooling can keep the conductor temperature at around -196 degrees Celsius.

This is a common method used in laboratories.

Cooling nickel/alumina cermets with liquid nitrogen is not a direct solution; the design is considerably more complex.
First, the nickel/alumina cermet should be placed in a container or closed pipe. If a container or closed pipe is added, other parts also need to be adjusted.

Liquid nitrogen evaporates at room temperature, so the continuous injection into pipes or containers must be controlled.

The experiment design took only half an hour.

After finalizing the plan, they spent three hours together completing the experimental preparations, and even the high-precision flowability measuring instrument was returned to the platform.

The next step is to conduct the experiment.
This time, Xue Kun stayed in the laboratory to manually control the injection of liquid nitrogen and keep the temperature of the nickel/alumina cermet at -196 degrees Celsius.

Zhu Bingkun and Zhang Minghao left the laboratory, but they were still watching through the glass room.

Inside the laboratory, Xue Kun waved towards the glass window.

Zhu Bingkun nodded upon receiving the signal, then said solemnly, "Let's begin!"

Zhang Minghao controlled the power supply.

Zhu Bingkun was still in charge of the high-precision flowability measuring instrument. After the instrument was turned on, they stared at the values ​​on the small screen of the device together.

"0, 1, 0, 1..."

"0, 1..."

After about ten seconds, the reading on the measuring instrument suddenly jumped to '27'.

"27..."

“35、43、39、32、24……”

Xue Kun held his breath and continued to focus on controlling the liquid nitrogen injection rate.

Zhu Bingkun exclaimed excitedly, "It can also be done at liquid nitrogen temperature, and even higher than last time!"

"Highest score: 43!"

Zhang Minghao nodded vigorously.

The experiment has yielded new findings, but it is not over yet.

They wanted to see more than just the fluctuation values; they also wanted to see if there would be another fluctuation in the continued experiment.

The experiment continues!

Xue Kun maintained stable temperature control.

Zhu Bingkun and Zhang Minghao stared intently at the values ​​displayed on the small screen of the measuring instrument.

20 seconds.

30 seconds.

Every tick of the second hand seemed to tug at the heartstrings, and the countdown crossed 32 seconds...

The values ​​are fluctuating again!
“0、1、0、29、37、45、31、14、1、0……”

"call--!"

Zhu Bingkun let out a deep breath, his eyes wide open and his face flushed.

A short while later, he pointed to the screen of the measuring instrument and shouted, "Got it! Got it!"

"Have it!"

Zhang Minghao swung his arm forcefully, his expression contorted, and the words seemed to be squeezed out of his mouth, "45!"

"Higher than last time!"

"hold on!"

Xue Kun noticed it too.

He felt the same excitement, but he could only suppress it for the time being and continue to control the stable injection of liquid nitrogen.

The experiment continues!

51 seconds.

"0, 1, 0..."

52 seconds.

"30, 42, 44..."

53 seconds.

"19, 7, 0, 1..."

The third time!

Zhu Bingkun seemed to have forgotten his excitement. He stared at a ferocious, red face and continued to stare intently at the fluctuating values ​​on the measuring instrument screen.

1分17秒。    “0、19、42……”

1 minutes 18 seconds.

“32、17、4、0、1……”

Zhang Minghao stared wide-eyed, his arm muscles tense as he stood still.

He extended four fingers on each hand.

the fourth time!
continue!

Time flowed slowly in silence, thirty seconds passed, a minute passed.

Two minutes, three minutes...

Five minutes passed, and the reading on the measuring instrument screen didn't change again.

"call--"

Zhu Bingkun and Zhang Minghao both relaxed at the same time.

Let's stop here.

Zhu Bingkun said, then reached out and knocked on the glass window, "Xue Kun, it's ready!"

Xue Kun also visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

He put down what he was doing, operated the nitrogen cylinder, and patiently finished the final work of the experiment.

As I stepped out of the lab, I heard Zhu Bingkun excitedly summarizing, "Four fluctuations!"

"Temperature 77K, first fluctuation lasts 12 seconds..."

"The highest fluctuation peak is 45, the fluctuation duration is 2 seconds, and the interval is between 20 and 25 seconds..."

Zhu Bingkun stood up after speaking.

He grabbed Zhang Minghao's hand, then looked at Xue Kun who was walking over and grabbed Xue Kun's hand with his other hand.

Then, it was announced, "Experiment on determination of nickel/alumina cermet!"

"We have stably generated airflow fluctuations that exhibit orderly intervals, influenced by the experiment!"

"Unprecedented!"

"A physical phenomenon that has never been discovered before..."

Xue Kun also grabbed Zhang Minghao's hand, and the three of them raised their hands high together, shouting in unison, "Yay—!"

……

They hadn't slept all night. Zhang Minghao was a little better because he was younger, but Zhu Bingkun and Xue Kun couldn't stay awake any longer.

The two of them, with huge dark circles under their eyes and looking visibly exhausted, were still discussing the experiment with great enthusiasm, and even wanted to continue analyzing the data.

Zhang Minghao quickly urged them to go and rest.

Zhu Bingkun returned to his office, where there was a small bed for him to rest; Xue Kun simply went to the reception room, lay down on the sofa, and fell asleep.

Zhang Minghao simply lay down on the table, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already seven o'clock.

Zhu Bingkun is here again.

He still had dark circles under his eyes. He closed the door as soon as he entered and whispered, "Zhang Minghao, I've been thinking about how to publish my experimental results."

"you ask me?"

Zhang Minghao pointed to himself in confusion.

In terms of publishing experimental results, Zhu Bingkun is far more professional than him.

Zhu Bingkun pursed his lips and nodded. "Does anyone believe that?"

Zhang Minghao fell silent.

He recalled his experiment, which, after being exposed, was deemed by both the internet and the school to be a case of falsified experimental data.

The experiment can now reliably produce 'periodic fluctuations', but submitting the experimental paper to top academic journals will most likely still result in rejection.

The reputation of an applied electromagnetics laboratory cannot fully justify such a significant experimental discovery.

I submitted the article, but no one believed it.

Xue Kun also arrived.

He hadn't thought about the publication of his findings, but when Zhu Bingkun brought it up, he immediately fell into thought. "I really never imagined that one day I would be troubled by research that was too important."

"I totally agree!"

The two looked at each other and nodded, but unfortunately there was no one else around, so their words were destined to be heard only by each other.

Xue Kun rubbed his forehead and suddenly said, "How about this, let's report it first!"

"Give it to the research fund, give it to the science and technology department."

"Let them send experts to see if there are any confidentiality issues involved. Once they verify it, with expert endorsement, publishing in a top domestic journal shouldn't be a problem."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a top international journal. New physics discoveries don't need publicity; people will help promote them on their own."

As Xue Kun spoke, his tone became excited again.

Zhu Bingkun was the same.

An unprecedented physical discovery, one that they didn't even know what it meant.

But it's definitely amazing!
"Perhaps we'll be recorded in history again, and then we'll be remembered in history!"

"With this, becoming an academician in two years won't be a problem!"

"That's still a long way off. With this discovery, we should be able to apply for the next project, which should be in the tens of millions!"

"There will definitely be no problem."

After Xue Kun finished speaking, he suddenly looked at Zhang Minghao excitedly and said, "You're right!"

"Your experiment is correct!"

"Donggang University has determined that you fabricated your experiment. Now they'll regret it!"

(End of this chapter)