Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

In about three days, researchers at the STAR Institute of Astronomy completed the collation of experimental data.

At the same time, the Ark, which was responsible for compiling the data, also completed the writing of the paper, which was eventually signed by more than thirty people and contributed to the editorial section of the journal Science.

The phone rang just as he finished sending the manuscript.

When he picked up his phone and looked at it, he saw that it was Master Pan, and the ark pressed the connection key.

Almost as soon as the phone was connected, the voice of old Pan filled with laughter came from across the phone.

“You can, you kind of hurt Zhou's face this time. He only has a headache right now, how to spit out the spit and then swallow it back. ”

Hearing this, the ark leaned against the office chair and gave a helpless expression.

Can you blame him for putting his face together?

But even if he said it was a mistake, no one would believe it.

After a moment of pause, Dr. Pan changed his serious tone and continued: “Honestly, I was surprised to hear that you had set a target for the second experiment for 30 minutes. I didn't think I was underestimating what you were capable of, just because the Germans themselves didn't think that their WEGA devices could still be used to that extent. ”

Although time has only doubled, the difficulty is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

It is no exaggeration to say that this achievement alone, their research in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, has taken the world apart.

“What's next? What are you going to do next? ”

Upon hearing this question, the Ark smiled slightly and said its intention: “Next time, I intend to play for real. ”

Hearing this statement, Pan Yard confirmed in an incredible tone with a faint facial tone.

“Demonstration heap? ”

The ark holding the phone nodded.

“Exactly. ”

Hearing a positive answer from the ark, Pan Yard master across the phone sucked in a cold breath, his heart shock could not be added.

On pronunciation, experimental and demonstration heaps seem to read alike, but they are two completely different things.

The former is only an experimental device capable of meeting the most basic experimental needs of plasma experiments, while the latter is a demonstration reaction device that requires a range of links from plasma constraints to fusion reactions to electrical energy outputs.

Not surprisingly, for a long time this demonstration reactor will become a model project for controlled nuclear fusion reactors in China and around the world.

It is no exaggeration to say that the former is only a toy compared to the latter.

Although experiments in controllable fusion research have been under way for half a century and experimental stacks have been laid out, neither the Princeton Institute of Plasma Physics nor the Maple Society Institute of Plasma have been able to complete demonstration stacks for controllable nuclear fusion.

And the plan for the demonstration reactor will always remain on the timetable of the major research institutions.

In an uncertain tone, Pam asked, “Is it too early to start building demonstration heaps now? ”

The one-hour high-density plasma magnetic constraint experiment, while to be congratulated, starts now with this demonstration heap, and the steps are a little too big.

At least as far as the information available to him was concerned, there were many key issues that remained unresolved.

When he heard the ark on the other side of the phone so confident, he was even a little worried now that the guy was swollen.

In response to Pam's inquiry, the ark merely smiled slightly.

“It's not too early, so much can be done while researching and not necessarily have to wait until everything is ready to start. Not to mention the most critical superconducting magnets and control schemes that we've solved, the irradiation resistant materials on the first wall, which I'm sure is only a matter of time. As long as conditions permit, I am more than 80% sure I can build this demonstration stack. ”

Find a way to build the reactor's plasma running tracks, outdoor coils, water-cooled filters, etc. that can be built, like the coating material on the first wall, which is technically unsolvable, until it's solved and installed.

However, the specifications of the demonstration and experimental reactors are completely different, and the costs of the two are not at all on an order of magnitude.

And the money he's got, it's about the same.

Thinking about it, the canoe's gaze couldn't help but float to the pen at the corner of the table.

Looks like we're gonna have to write another letter.

……

Contributing to world-class journals such as Nature and Science is not easy for others, but it is not that difficult for the Ark.

Even without considering his own Nobel Prize halo and good academic reputation, as well as his past partnership with the Science editorial department, the weight behind the word controlled nuclear fusion is enough for the Science editorial department to take it seriously.

The data itself was not problematic and did not wait too long, and the paper was quickly approved and successfully published in the latest issue of Science.

And with the publication of that paper, almost the entire plasma physics community boiled down when people learned about the miracle that happened on the STAR device.

What's the idea of an hour?

Just a year ago, national research on the Tokamak project was still strong in terms of breakthroughs in seconds.

However, with the publication of this paper, the research findings of national research institutions have been directly removed.

Though such a long restraint time may not be necessary if pulsed ignition is used, the shock of this hour has shocked all the scholars who care about the device.

In addition to academia, the success of STAR devices has attracted widespread attention from the general public, which has led to lively discussions on the web.

Some applauded it as a major step forward.

Concern was also expressed that humankind was moving further and further along the path of death.

Others are indifferent, and after all, it's not the first time they've seen controllable fusion news. Twenty years ago, it was said that controlled fusion generation could be achieved by 20 years at the latest, but to this day no one has kept their promises.

But in any event, CTV is at the height of politics and pays the utmost attention to this major scientific breakthrough.

In the latest issue of the joint news broadcast, the Central Vision devoted a thematic time to a comprehensive coverage of the matter.

“Recently, the STAR Institute of Mimicry of Jinling in China published a paper in Science, which revealed the details of their latest controlled fusion experiment. ”

“In the experiment, a research team led by renowned Chinese scholar and Nobel Prize winner Professor Ark successfully completed an hour of plasma restraint. ”

“According to industry commentators, the breakthrough in this technology is expected to open a new chapter for research on controllable nuclear fusion…”

In the press, the central media routinely cited an interview with the outside media.

Sitting in front of the camera was Burton Richter, 1976 Nobel laureate, consultant to the Trialpha Corporation and professor at Stanford University, who, when asked by Radio and Television Colombia reporters about his views on the STAR device, used the word incredibly three times in a row and shocked himself.

“… When my colleagues told me that someone had spent more than an hour on plasma magnetic restraints, my first reaction was a ridiculous joke. Until he found the paper in the latest issue of Science and put it in front of me. ”

“Even now, my heart is full of surprises. Especially when I learned that this device was modified on the basis of a WEGA device, the shock in my heart couldn't be more. ”

“WEGA is never going to do this, not even the upgraded Spiral 7-X. ”

“I think the Chinese nation is ahead of the world in research on controlled nuclear fusion. If the problem of the most critical superconducting materials, plasma control schemes, has been effectively solved, they need only to address the damaging effects of plasma irradiation on the first wall materials again, and perhaps it will not take long to complete a real fusion reactor. After all, converting thermal energy into electricity is not a difficult thing in itself. ”

Speaking of which, Professor Burton Richter's expression is somewhat complex.

“We've been in controlled fusion research for half a century, but we're likely to lose in the last few seconds. I'm not kidding, the Department of Energy should pay attention...”

Regardless of the importance attached by the U.S. Department of Energy, the results of the STAR installation have attracted the attention of senior Chinese officials.

At the same time, a letter written by the Ark itself appeared on the Presbyterian desk as the paper published in Science succeeded in pushing the word controllable nuclear fusion to the tip of the global media attention.

It is this letter that has inspired countless sensitive nerves...