Section 250

Boom, the base was completely blown up, broken torsos and limbs flew everywhere, and even those who survived were directly exposed to the air of Mars because they were not wearing protective clothing, and they were suffocated to death.

And he and the team around him were also blown away by the powerful shock wave because they were very close to the explosion point.

When he fell to the ground, he realized that there was a hole in his mask and a leak occurred, and his eyes gradually revealed sadness.

…

On the bed, Xiao Yi sat up suddenly and gasped violently.

It was not until a moment later that he calmed down, looked at the surrounding environment, and suddenly realized.

"It turned out to be a dream."

And there was a dream within a dream.

Recalling the details.

The dream within the dream is that humans have found the direction of scientific and technological development. The prospects for material technology are endless. Those materials that only existed in fantasy in the past can really be realized in the real world.

In the dream, the development of science and technology has reached its limit, and material technology has finally reached its limit, which has led to the only way for mankind to go, and when the mountain is completely eaten up, there will be only destruction.

Of course, in the dream, Xiao Yi still remembers some details. Scientists in the field of metaverse are respected by most people. If young people want to become scientists, most of them will choose to become metaverse scientists instead of materials science, nuclear physics and other fields.

Scientists like him who have studied nuclear fusion were respected by all mankind a few centuries ago, but after a few centuries, because material technology can no longer see the future, he and his team have not produced any results for quite a long time. So in the last century, people have lost respect for him, and because they have spent a lot of money but have never succeeded, the top government officials have lost patience, resulting in a great reduction in their funding.

"So, is this another fate of mankind after science and technology cannot progress?"

Xiao Yi felt anxious again.

Come back to your senses.

Fortunately, it is still the 21st century.

At least, there is the GOOD END scene in the dream.

It is said that the scene in the dream is opposite to the reality, so the scene in the dream should be the same as the reality, right?

At this time, Xiao Yi could not help but start to believe such things.

...

Time passed quickly.

Nothing else happened during the New Year.

But there were some accidents. His mother got acquainted with an old lady who lived next door, and then the old lady came up to pay New Year's greetings one day, and she also saw Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi did not intend to let others know that his family lived in this community, otherwise, just thinking about it would know how troublesome it would be.

Fortunately, the old lady did not recognize Xiao Yi, which was normal. After all, elderly people like her generally do not pay attention to the Internet. Basically, only young people can recognize Xiao Yi when they see him.

However, the old lady's eyes lit up when she saw Xiao Yi. She asked him how old he was. When she found out that he was only 21 years old, she shook her head regretfully and said that she had a daughter in her thirties who was not married yet and was now a teacher at the University of Science and Technology. At Xiao Yi's age, he was still a student.

Xiao Yi was speechless.

This old lady, look at how old my mother is and how old you are. Is there any need to explain the age gap between these two children?

She actually wanted to arrange a blind date.

Too much!

But anyway, the old lady thought he was still a student, so it was not a big problem.

At least there would be no need to worry about his identity being spread in this community in the future.

But the only problem was that the old lady said that although her daughter was a teacher, she was usually very homely. She was in her thirties and usually stayed in the game room to play games when she went home.

Xiao's mother smiled and said that she was already able to be a teacher at the University of Science and Technology, and she might just play games to relax.

However, Xiao Yi's expression became more and more strange as he listened. According to the description of this old lady, how come the image of this female teacher from the University of Science and Technology became more and more specific in his mind?

...

This little episode passed quickly, and the few days of the Spring Festival also passed.

People began to go back to work.

Xiao Yi was no exception and returned to his post.

Similarly, the Institute of Plasma Physics also returned to work.

So on the third day after the Lantern Festival, Xiao Yi came to the Institute of Plasma Physics and attended a welcome ceremony specially prepared for him.

"Welcome Professor Xiao Yi to officially join our Institute of Plasma Physics!"

In a conference room, Zhao Zhanyou, as the director, handed the appointment letter to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi took the appointment letter. He joined the Institute of Plasma Physics as a specially appointed researcher. Specially appointed researchers are senior scientific and technological experts specially hired due to the needs of the unit's discipline construction, and their personnel relations are retained in the original unit.

He came to the Institute of Plasma Physics for the construction of controlled nuclear fusion.

Amid the applause of the crowd, Xiao Yi bowed to the leaders and researchers of the institute present, and then said: "First of all, I am honored to be a distinguished researcher of the Institute of Plasma Physics. I would also like to thank Director Zhao and Academician Li for the invitation."

"To be honest, I didn't join the Institute of Plasma Physics on a whim. Before, when I was studying the Greenwald limit, I had already developed a strong interest in nuclear fusion. Until the year before, I participated in an ignition experiment of our institute, which also doubled my interest..."

Listening to Xiao Yi's speech, Li Jiangan smiled and said to Zhao Zhanyou: "See, I knew that letting Xiao Yi be responsible for ignition would definitely make him interested."

Zhao Zhanyou said: "You are right, but I think the key is that I asked him to study the Greenwald limit."

Li Jiangan pulled the corner of his mouth, but it seemed to make sense when he thought about it, so he was too lazy to argue with him.

But then, what Xiao Yi said made them all stunned.

"But to be honest, the more I understand, the more I feel suffocated."

"How can the most critical first-wall material technology required for nuclear fusion be achieved? Is there such a structure that can help the material under the electromagnetic interaction force to resist the impact of high-energy neutrons, or to withstand the high temperature of plasma?"

"As you can imagine, this requires too much for the material."

"So, I have to think about whether there is a chance to achieve controlled nuclear fusion? We all know a logic that if nuclear fusion cannot be achieved and no energy technology can be found to replace nuclear fusion, then human beings will always be trapped in the small space and time of the earth, living and dying in the morning, and not knowing the dawn and dusk of the universe.

But even if it is achieved, how can we ensure the anti- Should the reactor be able to operate for a long time? "

"What if the reactor cannot operate for a long time, causing the first wall material to be consumed continuously? As this material is used up, will nuclear fusion become an unfeasible technology? "

"I know I think too much. After all, that is a matter of hundreds of years later. What does it have to do with me? It is enough to achieve controlled nuclear fusion. "

"But this is a matter of science for all mankind. We may not need to consider it, but we have an obligation to consider it. "

"So, in the next period of time, I will devote my main energy and time to the research on the first wall material. No matter what the final answer will be, I also hope to see the future route. "

Listening to Xiao Yi's words, Zhao Zhanyou was stunned.

Li Jiangan also fell silent.

They thought that Xiao Yi joined the Plasma Institute just because he was interested in nuclear fusion, but they didn't expect that he would think so far.

Or, it's a bit emotional.

But on second thought, Xiao Yi is a young man.

It seems normal for him to have such an idea.

And they themselves would never consider such a problem.

For them, being able to achieve nuclear fusion is already a dream, so why would they care about how many years it will take for the materials to be consumed?

Whether they can live to that time is a question, all they need to do is -

believe in the wisdom of future generations.

As Xiao Yi finished his speech, Li Jiangan stood up and clapped his hands.

"Professor Xiao, I have nothing to say, but all I can do is to support you all the time."

Zhao Zhanyou also stood up and applauded: "Me too."

Until the end, everyone in the conference room stood up and applauded Xiao Yi.

No matter what the final result is, now, Xiao Yi's words have also aroused the passion they once had in their hearts.

After all, they are studying nuclear fusion!

If there were no dreams and passion before, who would be willing to invest in such research?

Now, their passion is back!

Chapter 220 Important Discovery

"Currently, the research on the first wall material is basically centered on the preparation of tungsten metal. After all, tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals, more than 3,000 degrees Celsius. At the same time, it also has good thermal conductivity, which helps to dissipate heat quickly. If we use boiling water to generate electricity, tungsten metal can indeed help us heat water quickly."

In the material laboratory of the plasma institute, Li Jiangan stood next to Xiao Yi and introduced the current situation to him.

Xiao Yi nodded slightly.

Since the plasma institute is studying nuclear fusion, it is natural that there are laboratories related to materials.

They have also achieved quite in-depth results in the research on the first wall material, and have cooperative relations with quite a few material research institutes in China.

Now, they also have a cooperative relationship with the material research institute of Science Island Laboratory.

At this point, Li Jiangan sighed again: "Of course, this is basically limited by the fact that the periodic table is limited. If there are more metal materials that can exist normally in the middle of the periodic table, maybe we can find better metals than tungsten?"

Hearing him say this, Xiao Yi couldn't help laughing.

This is indeed a good idea. Why can't there be other elements between the elements in the periodic table?