Great Power Technology

After Ye Zhou hung up Chen Hao's video call, the time had already reached 8 o'clock in the evening. Ye Lan took him to the mountain to watch the stars for a while - in fact, he wanted Ye Zhou to take photos of the Milky Way for her. However, the two of them struggled for a long time and couldn't figure out how to coordinate the camera's ISO and aperture shutter, so they finally gave up.

However, although the Milky Way was not photographed, Ye Lan was quite satisfied with the warm yellow portrait under the night sky. After sending her to take a bath and rest, Ye Zhou returned to his tent, turned off the lights, lay down on the bed, and entered into the simulator.

The first thing he opened was the mall interface. In the last few simulations, he had accumulated nearly 300 energy points. It was time to change to something useful.

What he needs most now is knowledge-based talents, especially those related to quantum mechanics and high-energy physics. But after looking around, he found that the cheapest knowledge-based talent in the field of high-energy physics costs 1,200 energy points. It's simply not something he can afford now.

In desperation, he had no choice but to save energy points first. After all, replacing other non-essential talents would not bring too high benefits. It was better to wait until he had saved enough to get it done in one step.

However, at the current rate of earning about 100 energy points from one simulation, it would probably take at least nine simulations to get the basic talent of quantum physics.

By the time these nine simulations are completed, controllable nuclear fusion will almost be achieved, right?

Thinking about it, this speed is in line with normal logic - theoretical knowledge without a material basis is just a castle in the air. Even if the grand unified theory is directly given to yourself, what will happen?

There is no application prospect, and the status quo cannot be changed immediately.

Therefore, whether it is scientific research or technology development, we still have to take it step by step and slowly.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou clicked on the simulation selection page.

Previously, he has completed the two-stage simulation of Little Sun, the first-stage simulation of the Mystery of Life, and the first-stage simulation of the Kingdom of Omnic Machines. Taken together, the first-stage simulation of the three major plots has brought relatively great results. There are huge immediate benefits, but it will take a period of research and adaptation before the high-energy pulse laser technology provided by the two-stage simulation of "Little Sun" can be applied.

This shows that starting from the second stage, the technology provided by simulation has gradually exceeded the current technical basic level.

He clicked on the plot title of Little Sun's three-stage simulation. Above it were four big words: Fusion Armor.

The first time he saw these four words, Ye Zhou knew what direction this was heading without even reading the introduction.

It's definitely related to the first wall material of the fusion reactor.

The so-called first wall, which is the layer of material that directly wraps the plasma, is currently generally made of tungsten armor. It has the harshest service environment in the fusion reactor and faces the most severe material problems.

Currently, the main problems faced by first wall materials include high-temperature mechanics, metal activation, welding, plasma control, neutron radiation, etc. The most difficult to solve are high-energy neutron irradiation and high-flux deuterium and tritium plasma. Bomb two questions.

In a fusion reactor, high-energy neutrons are like bullets fired at materials, constantly hitting the metal atoms in the material, breaking the chemical bonds of the atoms, forcing the atoms to leave their original positions, leaving individual atoms on the surface of the material. of potholes.

When such potholes accumulate, they turn into macro-dimensional damage holes.

On the other hand, changes in atomic positions will continue to accumulate on the surface of the material. This process of continuous transfer from the center to the surface will cause the material to bulge, which is fatal to the normal service life of the material.

The causes of high-flux deuterium-tritium plasma bombardment are more complex, involving the cyclic reaction of neutrons and lithium, and cyclic fusion issues, which affect the continuity of the fusion reaction, bring ultra-high pressure to the first wall material, and affect the safety of fusion. sex.

The stacking up of these problems increases the difficulty of realizing fusion reactions by more than one level. Therefore, if we want to truly realize controllable nuclear fusion, material issues are also a hurdle that must be overcome.

Can this difficulty be overcome with just one simulation?

Ye Zhou was a little skeptical, but then he thought about it. In addition to the first wall material, controllable nuclear fusion also faces a series of problems such as plasma confinement, helium ash loss, tritium self-sustainment, neutron radiation, energy derivation, etc. So, It seems that it is much more reasonable to solve one problem at a time.

However, he does not intend to continue the simulation related to "Little Sun" now, because the current domestic technical level cannot even understand pulse laser technology. If new materials are introduced, it will only lead to gaps in technological development. On the contrary, it is detrimental to the rapid realization of controllable nuclear fusion.

So, he exited Little Sun's simulation interface and entered the "Mystery of Life" plot simulation interface.

And this time, the title of the second-stage simulation of the mystery of life is even more explicit than "Little Sun".

"Immune reconstitution."

Ye Zhou did not understand the details of this technology, but he vaguely remembered that there was a once very famous CAR-T therapy based on gene editing technology that had achieved good results in mouse experiments, but he had not heard of it in recent years. When you hear new news, you may have reached a technical bottleneck.

The immune reconstruction technology provided by the simulator is likely to break such bottlenecks.

Then, after the realization of this technology, it will bring huge help whether it is the treatment of tumors or the treatment of existing immune deficiency diseases.

Does this mean that AIDS is no longer an incurable disease? In other words, with further development, is it possible to develop spectrum immunotherapy for viral diseases and immunize all viruses with one shot of vaccine?

Ye Zhou shook his head and did not continue to think about it.

This issue probably needs to be evaluated by more professional experts in the fields of medicine and biology. He does not plan to start this simulation before he has a preliminary understanding of this field.

Therefore, there is actually only one choice left for him, which is the perception reconstruction technology based on the AES system that he has seen before.

The principle of this technology is to directly convert various sensory signals, such as light signals, sound signals and pressure signals, into electrical signals to stimulate the corresponding neural modules, thereby establishing a "false" perception system.

Theoretically, this technology can allow the "brain in a vat" to gain comprehensive perception, with an unimaginable range of applications.

Not to mention the most basic application of helping disabled people restore their functions, virtual reality games, full-sensory movies, cross-space interaction, remote mechanical refined operations, etc., all have very practical and in short supply applications.

Especially now that the ratio of men to women is seriously imbalanced, such a system may even be developed for some wonderful uses.

And this may also be one of the technologies most favored by short-sighted capital.

After all, entertainment is always the instinctive need of human beings.

This is the advantage of this technology, but it is also its original sin. As for how to control this technology to develop in the direction it should go, that is not a problem that Ye Zhou needs to consider - this is left to the Chief Technical Office difficult problem.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou felt a little funny because he discovered a technical paradox.

Those technologies that are most likely to slow down or even stop human development are often the ones that develop the fastest, such as fragmented information, short videos, and the metaverse that have now emerged.

However, those technologies that can fundamentally improve productivity never receive much attention.

He sighed softly and exclaimed involuntarily:

The stars are too far away, and the young lady is too close.

Compared to the stars thousands of light-years away, the lady with her thighs exposed appears much more real even if she is just on the screen.

However, this is nothing to blame.

After all, even if I am so busy, I cannot completely resist those things that accurately grasp the basic needs of human beings.

It's hard not to love.

Ye Zhou patted his head, and after confirming that all the preparations had been completed, he directly clicked on the second stage simulation plot of "The Kingdom of Omnic Machines", and a line of large characters appeared in front of his eyes.

[Plot simulation of the second stage of the Kingdom of Omnic Machines: Eyes Opening]

I will post one chapter here first, because the following plot is a whole, and it will feel fragmented if separated.

Before 12 o'clock tonight, 3-4 chapters will be updated at once to finish the entire plot.