Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Investing in materials research and development is a big pit, but it depends on who you invest in.

Having tasted the sweet tip from the SG-1 wire, Manager Sun had already decided to hold Jinling Institute of Higher Studies' thighs tightly.

And for the Ark, Sun Manager was willing to ask him, and he was happy to point them out.

In large part, it can help Chinese enterprises build their core competitiveness in the global market.

From a realistic point of view, it is also profitable for him.

As far as SG-1 materials are concerned, each centimetre SG-1 wire produced by Baosheng Group includes a patent cost. This income is not as generous as the lithium battery brought to him, but it is also quite remarkable.

After a moment of reflection, the Ark said in a chatty tone: "I'm not sure I can say much about the future direction of your business. But since you have established an advantage in the production of carbon-based materials, why not consider expanding it? ”

Upon hearing this, Manager Sun immediately showed a valued look on his face.

“Oh? What's Professor Lu's opinion? ”

“Not much to talk about,” the ark laughed, stopping for a moment and continuing to say, “I just heard that recently the University of California had a research team that, through an interesting method, successfully synthesized a graphene nanoband with only one nanowidth and 50 nanometers in length in the lab. Currently, the study has attracted interest from IBM and is widely regarded by industry as being used in the production of next-generation carbon-based chips. ”

It is well known that 5 nm is the physical limit of a silicon-based transistor, and once the size of the transistor is less than 5 nm, the behavior of the electrons will be limited by quantum uncertainty, producing quantum tunnelling effects through “walls” that they would not have been able to cross. In such cases, the silicon-based transistor will become unreliable and the upgrade of the chip production process will face enormous challenges.

In order to face this challenge, it is almost a consensus between industry and academia to find new materials to replace traditional silicones and to produce smaller and better performing electronic devices.

According to known research results, nanocarbon tubes, molybdenum disulphide, black phosphorous, graphene, tungsten dicelenade and other options already exist in several technical routes currently considered feasible.

Because they are studying carbon nanomaterials, the ark naturally prefers the technical route of graphene.

And indeed, with Mott insulators observed, graphene does have the potential to be applied as a semiconductor material to electronics.

A chip...

Manager Sun couldn't help but have a headache when he heard the Ark say so.

Though this thigh is thick enough, it always jumps into the pit, and it hurts people's minds.

“Professor Lu... isn't it advisable to jump into the chip pit? ”

Seeing the embarrassing look on Manager Sun's face, Ark Ha Ha smiled and said, “You are not electronics companies, it must be unrealistic to let you develop chips. I just think, since we have completed the production of several thousand nanometers wide of graphene material, why not try to challenge the next few nanometers wide of graphene nanobands? I know it's two completely different technologies, but I think we have all the power to make them. ”

The ark is not just a story.

While chatting with Professor Bawandi on the plane, he had plans to do so.

Now, of course, research is definitely dominated by controlled nuclear fusion.

Not to mention, even if he was interested in black technology such as carbon-based chips, the Jinling Institute of Higher Studies had no talent in this area.

Let's wait until the controlled fusion project is over and consider this.

I'm sure by then, a lot of the problems won't be a problem.

With a helpless smile on his face, Sun Manager shook his head.

A few nanowidths of graphene nanoband...

Easy to say.

It's all money...

……

The Controlled Nuclear Fusion Exchange Conference lasted five days.

This five-day harvest is also considered to be quite abundant for the Ark.

In addition to those interesting lectures, the advanced technology demonstrated by the major institutes greatly enriched his vision.

He purchased at least $40 million worth of equipment, including a three-alpha FRC unit.

Although the function of the FRC device compared to the microwave heating device is only to make the plasma heating rate a little faster and more stable, which is not a key technique, it is still useful in general.

In addition to FRC devices, such non-critical components, such as the He-3 atomic probe, are also included in the inventory purchased by the Ark.

Speaking of the HE-3 atomic probe, I have to mention Professor Razelson.

This former PPPL lab engineer, who has entered the industry as a technician, is now known as a mix in plasma physics.

With the connections that have accumulated in academia, he knows better than anyone what kind of experimental equipment those scholars need, and the hard thing is to make the HE-3 atomic probe technology big and strong without oil and water.

At the dinner on the evening of the closing of the meeting, while chatting with this old friend, the Ark learned that his business was getting bigger and bigger, not only maintaining close cooperation with more than twenty plasma institutes, but also becoming one of the suppliers of the ITER project.

Not only that, but the HE-3 atomic probe technology has also been upgraded with his improvements, and there is now a significant improvement in the accuracy of observation of high-density plasma.

Speaking of which, when HE-3 was first established, the Ark seemed to have invested millions of dollars.

In that case, does he seem to be one of the shareholders of this company?

“I bet this is definitely one of the most successful investments of your life," Professor Lazerson said with a laugh, "Those millions of dollars were worth at least 100 million now. When the prospects for controllable fusion technology are clear, I'm going to go public in the Nasdaq segment, and you'll just have to wait and count the money. ”

The ark laughed and said, "Really? Good luck with that. ”

Professor Razelson looked at the ship unexpectedly: “Why aren't you excited at all? ”

The Ark made a helpless look: "... when you've got more money than you can spend the rest of your life, even if suddenly someone tells you you've made hundreds of millions more, I'm afraid you'll have no expression. That's probably how I feel about money right now, you know. ”

While his hundreds of millions of dollars may not really rank well against the billions of millionaires on the Forbes Fortune List, the problem is that his billions are in cash, and the significance is completely different.

Coupled with his otherwise low consumption level, the founder of the Jinling Institute of Higher Studies, while spending a lot of money, surprisingly, is now not only returning books, but also making a lot of money for him because of patent fees.

Professor Razelson stared at the Ark for half a day.

It was a while before he shook his head.

“… no, I don't get it. ”

……

After the banquet hall at the end of the meeting, a group of people returned to the hotel room to pack their bags.

Flights back home will naturally have to be prepared in advance in order to allow more time before boarding tomorrow.

In the hallway of the hotel, we found Fiji and Mercy Calendar, both of whom were instructed by the Ark.

“Tomorrow morning at 8: 00, you will fly with Professor Li Changxia, remember not to get up late. ”

Fai Jingxuan: “Good professor… won't you come back with us? ”

The ark shook its head with a smile.

“I have a few things to take care of, you guys go back. ”