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Volume 4: Walking in the Solar System Chapter 50: Science and Technology Museum

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    After reading Andreev's email, Li Zhuang stopped reading the strange files and stood up to prepare to be a mouse.  He liked to crawl around underground so much that Lisa nicknamed him "Big Mouse."  Some people are uncomfortable underground, but computer experts are always happy in a basement.

    Vicky helped her father open the multi-layer automatic door, and the "big mouse" took the rail car back to the underground factory of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute with ease.  The intelligent life in the workshop was working overtime diligently, and the five speakers were in charge of the overall situation. He said hello to his father.  Li Zhuang responded casually, looking around the workshop to see if there was anything that needed improvement.  Wang Chengmin and Jin Guozheng kept the complex underground factory in order, and even Thomas occasionally came down to find problems.

    The underground factory has a complete production chain. In addition to raw materials for the electronics industry, there are nearly 80 various workshops that can complete the production process of a full set of parts and accessories for intelligent brains and robots.

    When Li Zhuang walked to the laboratory, he was surprised to find that it was brightly lit. When he took a closer look, it turned out that Thomas was working inside.  He knocked on the door and went in. "Tom Cat" didn't even raise his head and asked directly: "What are you doing here again?"

    "How did you know it was me?" The computer expert was a little embarrassed, "You seem to only come here at night?"

    "Tom Cat" curled his lips disdainfully, "Is there sunshine, beach and ocean here? It's so comfortable to stay on the ground during the day, but it's the same everywhere at night. The key technology is safety in underground laboratory research. Of course I know it's you, because I can come  You are the only one in the underground factory who would crawl around at night.¡±

    "Haha, you're busy then, I'm going back." Before Thomas could say anything to chase people away, Li Zhuang quietly closed the door and ran home quickly.  The light in the living room was still on, and Lisa was probably watching TV again. Li Zhuang didn't bother her. He opened the sliding door and prepared to take a shower first.

    The basement and passageways smelled bad. In order to avoid being criticized by his wife, he had to clean them before meeting her every time he finished being a rat.  As soon as they reached the door of the bathroom, Lisa suddenly opened the door and rushed out, and the two of them almost bumped into each other.

    "Hey, your facial mask has changed again? Do you need to apply it every day?" Li Zhuang looked at the mask on his wife's face and couldn't help but complain.

    "Oh, living with you is so boring. I don't know why I thought of marrying you in the first place, poor young man." The chairman's wife shook her head, pushed her husband away, and returned to the living room to continue watching TV.

    "I'm surprised that a line of dialogue can trigger such a complicated topic." After the computer expert muttered, he ordered the home control computer to turn on the bathing system and hummed while taking a bath, "I smiled proudly, I smiled triumphantly, she is still a little girl after all.  It¡¯s so deceptive; if you find someone similar to me, I¡¯m afraid something will go wrong a long time ago. My original strategy was absolutely correct, hahaha!¡±

    After washing up, Li Zhuang thought of another problem. The family life of so many powerful people is not happy, and many of them have never been married. It seems that people like them are not suitable for starting a family, especially the paranoid type. "God treats me well."  It¡¯s not bad, a person like me who doesn¡¯t have much feeling for love actually became the father of twelve children, and there was no fire in the house, haha.¡±

    "I met Thomas, am I better than him? At least he's not that weird!" The computer expert sat on the sofa and was very unconvinced. He felt that his wife was wrong to say that he was boring.

    Lisa beside her muttered something, and then she couldn't help laughing. Li Zhuang was confused, scratched his head and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"

    "Although you are not as weird as him, he is funnier than you and can coax girls. How long has it been since you gave me flowers? It's not even Valentine's Day. How can Thomas be considerate? His wife was coaxed to death by him.  But I want to coax you, speechless!"

    "Um, I guess you can't say that, right? I think there's something wrong with your logic. You are an adult and we are a couple. It's normal for me to be unhappy and for you to excuse me. There's no need to laugh so happily about this, right?"

    "Haha, I'm too lazy to talk about love with you; I laugh because Thomas and you are a match between cat and mouse. It's rare that both of you like to watch childish cartoons and have a tacit understanding. Big Mouse, Tom Cat, haha, I'll give you the nickname  The level is pretty good!¡±

    Li Zhuang had stars in his eyes and didn¡¯t know what to say. Lisa was watching a romantic drama with red eyes. He felt that ¡°men and women are two kinds of people¡± was right, so he chose to go for a walk and continue to think about technical issues.

    "Don't leave yet. Tomorrow is Saturday. The children are going to see the Science and Technology Museum. You take them there. I have to work overtime." The chairman's wife ordered.

    Li Zhuang readily agreed, "No problem, I will take care of them." He was planning to visit the Building Block Club. The Science and Technology Museum is not far from the Building Block Club, so he could kill two birds with one stone and relax.

    The computer expert is prone to falling asleep when taking a walk, so he often loses track of time. When he returns home, he finds that Lisa has fallen asleep and looks peaceful.  He knows his wifeI rarely suffer from insomnia and my sleep quality is excellent, so I don¡¯t worry about family problems, because people who are dissatisfied with their husbands generally feel awkward sleeping at home and age quickly.  He quietly got into bed and snored slightly after a while. His wife did not even know that she had pulled the quilt away. Fortunately, the home computer automatically adjusted the temperature of the room.

    "It's so itchy, who is it?" Li Zhuang suddenly sat up and muttered, rubbing his groggy eyes.

    "Dad, it's half past seven, it's time to get up." Li Xinling put the feathers in her pocket and answered.  The children on the side rushed forward. The older ones helped their father put on clothes, while the younger ones helped their father put on his shoes. The scene was chaotic.

    "Hey, you guys go down, I'll do it myself." Li Zhuang looked at the torn top and shook his head repeatedly, drove the group of children away, went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, then found some casual clothes in the closet and put it on and went downstairs.

    "Shuangwei, you are taking the lead today, Xiaowei and Xiaowei are assisting." Li Zhuang gave orders while eating, which caused Sunwei to protest, "Dad, you are using child labor illegally, and I am a minor."

    Sunwei is in the period of changing his voice, and the sound produced by the drake voice is very interesting. Li Zhuang chuckles, "You will be fifteen years old soon. In our family, you are considered an adult when you are fourteen years old. Besides, you are a high school student, so you are not considered a child laborer."

    "Then we are child laborers and we are protesting seriously." Xiao Wei and Xiao Wei cheered for their eldest brother in unison.

    "The protest is ineffective. In our family, eleven years old is considered an adult and is not considered child labor. I was catching eels to support my family when I was ten years old." The computer expert was forced to re-revise the definition of child labor. Lisa next to her laughed.  .

    The three "child workers" were dumbfounded, and they were all thinking about how to retort. The children nearby were clapping their hands and making noises, and they didn't know what they were enjoying.  Li Xinling said nothing, for fear of being burned by the fire. She would be eight years old at the end of the year. According to her father's definition, she was not young, because he started harvesting rice at the age of seven.

    Li Zhuang is very prestigious in the family, and the children are a little afraid of him. He is a different kind of "strict father".  Although he rarely uses domestic violence, he has studied child psychology and education well and knows what children are thinking. These children are no match for him and generally choose not to verbally confront their fathers sensibly.

    Lisa finished breakfast and Shi Shiran drove to work. The distress of the Sunway trio did not last long. Li Meng and Chen Xiaojun came over with a group of people.  Li Meng's children are all over 20, and the Sunway trio finally escaped the "child labor" treatment and can visit freely.  Arthur is not married and is one of the main security guards and coachman today.

    "Zhuangtou, the new science and technology museum opened last month. I heard it is better-looking than before and very dazzling. Unfortunately, we still don't charge tickets. The company has lost a big source of money." Chen Xiaojun said with regret that it was free in the car.

    "Haha, you, this is a public welfare project, why do you charge tickets?" Li Zhuang didn't intend to explain to him, it was complicated.  This time we are going to the new Science and Technology Museum, a project with an investment of 30 million gold coupons. It has six exhibition halls and a service building. It is jointly invested by multiple branches of United Technologies Corporation, including the Smart Life Museum, the Medical Museum,  Energy Hall, Power Hall, Military Industry Hall and Aerospace Hall.

    It can be seen from the investors that the focus of this public welfare project is the advertising effect, and the so-called donation has a purpose.  It makes no sense for tourists to consider these things. Many people linger in places of interest.

    After passing a series of security facilities, Li Zhuang and his party joined the group of tourists. The first thing they saw was the Smart Living Museum.  Since I arrived early, there were not many tourists in this huge two-story building for the time being, but it will reach its peak in two hours.

    The Smart Living Museum provides exhibits from the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and related industrial groups, including miniature versions of intelligent transportation system operating models, various types of civilian robots, smart appliances, smart transportation, smart home networks and smart brains, and a series of products.  Li Zhuang introduced it to the older children, younger children and laymen one by one. Later, a group of people followed him. They were basically the children of company employees and there were very few outsiders.

    Li Zhuang¡¯s explanation level was not very good, and the scene gradually turned into a popular science Q&A, which made him dumbfounded.  The children didn't spend long in the smart life store because many products are available at home.

    There are many interesting things in the medical museum, including various portable testing instruments, medical equipment, a wide variety of medicines and daily life tips, which are interesting to different groups of people.  There is some sensitive information here, perhaps Reed and Han Shumei did this on purpose.  Many tourists are eager to memorize all this information and then go back to deal with those unscrupulous hospitals and drug dealers.

    Even Li Zhuang was dazzled by the energy museum. He didn't know that the company had such a rich range of products in this field.  The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute only uses three types of batteries, isotope batteries, super batteries and lithium-sulfur batteries, all of which are high-end products. There are far more products in the battery field, not to mention the entire energy field.Disposable products include alkaline batteries, zinc-air batteries, and hydrogen-oxygen batteries. There is a dazzling array of products. Each product has a detailed introduction, including its principles.

    The main rechargeable ones are lithium battery series, lithium polymer batteries, nickel cobalt manganese batteries, lithium manganate batteries and lithium sulfur batteries.  Lithium batteries have developed rapidly in recent years, completely eliminating lead-acid and nickel-metal hydride batteries, and their costs have dropped significantly.  There is a model of the super battery on the exhibition stand, but there is no actual product. Citi has launched a similar product, but the performance is not as high as the company's and the cost is unknown.

    The crowd standing in front of the Super Battery booth marveled in admiration, feeling that the advancement of technology was astonishing.  Top-level lithium-sulfur batteries can travel 3,000 kilometers on a charge, but they are prohibitively expensive, cannot be charged quickly, and have average cycle life.  Super batteries of the same quality can be charged quickly and have a driving range of up to 20,000 kilometers. However, because this kind of battery can be used in the military, it cannot be used for civilian use for the time being.

    The volumetric energy density and power density of flywheel batteries are satisfactory. However, the sales of flywheel cars are very small, and people are worried that the flywheel that rotates rapidly in the vacuum will become a drop of blood in a car accident.

    ??Biological batteries are an outlier. Currently, only wles and a French company have finished products for sale. The sales volume is not large. There are many people who are interested, but they are unwilling to buy it. The mileage is similar to that of lithium batteries, and the cost is similar.

    The proton exchange membrane fuel cell has its own booth, and underground hydrogen storage tanks are supplying fuel to it for on-site demonstration. This high-efficiency fuel cell can be used in spacecraft.  The company uses self-developed products, which are slightly inferior to Citigroup, but the gap is not big.  Cars using proton exchange membrane fuel cells have already taken to the streets in batches. Although the cost of nano-alloy high-pressure hydrogen storage tanks has dropped significantly, they are not liquefied and are unacceptable to the public.  The driving range of hydrogen fuel cells is greatly affected as a result, and they cannot compare with lithium batteries plus concentrated solar chargers.

    The booth for solar cells is very large, with silicon solar cells, compound solar cells, concentrating solar cells and nano solar cells being the mainstream.  The efficiency of nanocrystal solar cells is not high. Although the company's current research level is the highest in the industry, it is still only 15%, but the price is far cheaper than silicon solar cells.  This kind of battery is the mainstream of civilian solar cells and is now everywhere. It has been widely authorized by Wesson Technology and has been rapidly promoted.

    Both the isotope battery and the space reactor power station only have models, but Li Zhuang knows that these two products have been developed very well. The old thermionic space reactor power station has been eliminated, the new thermoacoustic conversion type has an efficiency of up to 18%, and the more advanced  Nano-gold lithium hydride type combined with improved thermoacoustic conversion type can reach 25%~30%, which will be the main power source of solar system detectors.

    Power plants are all models with complete categories, such as natural gas/coal-fired power plant models, solid oxide fuel cell power plants using hydrogen and natural gas as fuel, concentrated solar power plants, nuclear fission power plants and nuclear fusion power plants, etc.

    The most eye-catching power plant category is the space solar power station with an output power of 2 million kilowatts, which is expected to be completed within three years.  The space power plant is positioned in geosynchronous orbit above the equator, using invisible lasers to transmit power, with a receiving station in the desert near Lake McKay.  This booth has huge pictures describing a bright future to visitors.

    "Dad, can this power plant really achieve its expected goals?" Sunway asked.

    Li Zhuang smiled and said: "Haha, it should be no problem. The Department of Energy and the Department of Physics are both confident, but asa is not confident." The three departments have been quarreling recently, all over this space solar power plant.  Chen Deqi disagreed, and Andreev did not express his opinion.  Hamilton's attitude is ambiguous. He feels that ASA's resources are tight, but he also feels that this space power plant will be a huge profit.  The Department of Energy and WLES have plenty of money. Bernard Jr. vowed that there will be no problems with laser power transmission. The company is very mature in this field.

    This matter went to a joint meeting of ninety-nine people, and it was finally voted through. The investment was provided by wles, and with the cooperation of other departments, the asa Aerospace Vehicle Research Institute established a space solar power plant project team to be responsible for research on attitude control and maintenance. It is very possible  To become the first space solar power plant built on earth, it may use "artificial black hole" technology to enhance the absorption efficiency of solar energy.  Although Japan and Citigroup have been clamoring for many years, there has always been a lot of thunder but little rain, the initial investment is too large, and the difficulty of maintenance is unknown, but in theory it can indeed make a fortune, and it is a very clean energy.

    "Zhuangtou, isn't this power plant a weapon?" Chen Xiaojun was a little skeptical.

    "The principle is completely different. The higher the light absorption efficiency within the range that the material can withstand, the better. This thing is the target of the laser cannon. As long as we want to hit it, of course we will take defensive measures to prevent it from being easily dismantled. I hope it doesn't  It has become a weapon in space warfare. Although it uses microwaves to convert it, its power is not inferior to nuclear weapons and its lethality is extremely large. In the past, 007 had super concentrated solar weapons, but it could not protect against electromagnetic guns and aerospace fighters.It can also be easily dealt with if you use the right strategies.  "

    The exhibits in the Power Hall are very familiar to Li Zhuang, including motors/generators, internal combustion engines, steam turbines, gas turbines, and turbines used in the military. The children are not interested because the Military Industry Hall and the Aerospace Hall are more attractive.

    Li Zhuang told Chen Xiaojun and Li Meng to take good care of the children and took Arthur to a nearby building block club.  This weirdly named "Building Block Club" is actually the company's internal technology market, a product of a weird system. The name comes from Macaulay's original words, "We are like building blocks. There are too many technologies and we don't know what to do."  how to choose".

    Li Zhuang has never been to a building block club, but he has admired its name for a long time and is very curious about its operating system.

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