Great Country Academician

For Xu Chuan, now that he has arrived in the capital, Shuimu University is naturally a place he needs to visit.

Xu Xiao is still studying there.

Thinking of his sister, the corners of Xu Chuan's mouth curved up and put on a smile.

Although the brother and sister did not see each other a few times throughout the year due to his work and Xu Xiao's studies, the contact information was never broken.

The little girl who once liked to run around behind him has now grown up and can lead the team to complete tasks in the laboratory on her own.

However, the trip was always unsatisfactory. Before he could set off, on the campus of Beihang University, the school leaders of Beihang University and the general manager of the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, who came to participate in the bidding conference, walked over side by side.

The first person to say hello was naturally the school leader of Beihang University.

Academician Jiang Xinghuai of Beihang University of Technology greeted Xu Chuan with a smile and said, "Academician Xu's report is the most exciting one I have ever heard at Beihang University this year. They say you are at the pinnacle of your achievements in mathematics. , in my opinion, you are also outstanding in physics and materials. Thank you for the wonderful lecture report you brought to our Beihang students."

Xu Chuan smiled and said modestly: "Academician Jiang is overrated. The academic enthusiasm of Beihang students is obvious to all. What I did was just a small thing."

Academician Jiang Xinghuai laughed and said: "This is no small matter. Teaching and educating people is fundamental to national development. With Academician Xu's report and explanation today, maybe in the future we at Beihang University will be able to have a few more students in the field of materials physics." With talents, the country’s development hopes will be strengthened.”

Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang said that, it is an honor for me. It is a good thing to have a few more talents."

Jiang Xinghuai smiled and struck while the iron was hot: "If there is a chance, I hope Academician Xu will come to our school to give more lectures."

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded: "Definitely."

After chatting with the school leaders from Beihang University, the people from Beihang University left. Yuan Yingcai, the general manager of Aerospace Science and Industry Group, said in a rather resentful tone:

"Academician Xu did this very unkindly."

If it hadn't been for a call from the group headquarters, he wouldn't have known that Ji Shi, the talent he brought to the bidding conference this time, had been poached.

Although Ji Shi's presence in the aerospace science and industry is not very high, he is not an academician or a top scientific researcher.

If it weren't for the development of satellite capture technology, he wouldn't even have a chance to come and participate in this kind of internal bidding meeting.

In the past, this kind of talent might not have cared about anything if he took the initiative to resign.

But he really didn't believe it when the person in front of him who personally poached someone said he didn't have any ability.

After all, the legend of the person in front of me is really scary.

Even though he had no impression of the researcher named Ji Shi in the past, he didn't see anything surprising even when the headquarters compiled Ji Shi's information and sent it to him.

But he couldn't believe that Xu Chuan would poach an unknown researcher with no outstanding achievements.

Xu Chuan pretended not to understand Yuan Yingcai's words, pretended to be a little confused, coughed and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Yuan?"

Yuan Yingcai moved the corner of his mouth, stared at Xu Chuan for a long time, and then said: "Isn't it a little bit that you just came to attend a meeting and hired an elite backbone from our aerospace science and industry?"

"Ahem, this is the matter."

Being directly named, Xu Chuan finally came to his senses. After coughing twice in embarrassment, he said the classic saying: "Mr. Yuan, you can't stop people from pursuing a better future, can you?"

The corner of Yuan Yingcai's mouth twitched again. What he said was really

Fortunately, he didn't come here today just for this matter.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Yingcai skipped the matter of being poached and said instead: "Listening to Professor Weng's report at the bidding meeting, the Xinghai Research Institute led by Academician Xu has completed the development of a high-power electric propulsion system. All technology?”

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan was slightly stunned. He originally thought that Mr. Yuan from the Aerospace Science and Engineering Industry came here to question him about poaching people before, but now it seems that is not the case?

After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "If you are referring to the research and development of this technology, Xinghai Research Institute has indeed completed it."

"The thrust data of 500,000 N is not fabricated by us, but is real test data. At present, this corresponding system is undergoing subsequent launch tests."

"Engine test?" Yuan Yingcai keenly noticed the details in the words and quickly asked: "Academician Xu means that the energy supply device of this electric propulsion system is mature?"

In fact, compared to an electric propulsion system with a thrust of 500 kN, the device that can power this system is more important and more concerning.

Technologies that can be demonstrated in manned spaceflight and lunar exploration projects must be related to these two fields.

It is no secret that Xinghai Research Institute is researching space shuttles for an established aerospace company like them. Although they don't know the specific details, they still know the research direction.

But being able to put this electric propulsion system into a space shuttle and have a corresponding energy supply system is the most terrifying thing and the most worthy of their attention.

You must know that the electric propulsion system of 500 kilonewtons requires a large number of electric energy.

A simple calculation shows that the electric energy demand of a 500KN electric propulsion engine is probably at the WM level.

Not to mention traditional lithium batteries, even nuclear batteries cannot provide this level of power supply.

As for the nuclear fission power generation reactor, although it can be done, to achieve the efficiency of 100 WM level, the volume requirements of the fission reactor are not small, and its weight is even higher.

Take the Nimitz aircraft carrier in the United States as an example. The 30WM small fission reactor has a dead weight of several thousand tons.

This weight is acceptable if placed on an aircraft carrier, but if it is placed on a space shuttle, will it cost your life to fly?

For Yuan Yingcai, the only possibility he could guess was that the miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion reactor might have a breakthrough.

But this possibility was even more unacceptable to him.

You must know that it has only been more than a year since the Daybreak device was officially connected to the grid to generate electricity after acceptance!

It took more than a year to complete a breakthrough in miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology. Xinghai Research Institute, no, I should say how did the freak in front of me do it? !

Hearing Yuan Yingcai's inquiry, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "As for the device that supplies energy to the electric propulsion system, it is still confidential. Mr. Yuan, please forgive me."

Yuan Yingcai came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and said, "I have crossed the line. But regarding the electric propulsion system, is it convenient for Academician Xu to make arrangements? The Aerospace Science and Industry would like to go and visit."

"If possible, there may be some cooperation between Aerospace Science and Industry and Xinghai Research Institute in the aerospace field in the future."

Although both China's Aerospace Science and Technology are the two oldest aerospace companies in China, and even in many cases the two companies advance and retreat together, Aerospace Science and Technology is more military-industrial than Aerospace Science and Technology, and does not care much about certain things. .

For the Aerospace Science and Industry, technologies and undertakings that can add strength to the national defense field are worthy of their pursuit and pursuit.

The electric propulsion system with a thrust of up to 500 kilonewtons is obviously inside.

Although they are unlikely to install electric propulsion systems on missiles to provide thrust, the defense field is not limited to missiles.

Fighters, bombers, aircraft carriers, even satellites, space stations and other fields.

For the above-mentioned fields, an electric propulsion system of up to 500 kN will definitely make a difference.

Hearing Yuan Yingcai's words, Xu Chuan realized what the head of the aerospace science and industry meant. He originally wanted to cooperate with Xinghai Research Institute on some electric propulsion and even miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology.

Smiling, he said: "Mr. Yuan is welcome to come and give guidance on the work at any time. If there is an opportunity for cooperation, that would be even better."

Regardless of what Aerospace Science and Industry thinks, for Xu Chuan, since there is cooperation, it means there is income.

Especially for aerospace research institutes, income is even more important.

After all, every investment in research in the aerospace field is calculated in units of tens of millions, or even billions.

As for whether these things will be leaked, he is not worried.

If the Aerospace Science and Industry and Xinghai Research Institute want to do business related to aerospace engines and miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology, they must go through high-level review.

Moreover, his background in aerospace science and engineering does not require him to think too much about these things.

After all, this is a company that shoulders the historical mission of enriching the country and strengthening the military, is engaged in strategic industries related to national security, and is also the backbone of the national defense science and technology industry.

After chatting with Yuan Yingcai for a while, the two said goodbye and left.

Xu Chuan sent a message to Zheng Hai and drove him to Shuimu University.

Under the biochemistry experimental office building, Xu Chuan waited for a while, and in his sight, a girl wearing a white down jacket quickly ran out of the building.

"Brother! Why are you here?!"

Seeing the familiar figure standing in front of the steps, Xu Xiao trotted over with surprise on his face.

Xu Chuan smiled and looked at his little girl twice, and said, "I just have a meeting here in the capital, so I stopped by to see how you are doing."

Hearing this, Xu Xiao pouted and said, "Just by the way?"

Xu Chuan looked at her with a smile and said, "Isn't that enough?"

Xu Xiao pouted and said, "Isn't such a lovely sister worthy of your special trip?"

Xu Chuan laughed and said: "Okay, I will come to see you when I have time in the future."

"That's pretty much it!"

Xu Xiao muttered, then remembered something and said, "Brother! Since you didn't come to see me specifically this time, I want to make up for it!"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, shook his head and asked, "Okay, what compensation do you want?"

As a younger sister, it is normal for me to find excuses to ask him for gifts or something from time to time.

Xu Xiao said quickly: "I want 20 million soft girl coins!"

"ah?"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment and looked at his sister blankly. After looking at her for a while, he said, "Twenty million? What do you want with so much money?"

Although to him, 20 million is not a big amount. But for Xu Xiao, this is already a big number.

Although he would not suspect that Xu Xiao had contracted bad habits, Xu Chuan was still curious about what she was going to do with such a large sum of money.

Xu Xiao muttered and said, "It's because of the research project."

"Um?"

Sighing, Xu Xiao glanced at his brother and continued: "It's not about the research on the processing of brain wave signals and the implantation of electrode arrays in the human body."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan asked curiously: "Isn't that research pretty good?"

He still remembered the email Xu Xiao sent him before.

About the research method of implanting electrodes in the brains of monkeys to form a certain vision without passing through the retina.

Although he is not the first, nor is he even the first domestic scholar to study this field, with the help of his mathematical ability, his sister redesigned a complete mathematical model for an array composed of multiple electrodes, which can greatly stabilize the electroencephalogram signal. The stability and resolution of artificial images improve the feasibility of neurovision.

For those who are blind and disabled, the development of this technology may bring hope of regaining sight in the future.

Xu Xiao sighed and said: "It would be great if it was as good as you think. In fact, except for that one breakthrough, we have made no progress in this research work for a long time."

"As a result, there is no support for subsequent research and funding. Although the project will still be retained, the school is not prepared to continue to invest in it on a large scale."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan suddenly understood and said with a smile: "So you are going to squeeze your brother and ask for money from me to continue your research?"

"What is squeezing?" Xu Xiao rolled his dark eyes and began to say: "This is investment! Do you understand investment? If this technology is developed, the future market will not be 20 million! It will be more than 20 billion. !”

Xu Chuan glanced at her. With this deception technique, you still want to deceive him?

However, regarding the future market of neural network technology and virtual reality technology, let alone 20 billion, it will be more than 200 billion.

If this technology can really be completed, the economic effects and market it can bring are not weaker than those of controllable nuclear fusion technology.

As for investment, he doesn't really care, it's only 20 million.

As long as it's not a bad habit like gambling, he doesn't care about a little investment in scientific research, let alone 20 million, even 200 million.

After all, this is his sister.

What's more, virtual reality and neural network link technology are still his recommended directions.

Looking at Xu Xiao who continued to deceive him, Xu Chuan smiled, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Money is not an issue. Let's go. Take me to see your research and experiments first."