Great Country Academician

Regarding the exchange of resources proposed by Xu Chuan, Gao Hongming nodded and said nothing.

Although this is in China, and they are all working hard for the realization of controllable nuclear fusion, the resources and things in charge of different projects are different.

Not everyone is willing to contribute their technology or key equipment.

Just like between countries, although the ITER International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project was launched, which is said to be resource and technology sharing and cooperation, it is impossible for the countries participating in this project, whether it is the United States, Europe, or China, to share Take out the real core and leading technology in your own country.

With a high-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting material as the base, the probability of being able to exchange the right to use the 'EAST' magnetic confinement fusion tokamak device will be greater.

Skipping the plasma turbulence mathematical model test, Xu Chuan opened another document in his hand.

Compared with the controllable nuclear fusion project, there are many domestic laboratories or enterprises or institutions that research superconducting materials.

However, not many manufacturers are eligible to enter this list.

Western Superconducting Materials Technology Co., Ltd., BJ Inner Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao Hanhe Cable Co., Ltd.

Companies and enterprises flashed across Xu Chuan's eyes. He still needed to grasp some key points about finding one or two manufacturers of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials.

Although the above has already checked him once, the companies that can enter this list must have no problems in terms of qualification background, but the things involved in high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials are too critical, so he must be on it Stay extra cautious.

For example, the controllable nuclear fusion project that is currently underway, such as the large-scale strong particle collision project that has not yet started, or the superconducting coil particle acceleration field that is to be applied above, etc.

Including some other fields, such as medium and large nuclear magnetic resonance equipment in the medical field, permanent magnet medical devices and so on.

One of the core key points of these projects is superconducting materials.

The stable development of these projects can only be achieved if superconducting materials can be produced stably and with high quality.

In fact, at present, more than 90% of the medium and large nuclear magnetic resonance equipment and permanent magnet medical devices in the domestic medical field rely on imports.

According to statistics, in China, the average number of nuclear magnetic resonance machines per million people is only 3.5, while the United States, Sakura Country and other countries have reached 35.4 and 49.5 respectively.

This means that if you want to have an MRI examination, you may have to wait in line for a long time, and you have to pay high fees, usually ranging from several hundred to thousands of yuan. This is not a small burden for ordinary people.

The key to these devices lies in the core superconducting coil material that can provide a strong magnetic field.

Although domestic development in the field of superconductivity is quite rapid, it started late after all.

Coupled with the technological blockade of those western countries, the prohibition of exports, the refusal of exchanges and other factors, it still lags behind a lot in the field of coil superconductivity.

And this high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material is an opportunity to break the total dependence on imports.

After flipping through the materials in his hand, Xu Chuan picked out three manufacturers, marked them with a pen, and handed them to Gao Hongming again.

"At present, these three companies are not bad, and all have production qualifications, but the production of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials is critical, and it involves subsequent engineering aspects such as controllable nuclear fusion, so the specific situation needs to be arranged. "

"Well, Gaoting, please contact these three companies. I want to meet with them in a few days."

Although the state has helped him select qualified companies, the cooperative production of high-temperature superconducting materials not only involves projects such as controllable nuclear fusion, but also involves the distribution of benefits.

The previous patent authorization of artificial SEI thin films does not apply to this time. The last time it was similar to a one-time buyout, but this time the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material needs to be reconsidered.

After handling the test of the plasma turbulence mathematical model and the production of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials, Xu Chuan did not return to the laboratory.

He still has to host another press conference on high-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting materials.

Although the papers and patents will not be applied for this time, the press conference will still be done.

After all, the purpose of his research on high-temperature superconducting materials before was to make money, and it was meaningless to make domestic money. If he wanted to make money, he had to make foreign money.

High-temperature superconducting materials can be used in many fields, such as large-scale strong particle colliders, medical equipment, maglev trains, and so on.

Although these fields can only be supported by developed countries, each one negotiated is a super large order, billions or even tens of billions.

For example, at CERN, according to the historical trend, the LHC was upgraded again in 2019. This upgrade will purchase high-temperature superconducting materials from Sakura Country to further increase the energy level of the collider.

But because of the discovery of inert neutrinos and dark matter, this upgrade plan was temporarily interrupted. At present, CERN is still exploring traces of dark matter.

However, they probably gave up soon. After all, they searched for more than half a year and found nothing. Dark matter is indeed very attractive, but countries cannot afford to pour funds into the bottomless pit like this.

The start-up of a large-scale strong particle collider consumes an astronomical figure each time. It is estimated that CERN is already considering stopping the exploration and restarting the upgrade plan.

And Xu Chuan wanted to intercept the order for high-temperature superconducting materials from the Cherry Blossom Country in history before that.

As long as the press conference of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials is made public, he is confident that he can do it.

Not only because the high-temperature superconducting material in his hands has better performance, but also because his relationship with CERN is stronger than that of Sakura Country.

Although he is just a person, and the other party is a country, but in terms of importance, at CERN, the entire Sakura Country team is probably not as important as him alone.

Through the method of mathematical calculation of physical particles, the discovery of inert neutrinos, the traces of dark matter and dark energy, the means of observation and calculation of distant celestial bodies in astronomy, etc., each of these things is what CERN is eager for.

For Xu Chuan, grabbing an order from Sakura Country is not called grabbing at all!

This is called helping CERN to upgrade and build a more powerful particle collider!

Understand?

As for the opinion of the small island country, it has nothing to do with him.

It can't be that I have better materials to use, and I still use your more rubbish ones, right?

Under the preparation of Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, the press conference of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials began.

Because of the expansion of the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, this report did not ask NTU to borrow the auditorium as the venue.

However, the lecture hall of the Institute is undoubtedly much smaller than the auditorium of Nantah University.

This also caused those manufacturers and media reporters who received the invitation letter and those who received the news to come spontaneously, and almost crowded the hotel's lecture hall.

A row of cameras were placed under the report platform, just waiting for the start of the report meeting.

In the venue, before the report meeting started, some manufacturers who received the news were whispering and discussing.

In the front row, Kelvin Noah, the representative of Nexans, was quietly looking at the empty reporting platform, while another middle-aged man who was walking towards this side showed a surprised expression on his face .

"I didn't expect you to come too. Is Nexon also optimistic about Professor Xu's research?"

Hearing the voice, Kelvin Noah turned his head. He knew the person sitting next to him. He was a representative of Luvata Materials, also from Europe. The two had some contacts.

Nodding his head, Kelvin greeted him: "Of course, although Professor Xu seldom touches the material world, every problem he solves is a world-class problem."

Hearing this, Saroyan Patrick, the representative of Luvata Materials Company, smiled and said: "But the field of materials is not mathematics. 152K room temperature superconductivity, if you only look at this value, it is indeed amazing. But in the laboratory It may be very difficult to transform the results into commercial use.”

After a pause, he added: "And I heard that what he is researching this time is not a copper oxide-based superconducting material, but another brand-new superconducting system. Without industrialization experience, it may be more difficult to change."

To be honest, the temperature superconductivity of 152K is nothing. In the laboratory, it is not impossible to achieve higher temperatures, even superconducting materials at room temperature.

However, the realization of superconductivity at this temperature under normal pressure has a completely different meaning.

Of course, for these world's top superconducting material suppliers, laboratory products and industrial products are two completely different concepts.

It is undeniable that the 152K atmospheric pressure superconductor is indeed excellent, but there are not no products that are not much different from it in the laboratory.

For example, Bi series (92K), Y series (125K), Hg series (135K), etc., can break through the temperature barrier of liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K).

But up to now, I have not heard of any laboratory that can commercially produce high-temperature superconducting materials in large quantities.

So far, most of the applications of superconducting materials in the industry are still low-temperature superconducting materials.

And when they make commercial superconducting magnets, they still use the series of low-temperature superconducting materials of niobium-titanium alloy.

Of course, there are also very small parts of copper oxide-based high-temperature superconducting materials produced, but the output is very low. That is to say, the International Superconducting Industry Technology Research Center (ISTEC) in Sakura Country can produce more Bi-series high-temperature superconducting materials.

I heard that they have signed a contract with the European Atomic Energy Research Center in Geneva, and will provide some BI high-temperature superconducting materials in batches in the second half of 2020, which will be used to transform the Large Intense Particle Collider LHC.

So although the parameter of 152K atmospheric pressure superconductivity is indeed amazing, if it cannot be commercially produced, it does not mean much to them.

At most provide some research value.

Kelvin leaned on the back of the chair and said with a faint smile, "If that's the case, why did you come here?"

Hearing this, Saroyan Patrick shrugged and said, "It's just the company's arrangement."

Kelvin didn't speak anymore, but silently raised his head and looked towards the podium.

If it's just a lab product, then fine.

What he is worried about is that this superconducting material may be industrialized in a short period of time, just like the artificial SEI film last time.

With the ability and character of this professor Xu, it is not impossible.

More importantly, not only did he not publish a paper this time, he did not even apply for a patent.

This is what worries him and some superconducting manufacturers.

From this point of view, it is very likely that this Professor Xu will choose to produce it in secret like the production of some materials, and then sell it.

If this is the case, it is really not good news for superconducting material manufacturers like them.

As for Luvata Materials, if they're as stupid as his representatives, they deserve to go out of business.

PS: There is another chapter in the evening, asking for a monthly pass.