Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

In 1943, Mo Dao did not have such room-temperature superconducting materials that could meet the design requirements of the second-generation fusion experimental reactor.

But obviously, it was also in this year that we were looking for materials that could theoretically realize room temperature superconductivity within the framework of superconductivity theory.

A key breakthrough has been achieved.

Mo Dao has driven the fish called 'room temperature superconductivity' into a smaller range within the framework of his superconductivity theory.

Of course, for the research teams in various fields and systems responsible for the design of second-generation fusion experimental reactors,

Whether there is such a room-temperature superconducting material that can meet the prerequisites for the design of a second-generation fusion experimental reactor is not that important.

Just like the previous design work of deuterium and tritium fusion experimental reactors and even demonstration reactors,

Under the auspices of Mo Dao, they only need to complete the work of their respective research teams in accordance with Mo Dao's requirements for teams in various fields.

The requirements split by Mo Dao are definitely not easy for each research team, but the difficulties are not completely clueless.

For the second-generation fusion research team, this is a long time coming. In the midst of fulfilling research, they can feel that the work in their hands is constantly moving forward.

It seems that as long as they follow the direction pointed by Mo Dao, they can break through no matter how difficult the problem is.

For the materials research team of Qiusuo Research Institute,

This year also gave me some sense of a key turning point in Mo Dao's research on superconducting materials.

This year,

Mo Dao left it to the materials team to synthesize, and the by-product materials during the research process were not as numerous as in previous years.

There are still materials that do not exhibit superconductivity after synthesis.

What's special is that the critical temperatures of superconducting materials are often concentrated on similar horizontal lines for several consecutive materials.

The further back you go, the more obvious this feature becomes.

And at the end of 1943,

Mo Dao basically did not provide any by-products to the materials research team, nor did he ask the materials research team to synthesize a certain material expected by his theory.

From 1943 to 1944, the material synthesis work that had lasted for several years came to a complete halt.

The researchers who had previously engaged in this work had some vague guesses, and they couldn't help but feel a little nervous when they thought about it from time to time.

Has Chief Mo found such a room-temperature superconducting material?

But it's been so long and there's still no news.

Could it be that you are stuck in the last finishing position?

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44 years, this year, Mo Dao is fifty years old.

For most people, this age has begun to shift toward the end of middle age.

For most theoretical research work that requires more groundbreaking thinking,

This age is basically approaching the end of research work.

For Mo Dao, things in terms of thinking were not bad. The past few decades in this life were only a very small period in his life.

But it is inevitable that the energy for thinking will be affected by the passage of time and the aging of the body.

As we grow older, the likelihood of solving the problems we face inevitably decreases.

However, the room-temperature superconductivity problem faced in this life was not as troubled as the turbulence problem in the previous life, which plagued Mo Dao until the end of his life.

Since 1943,

Based on the further improvement of the superconducting theory, Mo Dao has vaguely 'seen' the existence of room temperature superconducting materials.

He is already certain that in his theoretical framework, there are room temperature superconducting materials that are different from the 027 material.

However, from 'seeing' to 'seeing clearly', which can be regarded as the final step, it did take a lot of time.

July,

For most people, this is an ordinary day.

When unknown changes have not yet really occurred,

Just like the day when the realization of fusion technology was announced, when the changes caused by technological changes have turned the entire world upside down,

Only then can people fully realize what happened on this day.

On this day,

From the moment he woke up in the morning, Mo Dao already knew that the theoretical work on room temperature superconducting materials would be completed on this day.

Because late the night before, he had clearly captured such a theoretical room-temperature superconducting material in his thinking.

But at this time, Mo Dao was no longer anxious about that day.

Instead, he tidied up and went back to rest peacefully for the night.

At this moment, he stood up quietly without disturbing Qin Huaishi who was still resting.

However, when Mo Dao left the bed, Miss Qin Huaishi opened her eyes immediately.

"I'll go to the study to think about some issues. You can go on to rest."

"Yeah. I'm going to get up later and have to go to the laboratory soon."

After saying a few simple words,

Mo Dao went to the study.

…

Sitting in the study, Mo Dao did not write, nor did he ask the supercomputer to use the supercomputer's computing power.

Just looking through some information on room temperature superconducting material research in the past few years,

Look at the data related to the by-product materials accumulated over the years.

Six years have passed since the 37 years when the theory of superconductivity was basically formed.

It has been sixteen or seventeen years since the 026 material was obtained in this life.

For a technology that is enough to bring about changes, this time is nothing.

In controllable nuclear fusion technology, Mo Dao also spent a lifetime solving the theoretical problems involved.

But for a researcher, these sixteen years can consume almost half of his youth.

Mo Daodu has gone from being in his thirties to being fifty years old now.

In the research of key technologies and the advancement of science and technology, time seems to be extremely worthless.

After reviewing all the key information,

Mo Dao stopped and just thought.

From the past ten years of research to the present,

Occasionally record with pen and paper, occasionally use supercomputer to assist with calculations,

But most of the time, in the face of some extremely jumpy thinking processes, these have no effect.

Most of the thinking was done in Mo Dao's mind.

now,

Capturing the theoretical existence of ‘room temperature superconducting material’,

In fact, just like the original 03709 material, there is a certain degree of chance.

In other words, it was a sudden flash of inspiration gained from accumulated experience during long-term thinking.

Otherwise, the process of continuing to inch closer to room temperature superconducting materials may take some more time.

But at this moment, this theoretical room-temperature superconducting material still only remains in Mo Dao’s inspiration.

Describe it using Mo Dao's superconducting theory and existing materials research technology,

All still require a considerable amount of calculation.

From early morning to noon, and from noon to evening,

Except occasionally pulling out a piece of paper and writing down one or two lines of formulas or key values,

Mo Dao didn't even take any action.

However, Mo Dao also had breakfast and lunch as usual.

Apart from thinking about this theoretical room-temperature superconducting material, Mo Dao's day seemed to be no different from usual.

Then,

When the evening sun set, Mo Dao stopped his research for the day.

He also completed the research work that lasted for more than ten years in this life.

There is not much complicated inference process,

Just like the research on turbulence theory in the previous life,

Mo Dao just found a piece of paper and wrote the final result on it.

only,

This symbolizes the result of room temperature superconducting materials,

It is not as simple as the original turbulence model.

For most researchers, formulas and equations that are exaggeratedly complex fill the front and back pages of a piece of paper.

The relevant values ​​are also listed on more than one page.

To some extent, this is also a manifestation of the fact that the theory of superconductivity is still not so perfect.

Otherwise, these formulas and equations should be more "beautiful".

However, for now, it is enough.