From top student in college to scientific research powerhouse

Chapter 42 Mindset Enhancement: New Directions in Stealth Technology!

Zhang Minghao was not joking.

He really wants to train.

The ability to "perceive correctly" has been so effective in assisting scientific research that he can't wait to obtain a second ability.

However, the need for system upgrades is also high.

Open the system interface to view —

[Thinking level: 79.]

His thinking assessment score remained at 79 points. He always felt that it was about to rise, but it always seemed to fall just short.

"This attribute should have nothing to do with experiments or results; it's purely about the amount of knowledge!"

"A large amount of knowledge, and a deeper understanding of fundamental principles and underlying patterns, are essential to improving one's thinking..."

I've been busy with projects and experiments lately.

The lack of time spent learning new knowledge has resulted in a lack of improvement in thinking skills.

[Academic Reputation: 589.]

The leap from negative values ​​to 589 was made possible by the publication of two papers.

One of them is "Approximate Transformations of Seven Higher-Order Formulas" published in the Journal of Applied Mathematics.

The other one is an experimental paper on new physics discoveries.

The experimental paper published in Chinese Physics Letters received a great deal of attention, and the news media reported on it extensively, with his name being mentioned repeatedly.

His academic reputation has thus been continuously enhanced, but in reality, the rate of enhancement is not as fast as imagined.

Not long after the publication of the paper "Approximate Transformations of Seven Higher-Order Formulas", its academic reputation has already exceeded 300 points.

The experimental paper published in Chinese Physics Letters attracted a lot of media coverage, but so far its academic reputation has only increased by less than 300 points.

"It seems that academic reputation really has nothing to do with media coverage. No matter how famous you are, it doesn't affect the academic community, or the impact is very small..."

"Academia? Yes!"

"Is academic reputation a measure of one's academic ability within the academic community?"

"That makes sense!"

Mathematical papers directly demonstrate mathematical proficiency.

Discovering new physical phenomena through experiments does not necessarily indicate strong scientific research capabilities.

Perhaps it's just luck, coincidence, or even, in fact, luck plays a large part in most new physics discoveries.

Wealth: Approximately 149 million.

Wealth is the least of your worries.

The funds for the multi-million dollar projects in collaboration with New Creation Technology are all managed in the school's account.

After a few months, once the project is completed and the accounts are settled, any remaining funds will belong to you.

That's several million!
The school also gave a bonus of 500,000 yuan, but it is still just a verbal promise from Principal Shi, and it will likely take some time before it is actually deposited into the account.

[Body: 62.]

This is the hardest part!

For the past two weeks, he has been doing morning exercises, but his physical assessment values ​​have only increased by '1' points.

Half a month, a little.

Normally, the rate of improvement will only slow down, because the intensity of early morning exercise is limited.

Once the body adapts to the intensity of morning exercise, there will naturally be no further improvement.

Therefore, you must exercise!

The question is, do the physical assessment values ​​refer to health or robustness?

This problem is very troubling.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems like I'm worrying unnecessarily, since my physical health indicators are barely passing.

A passing grade? You can improve it no matter how much you practice!
After deciding to start exercising, Zhang Minghao created a specific schedule.

I jogged slowly in the morning.

In the afternoon and evening, I set aside an hour each to exercise using the gym equipment.

Aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise are mixed together.

In short, it all comes down to exercising more!

……

Once a plan is made, it must be followed and carried out.

The morning is class time.

After completing his morning exercise by running, Zhang Minghao walked wearily into the classroom.

Many classmates greeted him, "Zhang Minghao!"

"coming!"

Students, both acquaintances and strangers, gathered around, exclaiming, "You guys really made an amazing discovery about that experimental phenomenon!"

"I read in the report that this technology would allow aircraft to ignore air resistance!"

"Like an alien UFO..."

"That's an exaggeration!"

Zhang Minghao replied with a smile, "It's just an experimental finding. It has very little impact on air circulation, and the human body can hardly feel it."

More and more people gathered around the seats.

Some students in the back row stood up to listen to what he was saying, and quite a few people pointed and whispered in his direction.

He's a celebrity at school.

The news is still reporting on it, and it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. However, the focus of the reports has shifted from the 'phenomenon itself' to other factors.

For example, the discovery was made by a domestic team.

In the history of modern science, the vast majority of discoverers of fundamental physics were foreign scholars.

China's basic scientific research started late, and by the time it entered a period of rapid development, basic physics had stagnated for a long time, making it difficult to make any new discoveries.

A domestic team has discovered a fundamental physical phenomenon, which is naturally worthy of being widely reported by the domestic media.

In addition, the physical phenomena themselves are also very significant.

Some people have compared the new phenomenon with the discovery of superconductivity and believe that the new phenomenon itself may lead to the creation of a new discipline in physics.

In the future, there will be another high-end technology.

In comparison, there's not much reporting from abroad, and there's very little professional discussion within academic circles. Perhaps it's because...

Are many professional teams confirming this? Or are they conducting replication experiments?
……

Zhang Minghao persisted in exercising every day for a week, and the results were quite noticeable.

My body has improved a little more.

[Body: 63.]

He couldn't help but smile as he looked at the data on the system interface.

With each week's improvement a little bit, I felt like I could see the hope of reaching '70' points.

Even if you improve by 1 point every half month on average, it will only take three and a half months to improve by 7 points.

Hang in there, victory is just ahead!

There was also good news in the past week: the bonus and R&D funding promised by Principal Shi have arrived.

The lab funding has also been secured.

These past two days, Zhu Bingkun and Xue Kun have been spending all their time discussing what new equipment to add to the laboratory.

"Some are triumphant, some are dejected!"

Chen Lanjun sighed, her tone carrying a hint of melancholy.

Zhang Minghao immediately turned his head. "Who's disappointed?"

"Teacher Chen!"

Chen Lanjun blinked, then quickly leaned closer and whispered, "You didn't bring Professor Chen with you to your experiment..."

"He kept talking about it and told me about it many times, so I was afraid to go to the office."

Zhang Minghao also felt that Chen Shuai had reason to be disappointed.

There are three full researchers in the lab.

The three of them worked together on a basic metamaterials research project. One was responsible for leading the research direction, one was responsible for computational analysis, and the other was directly responsible for the experiments.

Mutual cooperation and tacit coordination...

One day, the other two suddenly went to do a new experiment, leaving behind those responsible for calculation and analysis. More importantly, they made a significant experimental discovery.

Zhang Minghao thought for a moment and said, "We will definitely bring Professor Chen along for any further research."

"Further research wouldn't lead to a new discovery..."

Chen Lanjun rolled her eyes.

Just as she was about to sit back down, she came over and hugged Zhang Minghao's arm warmly, rubbing against him a few times, and then said in a high-pitched voice, "Brother Minghao, next time you do some research, you have to take me with you..."

Zhang Minghao moved his arm, then quickly pulled it away and asked, "What are you trying to do now?"

"whatever!"

Chen Lanjun patted her chest, her clothes trembling several times. "This humble woman can do anything, and will completely obey Brother Minghao's orders. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west; whatever you tell me to do, I will do..."

"Really?"

Zhang Minghao's eyes lit up.

Chen Lanjun exchanged a glance with him, but still raised her head and insisted, "You speak!"

Zhang Minghao immediately pointed to the items on the table, "Help me send these materials to Professor Sun Wen in the optics lab."

"I overdid it today, my legs are a bit sore and I don't feel like moving."

Chen Lanjun stared at him blankly, sighing like an oppressed slave, "This humble woman will go right away!"

……

Chen Lanjun is gone, and all is quiet now.

Zhang Minghao continued to carefully read the materials; in his hand was a paper on the arrangement of nanocrystalline particles.

By constructing high-refractive-index nanoscale crystal particles within a framework, light can be allowed to repeatedly circulate and propagate within the framework structure.

Of course, it's just theory.

Research on optical metamaterials mainly focuses on material design, processing, and preparation.

Many studies revolve around design, but even the best design needs to be manufactured to be realized. However, because it involves nanoscale material design, current technology simply cannot manufacture it.

"The framework is well-designed, but it doesn't seem to make any sense..."

Zhang Minghao shook his head thoughtfully. Just as he put down the documents in his hand, he suddenly noticed a notification from the system.

[Thinking assessment score +1.]

[Thinking level: 80.]

My thinking stat has finally improved!
He felt a surge of emotion, his long-term efforts finally earning recognition from the system.

"You're level 80, you've met the upgrade requirements!"

"Now all that's missing is academic reputation and physical health..."

Zhang Minghao pondered.

He took a deep breath to suppress his excitement and continued to focus on his thoughts about 'stealth technology'.

Improving one's thinking will also enhance one's thinking ability.

He's gotten smarter again!

This seemed to help with his research approach, and he suddenly realized the key to 'breaking the deadlock'.

The correct direction we had previously received was that Professor Sun Wen's team's research on visual light perception models and optical metamaterials theory could achieve invisibility technology.

The visual light perception model is a systematic study that integrates multiple aspects such as biology, human visual habits, color deviation, and optics.

The ultimate goal is to design a model that maximizes 'fuzzy visual perception'.

It's not invisible, but rather blurs the visual perception. It can be simply understood as 'a kind of disguise that is visible to the naked eye, but is subconsciously ignored due to its special design'.

For example, the appearance and color scheme of various military weapons are designed to blend into the environment in which they are used.

Those exterior designs are the simplest 'camouflage' and also part of 'blurring visual perception'.

The visual light perception model is more professional, the research is more in-depth, and the main research focus is on optics.

"Combining visual light perception models with the concept of optical metamaterials..."

"Is it possible to use computation to create a framework that maximizes the perception of blurred vision?"

"By using a framework as a foundation, combining existing manufacturing technologies, and creating a design that best suits reality, it is possible to manufacture materials that allow for blurred visual perception?"

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