Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

The emergence of room temperature superconducting materials,

Basically, it can be said that it can play a significant role in most fields related to electromagnetism.

A breakthrough in basic materials has a comprehensive impact.

Especially in the era of deuterium and tritium fusion,

When energy is already relatively abundant, materials become even more critical.

March.

When the outside world is buzzing with the research institute's breakthroughs in the field of room temperature superconducting materials,

Within the Qiusuo Research Institute, on the basis of room-temperature superconducting materials, they are intensively continuing to advance some work in accordance with previous plans.

The first is the industrial production and synthesis of room temperature superconducting materials, that is, third materials.

With the participation of core researchers such as Researcher Yu who synthesized the third material, this work progressed quickly.

It took two months.

May.

Without changing the overall synthesis process, Qiusuo Research Institute optimized the synthesis method and synthesis process of the third material.

Make it more suitable for industrial mass production.

Given the importance and confidentiality of tertiary materials at the moment, this is where the first tertiary materials were produced.

Simply find a place to stay inside the Qiusuo Research Institute.

Then,

August.

Without the need for new construction,

The first batch of industrially produced third materials was produced in the third material industrial production workshop located within the Qiusuo Research Institute.

At this moment, more than twenty years after the realization of deuterium-tritium fusion technology,

The intelligent transformation and upgrading of Huaguo Industry has been initially completed.

Although the products of the Suigu Project have not yet been born, industrial production has already been heavily intelligentized.

The same is true for the third material production workshop at the Qiusuo Research Institute.

There are basically not many technical personnel in the entire production process, and the entire process of the third material production process is basically unmanned.

The first batch of third materials produced from the workshop,

After testing by researcher Yu and other researchers in the field of materials, it was determined that it met the standards.

The production of room temperature superconducting materials has now opened a new stage.

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In addition, while the third material is completing industrial production.

Another thing that many people have not forgotten,

Naturally, Qiusuo Research Institute itself is even less likely to forget.

Under the leadership of Mo Dao, the theoretically designed helium 3 fusion experimental reactor was completed in advance based on the expectations of room temperature superconducting materials.

With the birth of room-temperature superconducting materials, the last piece of the puzzle has been completely filled in.

Helium-3 fusion experimental reactors with other parts and systems were already being manufactured in advance.

Entered the rapid construction stage.

After the third batch of material has completed its first batch of industrial production,

The first batch of materials was supplied to the Helium 3 fusion experimental reactor construction plan within the Qisu Research Institute.

If we say,

The previous realization of deuterium-tritium fusion controllable nuclear fusion technology,

It is based on Mo Dao’s advanced and perfect turbulence theory.

With an almost perfect theoretical design and a powerful approach,

The high-temperature plasma is cleverly restrained, allowing it to operate stably and continuously.

So in the controllable nuclear fusion reactor, the application of room temperature superconducting materials,

It is the power of materials science that works wonders.

In the case where room temperature superconducting materials are already available,

There were many previous problems in deuterium and tritium fusion that required complex designs to cover and bypass.

Under room temperature superconducting materials, they have been solved crudely, simply and directly, or some problems do not exist at all.

The most direct thing is that the supporting cooling equipment that was previously designed for the heating coils in the reactor took up a lot of space. It is meaningless now.

The basic principles of controllable nuclear fusion technology are not that complicated.

Most of the difficult problems in controllable fusion reactors are due to material limitations.

It would be an exaggeration to say that the birth of the tokamak device, magnetic confinement, inertial confinement and other controllable nuclear fusion technical routes are all due to compromises in material technology.

now,

The turbulence theory that has been applied to deuterium and tritium fusion before,

and the third material found by Mo Dao in this life,

The second-generation controllable nuclear fusion technology, which requires higher temperatures and higher pressures to maintain fusion, has the basis for its realization. Helium-3 fusion technology.

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In addition to the construction of the helium 3 fusion experimental reactor,

For those within Qiusuo Research Institute at this moment,

The greatest value of room temperature superconducting materials is probably in the electric propulsion technology in the aerospace field.

Mo Dao had never thought about relying on chemical energy to achieve long voyages and realize the transformation of the earth's home planet civilization into an interstellar civilization.

Even though the carrying capacity of the Yuanhang 6 at this moment has reached 300 meters, this behemoth can be called a wonder of this era.

But regardless of the natural shortcomings of chemical energy rockets and the inevitable overload problem before breaking through the atmosphere,

It is also a matter of carrying cost, thrust-to-weight ratio limit, and fuel limit.

All of them limit the possibility of chemical energy rockets being used for frequent interstellar travel and long-distance voyages.

Electric propulsion technology is almost the only option.

Therefore, in addition to the construction of the helium 3 fusion experimental reactor,

The remaining third materials were basically given to the electric propulsion research team in the aerospace field.

Room-temperature superconducting materials happen to play a considerable role in the research of electric propulsion technology.

In other words,

Why have you spent so much time devoting yourself to the research of room temperature superconducting materials for so long?

A large part of the reason is the key role room-temperature superconducting materials can play in electric propulsion systems.

At this time, the helium 3 fusion experimental reactor is still being constructed according to the previous theoretical design.

Mo Dao also devoted most of his time to the research of electric propulsion technology in the aerospace field.

As electric propulsion technology has caught up with the limits of the previous generation, we are trying to continue to make breakthroughs in electric propulsion technology based on third materials.

For Mo Dao,

The current relatively ideal power system of the spacecraft,

Naturally, the helium-3 fusion reactor is used as the energy source, and the electric propulsion engine is used to drive the spacecraft to sail.

In this way, while carrying enough helium 3 and replenishing working fluid along the way,

Such a spaceship can sail for a long time and a long distance.

As long as the other systems of the spacecraft are satisfactory, this power system may be able to touch the edge of the solar system.

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In addition, research teams in other fields within Qiusuo Institute,

Many are also particularly excited about the birth of room temperature superconducting materials.

In the quantum computer-related research field of Qiusuo Research Institute, research teams such as the artificial intelligence team also requested some room-temperature superconducting materials for experiments.

And outside the Research Institute.

room temperature superconducting materials,

The most direct and widespread application,

Probably in the field of power transmission.

Now that deuterium-tritium fusion reactors have become popular on a large scale,

At the moment, most of the cost of electricity is in transmission loss and transmission costs.

Room temperature superconducting materials have natural zero resistance characteristics.

It is really suitable for it to be used in the field of power transmission.

Using controllable fusion reactors as energy sources,

The power network made of superconducting materials can deliver electricity to thousands of households with almost no loss.

Finally, on the terminal, superconducting materials are used to achieve ultra-high-density energy storage devices.

This is an almost perfect power network from production to use.

to this end,

The person in charge of the power department, an old leader whom Xie Xie and Mo Dao had met many times in this life,

There is also a person in charge of the communications department and a person in charge of the rail transit field.

Together in September, we visited Qiusuo Research Institute.

An exchange was held on issues related to third materials.