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Volume 3 Big Scene Chapter 31 Alchemy Furnace (2)

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    Guo Bao's family is currently in the same community as Li Zhuang's family, but he plans to move back to the Biotechnology Research Institute after the biorobotics project finds enough manpower or is completed.

    "Harris is very busy right now. Could it be that you want to take over his role as an angel?" Panda's speaking style has always been like this, and he often curses without using curse words.

    "I thought of artificial gold and felt pity for the ordinary people who were robbed." Li Zhuang was not angry.

    ¡°Oh, if this project is successful, we can build a golden house at Sunway Playground for tourists to visit,¡± Guo Bao said with a smile.

    "Halo, this thing is far from successful. How do you have time to go out for a walk? You used to work in an underground laboratory," Li Zhuang asked.

    "Our biological robot has achieved victory in the first stage. I come back to take a breath."

    "How long will it take to reach my goal?"

    "Cell culture in the laboratory is not a problem, but the chip you provide is not integrated enough. At least you have to provide me with a single chip integrating 30,000 neurons. This is the conclusion reached by Harris after careful calculation."

    Li Zhuang touched his head with his hand, made some gestures, and then replied: "It can be completed by June next year. I checked the progress report of the nanolithography laboratory."

    The two didn¡¯t talk for long before the national treasure was called away by Han Qingxiu because the triplets were crying.  Li Zhuang continued to walk, Lili's head had become a bit chaotic.

    ? It is not a good thing to develop too fast. It will easily make the management busy and cause delays in operation. Fortunately, the company's ERP system is perfect.  With the establishment of the four cities, the population and territory under the direct jurisdiction of United Technologies Corporation has rapidly expanded from the initial 1,000 square kilometers and 100,000 people to nearly 60,000 square kilometers and 4 million people.

    The agricultural land area of ??gsaa has been expanding. Nearly 60% of the business of environmental improvement group wlea is also concentrated in Australia, and it has taken on many orders from large farms.

    Xinwei City, which covers an area of ??20,000 square kilometers, currently does not have many people and most of it is desert. The mayor is temporarily in charge of the job.  Weston City is located next to the Fitzroy River, east of Sunway City.  Wilim City is located south of Sunway City, laid out in a long strip along Highway 1.  The center of the four cities is Sunway City. What the media calls D.W or Sunway City refers to United Technologies Corporation.

    Sunway City is a freak, just like United Technologies.  The land here is owned by United Technologies and was later purchased in batches by internal employees.  The companies here are all related to the company. They are either directly invested and controlled by the company, or they are run by employees' families, relatives, and friends.  In the research institutions and manufacturing companies controlled by the company, the management holds 20 to 49% of the shares according to different classifications. There are strict restrictions on share transfers, and the salary system is implemented according to the United Technologies Corporation headquarters.

    Canberra had some difficulties and didn¡¯t know how to classify this system. Later, the upper management simply called it Sunway Special Zone.  This is a nondescript but very fighting group, and everyone in it is intertwined.

    The international "artificial sun" project (iter project, controllable nuclear fusion) was launched as early as 2006 and is expected to be successful within the next ten years.  MacMillan, the president of the Energy Group, is a company executive who strongly promotes the construction of the Institute of Theoretical Physics. Whenever he is free, he will go to Wesson City to find Durand and Xavier.

    The research on the ter experimental reactor started four years ago. At first, the team members were small, and it was mainly conducted in Australia. Since Weisen Technology moved to Sunway Town, progress has been rapid, and it has been able to keep up with the progress of international mainstream research.  After the big recruitment, new researchers came up with many new ideas to improve theoretical research.

    The company¡¯s theoretical research on lithium has begun since the establishment of Weisen Technology. It is no stranger to lithium-6 and lithium-7, and the research on aluminum-lithium alloys is very in-depth.  At that time, some researchers joked that if they could make isotope batteries, they would not have to go to such trouble to develop lithium iron phosphate and lithium manganate.

    The most efficient tritium-producing reactor is the heavy water reactor, which is also a hot thing. The joint research team is really large and has capable people from the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the Institute of New Materials.  Regarding this matter, the human resources department's idea is to start poaching people again, while the company's senior management is worried about where to build a heavy water reactor and build a heavy water extraction plant.  Xavier also has a plan to study the mass production of tritium reactors with fast neutron flux, and this needs to be submitted for approval.

    Everyone thinks that if this continues, it will be difficult not to build a nuclear bomb. Everything is ready. You only need to use computers to simulate test explosions. Advanced processing robots and assembly robots can build a nuclear bomb in a very short time.  As for the nuclear weapons test zone, there is no solution for the time being. Reporting to Canberra or not reporting is a dilemma.

    Nuclear bombs are a very sensitive thing. As a research institution, having such a thing brings less blessings and more disasters.  Research progress in the fields of nanotechnology and artificial intelligence has accelerated research in other fields. Whether it is a disaster or a blessing, no one can know.

     The large sand desert covers an area of ??410,000 square kilometers and is very rich in resources. However, it is controlled by the subtropical high pressure and the southeasterly trade winds from the mainland all year round, plus the influence of the Western Australian cold current, and there is very little rainfall.

    When Lizhuang originally chose this place, harsh natural conditions, abundant resources, and the latitude suitable for establishing a space base were the main factors.  If the natural conditions are not good, the land purchase price is not high; the rich resources and strong sunshine can just meet the needs of the industrial zone.  With the extensive use of robots, mining in the desert has become relatively simple. The only problem is transportation. The construction of railways and roads is still being planned.

    Mercury, arsenic, lead, and zinc associated with gold mines are all needed by the company. The Mineral and Mineral Research Institute has been systematically exploring resources in the desert since its establishment.  A large number of gold mines have been discovered in the Great Sand Desert, and even some small mines with little mining value have applied for mining licenses.

    The deep construction robots of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute have many brothers. The mining robots are the most numerous. They mainly replace miners and are far more powerful than humans.  The value of gold mined by such robots in the desert has exceeded the cost of manufacturing and using them, which can be regarded as a virtuous cycle.

    The facilities related to the comprehensive research plan known as the "Alchemy Furnace" have many uses. Artificial gold is just a by-product, at least that's what Li Zhuang thinks.

    The giant supercapacitor battery pack is a supporting project for the powerful laser cannon based on the laser weapon in the theater.  This kind of research is not new. Major countries have developed ground-based laser weapons. Large capacitors have become the first choice due to their charging and discharging characteristics.  Nuclear lasers are stronger. The Nuclear Laser Laboratory of the Laser Weapon Research Institute has transferred 60 physicists from the Institute of Theoretical Physics to engage in this research.

    Thinking of laser weapons, Li Zhuang found it very funny.  The work of the Rabbit Terminator RT is very effective, but the outside world is focusing on the solid-state laser because it is a practical laser weapon with small size, long life, and damage capability exceeding the same-power laser gun used by the Citizen military.  If you can kill a running rabbit, you can naturally kill a person who is not running fast.  United Technologies planned to produce 3,000 units and improve the detection system and identification system to double as vole terminators, but Canberra stopped it.  The existing 500 RTs will be retained. It is probably the intention of the military. They want to see the lifespan and stability of this kind of combat robot, because the RT administrators are all former soldiers who have taken off their military uniforms.

    The Laser Weapon Research Institute does not appear in the company directory. It is called the Second Laser Engineering Research Institute within the company. It is jointly managed by the Military Industry Research Institute and the Institute of Applied Physics. The research on high-energy laser weapons involves six key technologies.  Research on lasers, large-aperture launch systems, precision tracking and aiming systems, laser atmospheric transmission and compensation, laser damage mechanisms, and overall laser technology are all very in-depth.  The cutting-edge technologies of other research institutes are basically used free of charge by the Laser Weapon Research Institute, and the researchers have no objection to this.

    ?? Developing nuclear lasers requires uranium. The Mineral and Mineral Research Institute has been exploring in barren lands and has discovered several uranium deposits, but they are buried too deep and require the use of more powerful mining robots.

    Australia is a big island with impeccable resources. The only oil is not very good. Fortunately, the company does not use a large amount, otherwise it would have to be affected by the international situation.  Australia is rich in uranium, accounting for 23% of the world's total, but it does not have a single nuclear power plant. After the Japanese nuclear crisis, the value of uranium mining companies plummeted.

    For the "Alchemy Furnace" project, the infrastructure group originally planned to apply to build a nuclear power plant, but was widely dissuaded.  The cost of repairing this thing is second to none. In terms of technology, the French have enough strength and are willing to build it for the company, but Canberra can't get through it at all.

    Site selection is the biggest trouble. Due to cooling problems, nuclear power plants are mostly built on the seaside and require a lot of water. However, environmental protection problems along Highway 1 are serious.  As for building it inside the desert, this idea is very bold, but Wang Mei has to complain.

    China¡¯s demand has dropped severely in recent years, and Australia¡¯s resource supply has mostly shifted to other countries. The company has been hoarding natural gas used in fuel cell power plants.  The application for a combined coal-fired and solar power plant with an installed capacity of 5 million kilowatts has been approved. It has done relatively well in terms of environmental protection, but the problem of carbon dioxide emissions is not small.

    Canberra doesn¡¯t understand why United Technologies still needs to build such a large combined power plant when the power supply is already sufficient. Is it too much money to panic?  The environmental issues criticized by some groups were rectified by well-prepared data and explanations, and the large-scale combined power plant project was able to be implemented.

    Power management technology has always been the company's strength. Although there is a big difference between weak current and strong current, the Transmission and Distribution Laboratory of the New Energy Research Institute still has enough strength to design a good converter station. Some key technologies have also been applied to the ABB Group.  Technical assistance.  The entire company mainly uses DC power, and only a few special locations require AC power.

    The "Alchemy Furnace" plan, on the one hand, is to build a particle accelerator.?Improving the company's construction capabilities in related research facilities, on the other hand, allows these scientists and engineers to increase their experience and accelerate research progress.  In terms of particle research, it is not as sensitive as aerospace technology. The company has collected many high-quality talents, most of whom come from famous universities and research institutions. As long as there is sufficient investment, it will not be slower than CERN.  As long as you accumulate enough, you can catch up with iter in the short term.

    Because research in particle physics cannot directly produce benefits, funding problems have always been serious, and many unknown scientists are living in a state of subsistence.

    When it comes to alchemy, physicists are very interested.  Directly manufacturing gold has always been a dream of mankind.  The researchers who were transferred to the "Alchemy Furnace" project all grew up in Wesson City, so confidentiality is relatively strict.  Although the Alchemy Furnace Project does not actually involve alchemy, it involves a lot of advanced technologies and brings more by-products. These derived technologies can be used in other fields.

    In the research of superconducting materials, China has always been at the forefront of the world.  When Weisen Technology was founded, the research on high-temperature superconducting materials was considered, and the magnetic materials project team recruited many solid researchers.  Research on controlled magnetic confinement has been slowly progressing without stopping.

    How to generate a higher magnetic field, the Materials Research Institute has been paying attention to the progress of new international theories.  The newly joined institute director, Professor Wu Wenkai, is a top expert in China, and vice president Xiao Zhicheng is no stranger to theory.

    It is estimated that there is not a large team in the world that will be dedicated to the artificial gold project, investing tens of billions of dollars, and staffing hundreds of first-class scientists in different fields, even though it is just a research project in the name of alchemy.

    The atomic number of mercury is 80, and the atomic number of gold is 79, so mercury is mostly used in artificial gold.  In 1941, Dr. Bainbridge of Harvard University and his assistants used "slow neutron technology" to successfully turn mercury, which has an atomic number one greater than gold, into gold, proving that the Midas touch was feasible.

    The cost of artificial gold produced in laboratories is very high, far exceeding the price of natural gold, and has no practical significance.  Even so, there are still groups who are keen on artificial gold, and the French are at the forefront. They have the most advanced technology at present, and alchemy is ten times the cost.  Two years ago, when the news broke, the media found a new topic.

    The company¡¯s level of laser technology has reached the forefront of the world, comparable to that of Citigroup.  The research on superconducting materials exceeds that of Citigroup, and the ultra-strong magnetic field generation and magnetic confinement technologies are not inferior to other institutions. Although each technology may not be leading, the combination cannot be underestimated.

    In terms of neutron sources, the Institute of Theoretical Physics is studying the spallation neutron source, which is an essential research device in particle physics and nuclear physics.  A fast neutron reactor that continuously produces a stream of neutrons is being submitted for approval.  Local uranium mines are not a problem, and small research reactors are easily approved.

    The research on laser accelerators has made great progress in recent years. The Institute of Theoretical Physics plans to develop compact laser accelerators to take advantage of the company's advantages in this area. There are also compact linear accelerators and so on.

    There are many technical solutions, and the ones submitted by the research institute make the company¡¯s senior management go crazy because they can¡¯t understand them.  Among the reports submitted by the company's major research institutes, what the management is most worried about are the cutting-edge research projects written by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and the Institute of Mathematics.

    Li Zhuang remembers that in May, Durand asked him how to arrange the preliminary work, and his answer was, "We need to help the Military Industry Research Institute and the New Energy Research Institute improve their research level and improve existing products."

    "Except for national institutions and universities, which company will purely engage in theoretical research? Those advanced theories are left to the masters. We only need to prove their assumptions."

    As night fell and the sky was filled with stars, Li Zhuang sighed. Theoretical research is so difficult. Interstellar travel does not know how long it will take. Everything requires a solid foundation.

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