I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 706 Song Yao: I've been dragged into this again.

To understand what this means, just compare them.

On the tokamak device, China's latest EAST achieved a time of 1066 seconds, which is currently the world record.

In the same category, South Korea's KSTAR first achieved a 48-second record at 100 million degrees Celsius in April this year, and plans to challenge 300 seconds a year later.

In Europe, even JET generally operates at a lower temperature than EAST over long periods, while most other devices struggle to exceed 100 seconds.

Therefore, Xu Qingzhou and his team set their sights on a thousand-second operation timeline. If successful, this would essentially surpass 90% of similar projects worldwide.

The stellarator has already achieved stable operation for 30 minutes, but the tokamak is still struggling at the second level. Doesn't that seem pretty underwhelming?

of course not.

These represent two different technological approaches.

Simply put, the tokamak is a "sprint champion," suitable for rapidly verifying high-temperature fusion physics; the technology is mature but it is difficult to generate electricity continuously.

Stellarators are "marathon runners." They can solve the core bottleneck of commercialization—steady-state operation—but they need to overcome the precision manufacturing challenges of three-dimensional magnetic fields, resulting in high costs.

Both sides have significant pain points.

It can be said that, at present, the final path to the commercialization of controlled nuclear fusion has not yet been determined.

This is why Germany would even trade its own stellarator technology for their superconducting thin films.

At this critical juncture in the technological race, stellarators need new breakthroughs, and high-performance superconducting thin films present an opportunity for such breakthroughs.

Similarly, their smooth progress is also due to the fact that they have obtained a lot of advanced technologies in exchange for licensing superconducting thin films.

For example, the plasma heating technology of EAST in China and the divertor material technology of JET (United Ring) in Europe.

It can learn from others' strengths and make up for its own weaknesses, and draw on the strengths of many schools of thought.

6:30 p.m.

"I am back."

Song Yao carried a bunch of things into the house, put them on the table, and let out a long sigh. She had now figured out a pattern: after having a husband, she seemed to have truly become a vulnerable woman.

Back in high school, I could carry this much stuff for two blocks without even breaking a sweat.

Having a man makes it easy to fall into depravity.

After all, Xu Qingzhou did all the heavy lifting.

"Huh, what about people?"

The living room was empty except for Er Miao, who was lying on the sofa, half asleep.

Song Yao took out the fruit she bought, washed it, and brought it upstairs.

In the study, Xu Qingzhou frowned, her pen tip lightly touching the paper as she walked over in her slippers.

Xu Qingzhou noticed the girl come in and asked with a smile, "You're back so early? Didn't you say you were going to see a movie?"

There aren't many good movies.

Song Yao placed the fruit plate on the table, hugged Xu Qingzhou from behind, and fed him a piece of apple. "Have you had dinner yet?"

Xu Qingzhou put down his pen, enjoying the girl feeding him, and nodded, saying, "I ate the noodles."

"Didn't you say you were taking a break today and wouldn't be looking at the data?"

Song Yao looked at the manuscript on the table and muttered something. The manuscript was filled with dense formulas, seemingly related to topology optimization design. "Or is it a problem of multiphysics coupling instability?"

"Yes, by calibrating the shape of the magnet skeleton through computational mechanics, I plan to try a biomimetic honeycomb structure to disperse the Lorentz force load and reduce stress concentration."

Xu Qingzhou nodded, flipping through the manuscript to explain to Song Yao, "To address fluid dynamics and thermal shock, I'm thinking of incorporating a nano-buffer cavity inside."

"sharp."

Song Yao had read a lot of the research institute's experimental plans and Xu Qingzhou's calculation manuscripts, so she knew a lot about the contents and could understand them.

"Got caught in it?"

Xu Qingzhou turned his head and kissed the girl on the cheek.

“You’re working hard while I’m playing around. It feels like I’m falling into a rut.” Song Yao said, tucking Xu Qingzhou’s hair into her hair.

"Why don't you try seducing me and falling into depravity together?"

Xu Qingzhou gave Song Yao some advice, and then pulled the girl to sit on his lap. The faint fragrance always made him feel restless.

How to seduce her?

Song Yao rested her chin on Xu Qingzhou's shoulder, gazing out the window; this position was very comfortable.

"Like that evening dress from last time... wait, wait, wait! If you don't give in, I'm going to talk back!"

Before Xu Qingzhou could finish speaking, Song Yao had already bitten his neck.

Song Yao sobbed. Xu Qingzhou could vaguely make out the three very threatening words, "You try it."

"Heh, wait until tonight."

Xu Qingzhou thought viciously to himself, but he had already begged for mercy, "Okay, I was wrong."

Hearing Xu Qingzhou admit his mistake, Song Yao relented, revealing a victorious expression, and got up from the man.

"Do you think I should get a rabies vaccine?"

Xu Qingzhou touched his neck; there were two rows of neat teeth marks.

"Deserve it!"

"Didn't you buy me clothes?"

"Go downstairs and try it yourself."

"Actually, you don't need to try it on. You should know my size."

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Song Yao felt that these words sounded a bit strange, and it was all Xu Qingzhou's fault for making her have a stress reaction.

Night falls.

Meanwhile, inside a large single-level apartment in Kyoto.

Two girls were also sitting by the window drinking.

"Six or seven years have passed without us even realizing it. Time really flies."

Wang Xiaoxiao sighed.

Zhang Yuxin had a wistful expression on her face. "Yes, time flies."

"Ding~"

At that moment, Zhang Yuxin's phone on the table vibrated.

"Sister Yuxin, Sister Wang means that she hopes you will reconsider the hype. If it drags on any longer, it really won't be effective."

"That's what the assistant said on the other end of the phone."

"I've already said I won't use him for publicity."

After Zhang Yuxin finished speaking, she hung up the phone immediately.

"Is it still that matter?" Wang Xiaoxiao clearly knew the situation.

"Ah."

Zhang Yuxin nodded helplessly.

She's currently competing with an actress from a rival company for the lead role in a drama. Her company, considering her past at Chengnan Middle School, wants to cultivate a "top student" image for her to generate publicity.

However, what does hype require?
topic.

The most sought-after person right now is none other than Xu Qingzhou, the young scientist who just won the Nobel Prize.

Zhang Yuxin used to be in the same class as a Nobel laureate.

For an actor, being associated with such a great scientist would undoubtedly enhance their image, making it a sure thing to land the role.

However, Zhang Yuxin strongly opposes it, and the company can't do anything about it for the time being.

Wang Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then asked, "Yuxin, what do you think of Xu Qingzhou?"

"That's all in the past."

Zhang Yuxin took a sip of wine, looked out the window, remained silent for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Sometimes, I am very grateful to him. If it weren't for his provocation, I don't think I could have lasted much longer."

The entertainment industry is a ruthless place that devours people without leaving a trace. If you slack off even slightly or have any utilitarian mindset, you will be eaten up without leaving a single crumb.

Song Yao and Xu Qingzhou
If you ask me if I'm envious, I definitely am.

But it's all too late. Now, all I want to do is keep the purest memories of the past deep in my mind.

She and Xu Qingzhou are like two parallel lines; they will never intersect again.

"I'm glad you're okay with it."

Wang Xiaoxiao didn't say anything more. In terms of resilience, the person in front of her was much stronger than her. She changed the subject and said with a smile, "By the way, Yuxin, I'm planning to quit my job and take the postgraduate entrance exam."

Why did you suddenly decide to take the postgraduate entrance exam?

"I just find this class boring."

(End of this chapter)