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Chapter 297 That would be a huge fortress in the movie!
Nuclear-to-electricity means that nuclear energy technology will have extremely high electricity conversion efficiency.

High electricity conversion efficiency still belongs to the category of energy manufacturing technology and its influence will not be too great. It is just research in the energy field.

This is because the advanced world does not lack energy or manufacturing technology.

For example, nuclear power plants can provide a steady supply of electricity, and even if the conversion efficiency is lower, it will not have much impact if there is sufficient electricity.

Clean nuclear energy is a concept of the future and there is no need to consider it for the time being.

It is movable and also substitutable. For example, the nuclear power energy group of an aircraft carrier has the characteristics of ultra-high power and mobility.

When you add the above three together, it is really terrifying. It is definitely a high-end technology that is leading the times.

Currently, the most advanced, high-power, mobile energy and power technology in the world is the nuclear reactor on an aircraft carrier.

However, the relevant technology cannot be used on aircraft.

The fact that it is too big is not a problem; the main problem is that it is nuclear contaminated, and the structure of the aircraft makes it impossible to shield against contamination.

Low-temperature nuclear fusion and nuclear power conversion, combined with gravity technology, can be used to manufacture large aircraft.

"That's not just an aircraft or a spacecraft, it could be a huge space battleship or even a space fortress."

"It can be self-sufficient in terms of energy, and its gravity technology can offset the earth's gravity, so it can always float in the air."

"It would be a huge fortress from a science fiction movie..."

The Information Center also has an understanding of human technology.

Several teams are researching gravity technology, and there has been great progress in the research. The highest level they can create is 0.2 times the gravity of the Earth.

The biggest problem is that the technical requirements are too high, requiring stable magnetic field interference of more than 9T, and the particle activity requirements are also very high.

If they study further, they believe it will only be a matter of time before they catch up with the technology on the other side of the world.

However, the relevant technology cannot be applied on spacecraft.

The technical requirements are high and can be continuously reduced through research, but the other problem has nothing to do with gravity technology itself.

That is energy, or more precisely, the demand for ultra-high power electricity.

Some people have proposed using nuclear reactors to conduct experiments, but nuclear reactors dissipate heat and do not directly convert it into electrical energy.

If a generator set is added, the energy device will be too large and the electricity generated will not be enough to supply the energy device itself to escape the earth's gravity and fly.

This is the biggest problem with the application of gravity technology.

Low-temperature nuclear fusion and nuclear power conversion seem to be the perfect solutions to the application of gravity technology in flying devices.

It is a terrifying thing that the technology of this perfect solution is being researched by a rival country on the other side of the earth.

In the conference room of the information center, several senior decision makers fell silent.

Until someone said, "There is no need to be pessimistic. These are just guesses, or the worst guesses."

"Low-temperature nuclear fusion is only speculated based on nuclear power conversion technology. The technology Mr. Wilson mentioned may not exist."

"We just know that they shipped a tokamak device and that there is a nuclear physics team involved in the research, that's all."

"Perhaps they are researching other technologies, such as further studying nuclear fission reactions, or perhaps it is related to new nuclear energy."

"As for transporting the tokamak equipment, it is also easy to understand. After all, it takes a long time to build a new device, and the research may not be related to nuclear fusion."

This statement made everyone sigh in agreement, "That must be it!"

"These are just speculations. There is no need to worry at all."

"That's the worst case scenario, it might not be a big deal..."

"No matter what, we still need to focus on that area to see if there is any high heat reaction. We also need to pay attention to the surrounding areas, especially the main roads..."

After some denials, the meeting made several decisions.

One very important point is to start discussing supporting Dennis White's team at MIT to carry out research on "low-temperature nuclear fusion".

Even if it is just speculation, only a slight possibility, we must support the research.

……

A piece of technology-related news appeared internationally, coming from Dennis White's nuclear physics team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dennis White has publicly stated that there is a technology that combines new physics to sustain low-temperature nuclear fusion.

This news was made public by Daniel Wise.

He took the initiative to find media reporters and announced the theory of his latest research, "We believe that the technology in the new physics direction can enable nuclear fusion to continue to operate at low temperatures."

"Maybe it's 5000 million degrees Celsius, maybe it's 2000 million degrees Celsius, anyway, it's much lower."

"Maintaining the reaction relies on the transformation of the new physical direction of electromagnetic force into strong force."

"There are many miracles in this kind of transformational research, including nuclear fission."

"When the electromagnetic force is converted into strong force and a special environment is created, it can promote nuclear fusion to continue at low temperatures."

"Then, combined with Professor Zhang Shuo's research on 'nuclear power conversion', we can continuously export high-power electricity..."

Dennis White told the 'theory' to the media reporters.

He is a very famous scholar, and the technical content he said was so shocking that reporters immediately reported the news.

The news spread very quickly. The concept of low-temperature nuclear fusion is really interesting.

The name 'Tek Wilson' also appeared in the media reports. Dennis White did not take the credit for it. He told reporters that it was Tek Wilson who proposed the technical concept and praised Wilson's creative thinking.

"He is a super genius in nuclear physics!"

"He proposed the concept, and we did some research and both agreed that it was feasible."

“This will be a technology that changes the world!”

Tyke Wilson immediately became the focus of public attention.

Wilson himself is indeed topical.

In the field of public opinion, he is much more famous than Dennis White because he became famous at a young age. When he was a teenager, he designed a nuclear reactor, which was reported by many news media and he was also received by the number one decision-maker at the time.

Wilson really lived up to his young fame. He became a tenured professor at MIT when he was only in his thirties. He participated in the most core tokamak nuclear reactor project and became a core researcher of the project.

He has also won awards in the field of nuclear physics.

Scientists who become famous at a young age always attract attention, and the media also likes such protagonists. Suddenly, a large number of reporters rushed to interview Wilson.

Wilson accepted the interview, but his statement was different from Dennis White's and was relatively more conservative.

"Low-temperature nuclear fusion is indeed the idea I proposed."

"So far, it's just an idea, and the specific theory needs further research."

"As for the technical implementation method that Dennis mentioned, I haven't studied it to that stage yet. Maybe he is right, but maybe it's just imagination..."

Wilson denied White's "technical principles" to a certain extent, but his denial had little effect on public opinion.

Ordinary people don’t care about the technical principles. What they are interested in is that Wilson is very young and boldly proposed a new technology, which was also recognized by well-known scholars.

Many people are looking forward to Wilson's follow-up research, hoping that he can shine in new technical directions. Public opinion is mostly full of praise and expectations.

The views in the international nuclear physics field are completely opposite. In particular, scholars who specialize in nuclear fusion research are even more dismissive of Wilson's views.

Their idea is similar to that of Dennis White. They believe that spontaneous nuclear fusion reactions only occur in environments above 100 million degrees Celsius and are simply impossible to occur at low temperatures.

This is common sense that is engraved in our bones and deeply rooted.

Even if new physical factors are added, it is impossible for a situation to go against common sense.

“The new physics is really cool, but it can’t affect nuclear fusion.”

"At least so far, the so-called strong force transformation in the new physics has not been completely determined. The nuclear force splitting of the atomic nucleus may be another reaction."

“No one knows the details except the team that controls the technology.”

"Electromagnetic interference allows deuterium and tritium elements to generate strong forces, and then promotes nuclear fusion reactions in the elements themselves? This is really ridiculous!"

"The Tokamak device has already exerted a strong magnetic field control, but no experiment has ever detected that nuclear fusion can be sustained at low temperatures..."

A large number of nuclear fusion experts came out to criticize.

If it were the original environment, experts in related fields would be busy doing research, and most people would not directly deny or even criticize a technical view that went against common sense.

Some people will probably just laugh it off and not take it to heart at all.

The environment is different now.

Most international research on tokamak nuclear reactors has been suspended. It cannot be said that the relevant experts and scholars have lost their jobs, but the experimental funds are certainly gone, and research cannot be carried out, so they naturally have become very idle.

During their working hours, they drink tea and read newspapers. When they are in a good mood, they will feel sad about the passing of time and recall the glory of the past.

By the way, I feel sad about my own situation...

Now when we find that some people are proposing technologies that go against common sense, it’s like giving them an outlet for their emotions.

Daniel White's team became the target of criticism, while Taylor Wilson was given special attention.

"What a nuclear physics genius, he hasn't achieved anything so far, and his experimental research is not worth mentioning at all."

"The so-called low-temperature nuclear fusion he proposed probably only exists in dreams..."

"Perhaps, his research is all based on imagination? Now that nuclear fusion has been replaced by other technologies and the project has been suspended, he can switch to being a writer? I believe he will have a bright future."

"Given his fame, sales must be very good!"

……

Element resistance experimental base.

The base has been very busy, with the team constantly conducting experiments. After determining the new experimental direction, they have completed two "nuclear power conversion" experiments.

During his breaks at work, Tong Zhiguo also paid attention to international news.

He hurriedly found Zhang Shuo, "Look at this, Taylor Wilson, a genius nuclear physicist from MIT, he proposed low-temperature nuclear fusion technology!"

Zhang Shuo also found some news and read it carefully for a long time, wondering, "If I understand correctly, Wilson and White are a team?"

"Wilson proposed low-temperature nuclear fusion technology, but denied White's so-called 'technical information'?"

"That's it. What's the problem?"

"So their so-called technology has no theoretical support and is just an imagination, right?"

"It's amazing that you thought of it!" Tong Zhiguo sighed, "I definitely wouldn't have thought of it. No, I should say that no scholars in the field of nuclear fusion would have thought of it."

"He thought of it, what a genius..."

At Tong Zhiguo's age, he has long been able to feel the obstacles that knowledge barriers pose to his research.

The knowledge maze means that you know too much and too much knowledge, so when you encounter a problem, you can think of a lot of "common sense".

Then thinking will be hindered by common sense.

If an idea that breaks common sense comes into being, a lot of other correct common sense will immediately appear to prove the correctness of common sense, which is equivalent to self-denial.

This greatly limits creativity and imagination.

Therefore, young people are more creative because they can imagine freely without being restricted by knowledge barriers.

Taylor Wilson is a nuclear physicist. Even though he is only in his thirties, it is already a remarkable thing that he can think of low-temperature nuclear fusion in his field and believe that it is "possible to achieve".

Of course, they are the only ones who think so, because they have already implemented the technology.

Scholars in other fields of nuclear fusion all scoff at low-temperature nuclear fusion, which is why a lot of negative voices appear in the academic field.

"It's really genius. It's amazing that he can come up with this."

Zhang Shuo also affirmed Wilson's talent, "As for the technical proposal, it's no big deal."

"Won't it have any impact? For example, they are also conducting research in this direction." Tong Zhiguo was still a little worried.

Zhang Shuo shook his head and laughed, "The technical direction they talked about is wrong. We didn't use any electromagnetic interference at all."

"If they keep working on it, they might find the right direction, but by then, we'll all be working on gravity ships."

“By then, the outside world will definitely know about it.”

Today's experimental research is highly confidential because it can be completely closed. For example, if it is an experiment on a gravity spacecraft, it is just like manufacturing an aircraft. After it is built, it needs to be tested.

As long as the gravity spacecraft is tested, it will be known to the outside world.

Perhaps only one photo is needed to infer the energy technology used, and only nuclear power can provide the extremely high electrical energy required to create gravity on the aircraft.

Since it is nuclear power technology, it naturally achieves low-temperature nuclear fusion.

Tong Zhiguo said with some anticipation, "Now many people are denying Wilson, and several of them are very famous."

"Wilson must be having a hard time. I hope he doesn't give up his idea."

"Wait a little longer, hold on, maybe we can wait for the gravity spacecraft experiment..."

He said this with great anticipation.

Everyone in the experimental base is very active because the research is going very smoothly.

They conducted two nuclear power conversion experiments, and by the second experiment, the experimental device was able to output more than 260 megawatts of electricity.

The experiment was very successful.

The team conducted data analysis together and believed that the output limit of the experimental device may exceed 600 megawatts.

600 megawatts, what does that mean?

The lower limit of large-scale generator sets in domestic thermal power plants is only 300 megawatts, and the advanced nuclear reactors on nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have a single output power of only 350 megawatts.

The gravity suspension device manufactured with the gravity technology mastered in China consumes only 30 megawatts of power.

In other words, the output power of the experimental device has seriously exceeded that of the gravitational suspension device.

At the same time, it also means that it can support the manufacture of very large gravity spacecraft.

(End of this chapter)