Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

"Teacher, this is the deputy chief engineer of the demonstration reactor project. He is much younger than me. After I retire, he will take over my position and continue to explore and research on further controllable nuclear fusion technology."

During the spring and summer social gatherings, Mo Dao's former student came to visit him with him, who was the deputy chief engineer of the demonstration reactor at that time, a relatively simple middle-aged man.

Several people were talking in the study room.

The afternoon sun shines through the study window and falls on several people in the study.

The student Mo Dao who spoke looked a little guilty.

The middle-aged deputy chief engineer of the Demonstration Reactor Project lowered his head slightly, with some shame on his face.

"Teacher, the second-generation fusion reactor experimental project may still take some time to be completed. We have betrayed your trust."

At this moment, Mo Dao, this student, was over seventy years old and was about to step down from his position as chief engineer of the demonstration reactor project.

Eighteen years have passed since Mo Dao took over the demonstration reactor project team.

For eighteen years, this student never dared to relax for a moment.

However, the results of scientific research are not subject to human will.

To this day, research on second-generation fusion technology is still progressing slowly.

It’s not that the second-generation fusion experimental reactor has not been built at all, but it has always been unable to meet their expectations.

"It doesn't matter, you have lived up to my trust. Before a ground-breaking breakthrough, some people need to accumulate work in obscurity. You have worked hard too."

Mo Dao will not ask his students to complete the work that he has not completed.

This is also the norm for such super projects. There may be one or two generations who have spent their youth and scientific research careers in it without seeing any results.

Just like the breakthrough of deuterium and tritium fusion technology, just because Mo Dao successfully realized controllable nuclear fusion technology in this life, we cannot ignore that there were a large number of scientific researchers who were engaged in research in this area before Mo Dao, laying the foundation for research. Base.

Besides, Mo Dao really has nothing to regret. For him, the goal set in this life has already been achieved.

"Thank you, teacher. It's not hard."

After receiving Mo Dao's affirmation, Mo Dao, a student in his seventies, still couldn't help but blush in front of his teacher.

I thought of many things and wanted to open my mouth to say something to this teacher.

But he couldn't make a sound for a long time, but every time he spoke, his eyes became redder.

At this moment,

Although Mo Dao's physical condition is not yet known to the public, basically everything that needs to be known is already known.

Mo Dao glanced at his student and the deputy chief engineer of the demonstration reactor, and could guess what they were thinking.

Just saying one more thing,

"Okay, there's nothing else to do, just go and do your business. There's no need to spend any more time here with me."

Mo Dao raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.

When he concentrated in front of his eyes, he could see the countdown that was constantly flowing.

Calculated at this moment, there is probably less than a month left.

The aging body is always prone to fatigue.

"teacher……"

The student stood up and called out,

He paused again, and finally just said,

"Teacher, let's leave first...I'll see you next time."

"Um."

Mo Dao watched the student and the deputy chief engineer leave.

At this moment, my mind really reminds me of Professor Hong and Academician Zhang who have been dead for decades in this life.

…

In addition to a few students in this life, there are some old acquaintances in various scientific research fields.

There were also people from above who made a special trip to visit Mo Dao.

Further up the Academy of Sciences, an old leader in charge of science and technology,

I came here on the request of the more senior leader.

However, after the greetings, another thing that had little to do with Mo Dao's current physical condition was mentioned first.

"Academician Mo, look at this."

Several people were also talking in the study.

Qin Huaishi, who was sitting next to Mo Dao, did not shy away.

The old leader handed Mo Dao a piece of information.

Mo Dao's eyes were inevitably a little blurry at this moment.

After spending some time, I barely managed to read through some key contents of the information.

Ignore the professional content in the field of materials,

This document said one thing.

Near a crater numbered 0760505 on the back of the moon,

A new substance was recently discovered, code-named 'Yue 08001'.

Then, during an accidental study, a senior researcher in materials science keenly captured some characteristics,

Through some specific processes, another material, mainly single-layer graphite, was combined on ‘Yue 08001’.

In the end, a blockbuster discovery was made: the material finally produced had room-temperature superconductivity.

Room-temperature superconducting materials were born without warning.

"The original material found on the back of the moon is not original on the moon's surface?"

Mo Dao put down the information and asked aloud.

At this time, China, which had already built a relatively large lunar base on the moon,

The exploration of the moon, including the far side of the moon, has been quite in-depth.

And it was only now, at this time, that this new material was discovered,

This means that this new material is also very scarce on the moon.

"Well, according to the news from the lunar base, this new material has only been found near that crater."

"According to the inference, it may come from outside the system."

"So far, the total amount of this new substance collected is no more than one kilogram."

"Can this raw material be actively synthesized?"

"In the material research field, a complete synthesis path has not yet been found."

After listening to the old leader's answer.

Mo Dao did not continue to ask.

Even if the material research field can really find a stable synthesis path for this new material one day in the future,

Mo Dao will definitely not see it in this life.

The reason why the old leader told him at this time is that

there is a strong correlation between the research of room temperature superconducting materials and controlled nuclear fusion.

The application of room temperature superconducting materials can greatly reduce the design difficulty of controlled nuclear fusion reactors,

and accelerate the realization of second-generation fusion reactors.

In addition, it can also provide considerable help to the miniaturization of controlled nuclear fusion reactors.

However,

the discovery of the path to this new material at this moment also means that Mo Dao was right to choose to break through the problem of controlled nuclear fusion from the direction of turbulence.

If controlled nuclear fusion is not achieved first, the problem of room temperature superconductivity cannot be solved at all. If it cannot be solved, it cannot be solved from the perspective of materials.

At this moment, the old leader sitting opposite Mo Dao also had some feelings.

Room temperature superconductivity technology has seen the dawn at this moment.

If luck is better, it can be discovered earlier.

On this basis, Academician Mo Dao will lead the team to make a breakthrough in the second-generation fusion technology.

Then, it will be possible to achieve a leap in fusion technology and energy technology soon.

It's just that now...

It's not that other researchers in the field of controlled nuclear fusion are not good enough,

but compared with Academician Mo, there is no meaning of comparison.

"Academician Mo, if room temperature superconductivity can be completely realized, it should be able to provide assistance for further research on controlled nuclear fusion."

"Well, maybe one day, the second-generation fusion technology can also be realized."

Mo Dao smiled and responded to the old leader.

After that,

the two talked about many issues.

At this time, the higher-ups had to communicate with Mo Dao more on various issues in the science and technology fields, especially the energy field.

Mo Dao's opinions are always very important.