From top student in college to scientific research powerhouse

Chapter 94: Results Announced! A paper published in a supplementary issue discusses the importance of technological potential!
The Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory, second-floor conference room.

The lab members watched the program "Scientific Exploration: The Zhang Phenomenon" together, and many people's impression of the program remained on the whirlwind.

They won't be as surprised by the whirlwind itself as the internet is, but rather by the progress of the research.

A whirlwind represents the creation of sustained high-intensity fluidity.

"The progress is so significant, it's already capable of creating high liquidity!"

"The duration and intensity are also quite high, which can be directly felt. The experiment has already made a leap forward."

"Can we participate in the future?"

Many people looked at Zhu Bingkun.

Zhu Bingkun smiled slightly and said, "From now on, everyone in the laboratory will participate in the research of the Zhang phenomenon!"

The group immediately began to discuss it excitedly.

From the discovery of the Zhang phenomenon to the application for projects, and then to the breakthrough progress, only a few researchers, including Zhu Bingkun and Xue Kun, participated in the experiment.

In addition, there's Zhang Minghao himself.

They all hope to participate in research and key projects worth tens of millions of yuan.

It's finally possible now!

Du Wei, who had just joined the lab, was equally excited. He turned to Zhang Minghao and said, "The Zhang phenomenon has seen such a big breakthrough?"

"A breakthrough has just been achieved!"

Zhang Minghao responded with a comment, then said, "Brother Du, you specialize in condensed matter physics, so I'll have to give you a lot of guidance in the future."

"I also want to develop in this direction in order to analyze the underlying physical mechanism of the Zhang phenomenon."

He shook hands with Du Wei as he spoke.

"I don't deserve it, I really don't deserve it!" Du Wei quickly replied modestly.

Standing before him was Zhang Minghao, a genius doctoral student who had developed room-temperature superconducting olefin materials—far more capable than himself.

Zhu Bingkun walked over, warmly put his arm around Du Wei's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Little Du, we have achieved some results, but your arrival has also made our team stronger, and we will have more achievements and breakthroughs in the future!"

Before Du Wei could speak, he looked at everyone in the conference room and said, "Like this!"

"Today I'm hosting a dinner for everyone to welcome our new colleague, Du Wei, a top student from Tsinghua University!"

Everyone must go, not one can be left out!

Someone immediately chimed in, "Director Zhu, are you treating? Do you have enough money?"

"So generous?"

"Street stalls won't do, and we don't want to eat you out of house and home in one meal..."

Everyone was talking animatedly.

Zhu Bingkun pointed at Chen Shuai, who was about to slip out the door, and shouted, "Professor Chen, it's the bill!"

"Hula-"

Everyone looked over.

Chen Shuai was standing at the door, his right hand already gripping the doorknob.

He turned around, his face stiff, forcing a smile that revealed a deep sense of helplessness.

Upon hearing Zhu Bingkun say he was treating, he quickly headed outside.

In the end, I couldn't escape it!
……

The "whirlwind" that appeared in the experiment during the program "Scientific Exploration: Zhang's Phenomenon" sparked heated discussions online and also brought about many other impacts.

Zhang Minghao had already sensed it.

During a meal with his lab colleagues, he received several messages, all related to the whirlwind featured in the program.

Cui Ji sent several messages asking, "Did your experiments detect continuous fluidity?"

"How strong would it be to create a swirling vortex? It must be over 200, right?"

Zhang Minghao replied, "Stable liquidity was detected, with a strength exceeding 300."

Du Bin, an academician from Capital University, also sent a message asking, "Was the experiment you conducted on that science program real or fake?"

Zhang Minghao replied, "It's true. The experiment conducted on the set of the program was based on the latest research findings."

There are several more messages following.

Zhang Minghao replied to each of them, only to discover that he had so many friends in the academic community on his messaging app.

Even in zxz's research area, there are professors like Cui Ji who can discuss the research.

Zhang Minghao received a lot of messages, as did Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and Chen Shuai. They not only received messages, but also kept going outside to answer phone calls.

After answering another call, Zhu Bingkun simply turned off his phone and told Xue Kun and Chen Shuai, "Turn off your phones. We're having a get-together today, so we won't be answering calls."

Xue Kun and Chen Shuai also turned off their phones, allowing the dinner to proceed normally.

The dinner party lasted until 9:30 p.m., after which everyone went home to rest.

The next morning, Zhang Minghao found that he had received a lot of messages, some of which directly asked about his thesis.

It would be understandable if it were a colleague or professor, but it feels a bit strange that the person asking was Song Kaifeng, the head of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

He did reply, saying that the paper was already being prepared.

Xue Kun also arrived at the laboratory.

Upon seeing Zhang Minghao, he immediately said, "Today is really strange. So many people are asking me when my paper will be published, including people from the Provincial Department of Science and Technology."

"me too!"

The two immediately started talking.

They have already submitted their findings. What does the Provincial Department of Science and Technology care about regarding the papers?
When Zhu Bingkun entered the laboratory, he was still on his phone answering a call.

He spoke into the phone for about five minutes, then hung up and immediately said, "That was Director Liu from the Ministry of Science and Technology. He asked me when my paper would be published. That's really strange."

Liu Ming's rank is already quite high; within the Ministry of Science and Technology, he is second only to Professor Xu.

When someone at this level calls, it's not just a call of concern from a friend or superior/subordinate; it involves some kind of business.

Xue Kun asked doubtfully, "A leader from the Ministry of Science and Technology asking you about your paper? That doesn't make sense, does it? Isn't our project under the provincial Department of Science and Technology? Shouldn't the acceptance process be handled by the province?"

"I was wondering too, but he asked anyway..."

Zhu Bingkun was also a little confused.

Just then, Vice Principal Xu Peijun knocked on the door, then walked into the office and said, "Have you finished writing your papers? If you have, send them out as soon as possible!"

"It's the Chinese Journal of Physics, right? We've already made arrangements there. Once it's published, it will be published electronically as an additional issue, and the print version will follow later."

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and Zhang Minghao were all stunned. The three of them stared wide-eyed at Xu Peijun, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

Does this guy have that much power?
How could the Chinese Journal of Physics possibly warrant a special additional issue?
Xu Peijun felt a little embarrassed and annoyed by the stare, and quickly said, "What are you thinking? It's a leader from a higher department who has spoken."

After he finished speaking, he explained, "Don't you still understand how significant this research is? I said last time that it was a major study, a major breakthrough!"

"Important! This word isn't used casually."

“From yesterday until now, several superiors have contacted me, telling us to confirm the results as soon as possible and publish the paper as soon as possible.”

Xue Kun asked in confusion, "Why are you urging us to submit the paper after confirming the results? Wouldn't it be enough to just come for the acceptance review? We've already submitted the results report."

"acceptance?"

Xu Peijun laughed. "Who will come to inspect it? Didn't Director Li Jian come last time? He saw the experiment on the spot."

"The Provincial Department of Science and Technology also wanted to organize an expert group for acceptance, but they couldn't find anyone to participate!"

He looked at Zhang Minghao as he spoke, "The Zhang phenomenon—besides you, who else dares to call themselves an expert?"

"Uh~~"

Zhang Minghao was immediately embarrassed.

Zhu Bingkun and Xue Kun exchanged a glance. They hadn't expected this outcome either. They looked at Zhang Minghao and couldn't help but laugh.

……

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and others approached their papers with a measured pace, as the review and publication process often takes a considerable amount of time.

Even if the submission is a few days late, it has no impact at all.

But when he found that a lot of people were urging him to finish the manuscript, and the leaders of the higher-level departments had even arranged for it to be published, there was no longer a review process, so he could only bury himself in the manuscript and start working on it.

With someone urging them on, the writing speed of the papers increased.

The three researchers, along with Zhang Minghao, revised the paper together and completed the remaining parts in just two days.

The next step is submission, which involves sending the paper to the designated email address and then calling the editorial office of Chinese Physics Letters to inform them that the submission has been completed.

The editorial department of the Chinese Journal of Physics demonstrated extremely high work efficiency.

That afternoon, the Chinese Journal of Physics published an extra electronic version, featuring only three papers, all from Zhu Bingkun's team at the Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory.

The papers are as follows:

"Gradual Nickel Content in Metal Ceramics and the Zhang Phenomenon".

"Zhang's Phenomenon: Liquidity Measurement"

"Zhang's Phenomenon: Special Electric Field Transfer Characteristics"

The supplement was released on the first day of the lunar new year, and like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, it quickly caused huge ripples.

Office on the first floor of the School of Science building, Tianjin University of Science and Technology.

While Cui Xiaoquan was chatting with his colleagues about their research, he said with a smile, "The Zhang phenomenon is a new discovery, a new direction, and a new direction represents new opportunities."

“In other areas, our research is simply not up to par. The Zhang phenomenon is different. I was invited to attend a special seminar held by Yan Lihua of the Institute of Materials Engineering last time.”

"Yan Lihua, he's a big shot!"

"If this were in the field of condensed matter physics, they wouldn't even acknowledge me if I tried to approach them directly, but this is an invitation..."

Cui Xiaoquan spoke with some pride, then changed the subject and continued, "However, the situation isn't too good either. It seems that Zhang Minghao's team at Jiangzhou University created a 'whirlwind,' representing the Zhang phenomenon generating continuous liquidity, and strong liquidity at that. I don't know if it's true or not."

This matter has spread.

However, since it's just a science program, no one can be sure of its authenticity.

As Cui Xiaoquan was speaking, he suddenly noticed an email notification pop up on his computer, saying it was a "supplementary issue of Chinese Physics Letters" and was marked as a "special issue on the Zhang phenomenon".

He immediately opened his email to check and was stunned.

All three papers are studies on the Zhang phenomenon and all come from Zhu Bingkun's team in the Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory. You don't even need to read the content; just looking at the titles tells you that they are related to continuous liquidity.

"This is a huge problem!"

He exclaimed in surprise, immediately downloaded the paper, and then quickly shared it in the Zhang Phenomenon group, adding a caption—

"This is a huge problem! This is a huge problem!"

The moment the paper was shared, the group chat exploded with excitement: "A supplementary issue of *Chinese Physics Letters*? The Zhang phenomenon? Research on sustained liquidity?"

"They actually figured it out! Experiments show continuous liquidity!"

"Isn't it supposed to be 'electromagnetic transfer'? The fluidity is only momentary? Nature magazine has even published a research paper by Xu Qiujian's team!"

"If the experiment is true, does that mean Xu Qiujian's research is wrong?"

"This is really serious!"

During the discussion, Cui Xiaoquan specifically tagged Yan Lihua, sending him a message asking, "Professor Yan, what do you think?" Yan Lihua was staring at his phone.

He had been lurking and reading messages, and when he discovered that Cui Xiaoquan had tagged him, he was so angry that he almost threw his phone on the ground.

When Zhu Bingkun's team created a 'whirlwind' using the Zhang phenomenon on a science program, he had a bad feeling, and it actually came true.

Is a supplementary issue of the Chinese Journal of Physics being released?

No matter how much he tried to comfort himself, he knew that the probability of the results being wrong was extremely small; in other words, the experiment really did create fluidity.

"how so……"

"If Xu Qiujian's research turns out to be wrong, doesn't that mean the seminar has become a farce, a joke... What will others think of me in the future? Who will listen to me?"

Yan Lihua stared intently, unable to accept it.

Gao Haijun was sitting opposite him. He had also heard the news and asked with a frown, "Professor Yan, should we replicate the experiment?"

Yan Lihua raised his head, his eyes red, and after a long while, he managed to say with difficulty, "Let whoever wants to replicate it do it..."

A replication experiment?

Why go through the trouble of personally verifying your own mistakes?
"I need some peace and quiet!" Yan Lihua said, walking out with a heavy heart.

……

Meanwhile, the international academic community has also taken notice of the news.

The English edition of Chinese Physics Letters has a certain international influence, and the sudden publication of three additional papers on the Zhang phenomenon must indicate that the research has made great progress.

International academic media outlets quickly reported on this.

Latest Developments in the Zhang Phenomenon: Creating High Liquidity!

"The 'whirlwind' is real! It's a latest physics experiment, and the results have been released!"

The University of Tokyo team has made astonishing progress in its research!

Headlines and reports one by one.

The renowned journal Silicon Valley Today also quickly published a report, stating, "The experimental team from Jiangzhou University has released its latest research results, demonstrating how they can create continuous liquidity using the Zhang phenomenon!"

"This is a major breakthrough in the Zhang phenomenon!"

"This cutting-edge physical phenomenon may open a new door for science and technology..."

Numerous news reports have drawn the attention of the international physics community to the paper published in Chinese Physics Letters, and many teams are preparing to replicate the experiment.

University of Florida.

Xu Qiujian is in his early fifties. He is a Chinese scholar who graduated from Tsinghua University and came to the United States. He has been working at the University of Florida.

Xu Qiujian also noticed the report and immediately found the supplementary paper published in Chinese Physics Letters: "They created continuous fluidity? And high intensity?"

"So, the whirlwind we heard about last time was real?"

He frowned as he carefully examined the paper.

Richard Arnold stated, "They might be wrong. Our paper has already been published in the journal Nature..."

Xu Qiujian said with a wry smile, "In research, right is right and wrong is wrong, and whether it is published or not makes no difference."

"Our experimental findings are correct, but that does not mean our analysis is correct."

Richard Arnold pursed his lips and muttered to himself, knowing full well that the possibility of the other party's research being wrong was extremely small.

He thought for a moment and laughed, "Anyway, the paper has already been sent out. Perhaps it's worth celebrating."

"Celebrate? Why?"

“Who else can publish a flawed analysis in Nature?” Richard Arnold chuckled. “There haven’t been many on record, have there?”

"What you said makes sense."

Xu Qiujian pursed his lips, and could only accept this reality. Arnold's optimism was not bad either, since there was no other way anyway.

He sighed and said, "Let's prepare to replicate the experiment!"

"Their main paper includes a material introduction. They first work on the materials, then replicate the experiment. If the research is correct, it means that the Zhang phenomenon has greater research and development potential."

"Richard, do you know what this means?"

"what?"

"More teams will be doing research in the future, and we'll soon have many competitors!"

As Xu Qiujian spoke, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Has the scientific research at Dongda University reached this level? Their team not only discovers new physical phenomena, but they can also continue to expand their research and quickly overturn our analysis..."

"America is falling behind."

His expression was complicated, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

……

Only after the paper was submitted and sent out did the three researchers, including Zhang Minghao, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The continuous deadlines left no time for careful consideration.

Now they understand just how significant the research is.

Even when the 'Zhang phenomenon' was discovered, the higher authorities only sent an inspection team to review the results. This time, however, even the Ministry of Science and Technology urged the publication of papers, making the situation completely different.

"We were too simplistic; the research is far more significant than we imagined!"

Zhu Bingkun said with a sigh.

The Zhang phenomenon is said to be a completely new physical discovery, but because it involves metamaterials, the underlying principles of the phenomenon are not clear, making it difficult to judge the progress of subsequent research.

Each team is simply replicating the experiment and then using it to conduct further research. Before any further discoveries are made, the direction remains unclear.

This is precisely why academic divergences have arisen between 'electromagnetic transfer' and 'fluidity'.

But just like the common person thinks, no matter how much research you do, it's just data measurement.

It's different now.

The experiment measured the continuous strong fluidity and the field force that can charge the conductor and increase the current.

This suggests that the Zhang phenomenon may be transformed into technology in the future.

It's even highly likely!
When Tan Yanming arrived at the Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory and went to the main office, he also spoke about the significant importance of the research.

He used superconductivity as an example.

"Since its discovery, superconductivity has received international attention because of the broad prospects of superconducting technology. Achieving superconductivity means that electric current can also be conducted without loss."

"Your research has shown the technological potential of the Zhang phenomenon."

"The force field that cannot be explained at the moment creates a continuous strong fluidity, and its effect on conductors and electric currents makes it a subject of much research with high scientific and technological value."

"I estimate that the higher authorities will take some major action before the end of the year, such as holding a large meeting to address the Zhang phenomenon. You should also be prepared."

Xue Kun asked instinctively, "What are you preparing?"

"Prepare a report!"

Tan Yanming said, "The new phenomena you discovered, the groundbreaking research you conducted, are of course something you should report on at the conference."

Zhu Bingkun, Zhang Minghao, and the others nodded in unison, suddenly feeling the pressure.

The major move by higher authorities was to convene a significant meeting in response to the Zhang phenomenon.

That was definitely not an academic conference.

At such an important conference, there are bound to be many leaders and top scholars. There may be a dozen or so academicians and a large number of top professors sitting below. The pressure of going on stage to give a report is still very high.

Chen Shuai swallowed hard as he listened, but after thinking about it carefully, he calmly raised his toes.

Xue Kun remained calm, waving his hand dismissively, "Anyway, it has nothing to do with me."

Zhu Bingkun and Zhang Minghao exchanged a glance.

Zhang Minghao said, "I don't care. Teacher Zhu, you are the project leader and team leader, so you will definitely be the one to go on stage."

Zhu Bingkun chuckled and scolded, "You all keep passing the buck when it comes to giving a report. I can understand Xue Kun and Lao Chen, but Zhang Minghao, are you passing it on too?"

"Let me put it this way, maybe when the time comes I'll want to get promoted, but the leaders won't let me!"

"Don't overthink it. It's either you or me!"

……

After the paper was officially published, there was a period of silence in the academic community.

For example, Zhu Bingkun, Zhang Minghao, and others received fewer messages and phone calls.

For example, no one is talking in the ZXZ group anymore.

Scholars are studying experimental papers and data, while capable teams are preparing to replicate the experiments for verification.

In replicating experiments, the manufacturing of materials is a major challenge.

The book "Gradual Nickel Content in Metal Ceramics and Zhang's Phenomenon" provides a brief introduction to the experimental materials, but it only states that "the nickel content gradually decreases within the threshold of the negative permittivity of the material."

How are the materials prepared?

This is a problem.

Of course, for large materials research institutions, materials with near-zero nickel content can be prepared and designed, and there are no insurmountable problems.

However, material preparation takes time, and experimental verification also requires some time.

The next day, the Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory held a meeting.

This was a large conference, and everyone in the lab was in attendance.

At the meeting, Zhu Bingkun clarified the next steps: one is to conduct large-scale experiments in an organized and planned manner.

Experimental work includes the design and fabrication of special nickel/alumina cermets, conducting Zhang's phenomenon experiments with various materials, and studying other cermets or materials with negative permittivity, etc.

The second key task is to establish a theoretical mechanism research group to study the theoretical mechanism of the Zhang phenomenon.

"Du Wei, you will be the leader of the theory group." Zhu Bingkun called out Du Wei's name.

Du Weicai had just arrived at the lab and wasn't familiar with the situation yet. He looked around somewhat bewilderedly, pointed to himself, and asked, "Am I the group leader?"

"Correct!"

Zhu Binkun smiled and said, "This is your responsibility. Others can also sign up to join the theory group."

Du Wei looked around again and noticed that some people were whispering and seemed to want to join in, but most people didn't react.

This is mainly because most people in the lab work in areas such as pure electromagnetism, metamaterial edge mechanisms, and material property detection, or in computational physics like Chen Shuai.

If an experiment were to be conducted, a large number of people would sign up to participate.

The theoretical mechanism of the Zhang phenomenon, like the superconductivity mechanism, belongs to condensed matter physics.

Condensed matter physics is a broad field.

Many people understand some theories, but they haven't done professional research. They may want to join the theoretical group, but they don't dare to speak up.

Zhang Minghao raised his hand in support, saying, "Brother Du, I'll join your theory group."

"We'll work together and do research together from now on!"

Du Wei nodded gratefully. He had been asked by the lab director to form a theoretical group, but no one signed up.

Fortunately, Zhang Minghao expressed his support, which greatly eased the awkwardness.

Du Wei quickly took the opportunity to sit down.

(End of this chapter)