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Chapter 164 A happy event is coming
Compared to the impetuousness of other people in the laboratory, Liu Hao remained calm.

Those material properties that are easy to test can actually be achieved with ordinary materials, so there is no need to go through so much trouble.

Therefore, the most critical technical indicators of this smart material are those that require time to measure.

Fortunately, it doesn't take long. In one hour, we can roughly determine the self-repair efficiency and fracture strength recovery rate for the next 24 hours.

As for the memory retention ability, it may take a little longer, but only half a day.

In fact, if the first two performance indicators can meet the requirements, the memory retention ability will definitely not be too bad.

So there was no need to wait too long. Liu Hao even waited until the key technical indicators of the third and fourth batches of materials mentioned by Qiao Yu were released.

“果然，目前来说3-3跟3-4号各方面表现是最完美的，一小时断裂强度回复率突破了70%，这意味着一天后起码能到80%以上。

The self-healing performance has also set a new record in the laboratory, and is estimated to be close to 90%. The key is that the average performance of all samples currently exceeds most of our previous results. "

When the laboratory results were shown to everyone in the research group, the atmosphere in the laboratory became a little weird.

Everyone should be excited and happy, and they were indeed excited for a while. But after the excitement, everyone's emotions were somewhat indescribable...

It was a very strange feeling, like getting a high score by cheating on an exam. After all, we had been working in the lab for so long, but there had not been much progress.

As a result, people just analyzed the data and used it to guide the experiment, and they found the direction. It was magical.

Although this situation has happened before, when working with other professors, they would directly give me a data analysis report.

Then they adjusted the experimental process based on the report. This time it was different, Qiao Yu did not give them a report, but directly guided them in the experiment, and then it worked.

Does it feel like a hand replacement?
"Okay, you guys keep an eye on it first. I'll quickly report this good news to the boss. By the way, someone must be left in the lab 24 hours a day for the next few days. You guys discuss and arrange a duty roster."

Liu Hao gave some instructions and then walked out of the laboratory.

……

Zhang Zuolin, who had just returned to the office, casually answered Liu Hao's call.

It has to be said that this call came at a very timely moment. He was just planning to call Liu Hao to discuss something.

A project he applied for was recently approved. The project aims to develop more efficient catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide into high-value-added chemicals such as methanol and ethylene.

He planned to recruit another assistant to be in charge of the currently invisible intelligent material project, and then let Liu Hao be his assistant, so that he could focus on this fund project.

Although horizontal projects are more profitable, Zhang Zuolin, who is only 46 years old this year, still has some aspirations.

China is pursuing its dual carbon goals and has an urgent need for carbon capture and utilization technologies.

If I can produce relatively important results in this area, I may be elected as an academician in the future.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Zuolin felt that he still had a chance. With the support of Yanbei University, he had already been recognized as a leading talent in technology entrepreneurship.

Although I am not as good as the Young Elite Scientists, if I work hard in the key projects that the country needs and achieve results, with the help of the school, maybe I can succeed.

After all, he still has the advantage of age.

Little-known fact: when a platform recommends professors to become academicians, it often considers the cost-effectiveness.

After all, there are only so many new academicians each year. Although there is a mechanism for academicians to withdraw, there are basically no withdrawals.

What really restricts the academicians from exerting their energy is that they will be awarded the title of senior academician when they reach the age of eighty.

The official definition of the title of senior academician is somewhat different from the meaning of a senior academician at the top level.

Because at this age, in principle, one can no longer hold leadership positions in the Academy of Sciences and departments, nor can one participate in the nomination and election of academician candidates.

In other words, when you reach the age of eighty, you no longer have any right to help the platform fight for various benefits.

So relatively speaking, it is obviously more worthwhile to push a professor in his fifties to become an academician than to push a professor in his sixties to become an academician.

After all, the former can still be active in academia for more than 20 years, while the latter only has about ten years left.

This is actually reasonable. After all, when people reach the age of 80, their brains are no longer able to accept new things and keep up with new scientific developments.

After answering the phone, Zhang Zuolin was still thinking about how to bring up this matter with Liu Hao, when she heard Liu Hao excitedly say, "Boss, there has been a breakthrough in the project.

It is estimated that it will not be long before our laboratory results can meet the requirements of Party A! We have now produced six batches of 30 samples, and the average performance of each product has reached the previous performance indicators.

Ten percent of the samples have shown high values ​​in key indicators. I estimate that we will be able to produce finished products in one or two months at most.”

This much excitement, it can't be fake...

But this is really good news.

The party A of this cooperation is a big boss, and this research project itself is also one of the sub-projects of the supporting large project.

If they succeed, it means they will definitely be given priority for similar projects in the future.

It's just that this news was too sudden.

"Oh? The progress is so fast? Didn't you say there was no progress last Wednesday? It's only been a few days, how come there is such great progress? Is there a miracle in the laboratory?"

Zhang Zuolin asked subconsciously.

"It's not a laboratory miracle. Didn't I report it to you last week? I asked Qiao Yu from the research center for help. He helped us analyze it. He said he was going to try a new method to help us analyze it.

I gave him all the data, and after more than half a month, he suddenly said that there were results today, and gave us some suggestions. Moreover, all these batches of samples were operated strictly according to the experimental process suggestions he gave today.

As a result, the test results of these batches of samples were surprisingly good. By the way, Qiao Yu also said that based on the data released this time, perhaps a better solution can be given. "

After hearing what Liu Hao said, Zhang Zuolin couldn't sit still anymore. It was that Qiao Yu again!

To be honest, Qiao Yu's reputation among professors is even greater than that among students.

The main reason is that he is too good at fighting!

If Zhang Zuolin has the advantage of age, then Qiao Yu's age advantage is simply incredible.

Especially with the publication of the paper on the generalized modal axiom system and the paper on the upper bound of prime numbers, many people believe that Qiao Yu is qualified to be a runner-up for the Fields Medal next year and become the first underage Fields Medal nominee.

He was a runner-up at the age of 17, and it was very likely that he would win the Fields Medal at the age of 21. He didn't even need to take the initiative to do anything. Even if someone used his method to prove something like the twin prime conjecture or other well-known number theory problems, he would be eligible for the award.

This also means that Qiao Yu will not only be the youngest Fields Medal winner, but will also receive many world mathematics awards, including domestic mathematics awards.

With these achievements, and with Tian Yanzhen and Yuan Zhengxin standing behind him, it is hard to say when Qiao Yu will be able to become an academician.

But one thing is certain, it will definitely not be over 30 years old. It may not even be over 25 years old.

There is no way. When some people are so great that they don't need the halo of academician to add glory to them, but instead the academician group needs to absorb Qiao Yu into it to prove its professionalism and fairness, the so-called age issue is actually not that important.

What else to do?
The youngest Fields Medal winner in the world, but he cannot be recognized by a group of mathematics academicians in China? It is hard to say who will be embarrassed if this situation is spread.

For the above reasons, the discussion about Qiao Yu has long gone beyond the mathematics community.

Even Qiao Yu's performance at the Huaxia Mathematics Annual Conference was not widely reported. It's not that it's not worth reporting, but it's also because of Qiao Yu's age that they don't want to praise him too much now.

Of course, from another perspective, it is also to save face for a group of mathematics masters. After all, if they all went to promote Qiao Yu, what would the professors who won awards at the conference think?
Yesterday, Zhang Zuolin was at a dinner party, and everyone was still talking about Qiao Yu. He was quite glad that he paid Qiao Yu the maximum consulting fee for Tian Yanzhen's sake during their last cooperation.

Who would have thought that I would hear Qiao Yu's name from Liu Hao again today.

"I remember Professor Lu said before that your data is not enough and you can't come up with any conclusions from your analysis?"

"Yes, Qiao Yu said he used a new method. By the way, I still keep him in the laboratory. I plan to treat him to dinner tonight. After all, he really helped us a lot this time."

"Oh? He's still here? How about this, I'll go over there now. You book a private room in Boyaa International Center, and I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay, I think I'll call and order food now."

"Ah."

……

While waiting for the results from the laboratory, Qiao Yu sat in front of the computer in the office, reading the literature on block copolymer phase separation and nanoparticle filling technology.

If you want to cooperate, you must know yourself and your enemy.

What surprised him was that China is actually leading in some aspects of research in this area.

The places with relatively strong relevant research are Linhai Jiaotong University and Linhai Shuangdan University, where I attended a conference not long ago.

For example, an article published in Advanced Materials by a team from Linhai Jiaotong University two years ago described in detail the research progress in the synthesis of bicontinuous structured porous materials based on self-assembly of block copolymers.

By adjusting the block chain length and polarity, the formation of microphase structures such as spherical, columnar, and lamellar structures can be controlled, which can directly affect the material properties.

If the control of the microphase structure can be directly modeled through the modal path, it means that the phase separation behavior can be optimized geometrically.

Considering the technical design of Huairou Institute, the filling ratio of nanoparticles will directly affect the fracture strength and self-healing ability of the material. This aspect can also be directly related to the modal density distribution.

Qiao Yu felt that the research conducted by Huairou Institute must have used the results of Linhai Jiaotong University and Shuangdan University.

However, China has made remarkable achievements in specific research and has a leading advantage. The disadvantages and shortcomings are precisely in the theoretical model.

Especially compared with theoretical research abroad, there is still a big gap in China's systematic modeling and prediction of complex phase behavior, especially when combining high-dimensional dynamic simulation and new geometric tools.

Simply put, theoretical tools such as polymer statistical mechanics and field theory simulation are not as mature as those abroad.

At the same time, the analysis of complex systems such as asymmetric phase behavior and multi-component systems is also relatively backward.

What a coincidence! His first move hit the weak spot of current research results in China.

Based on the statements in the paper and the tools cited, it can be seen that the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany is at the top of the list in the design and optimization of functional block copolymer materials.

When it comes to related theoretical modeling, MIT and Berkeley are the best.

Really, after collecting this information, Qiao Yu felt that there were too many coincidences in this world, which seemed a bit fake. He wanted to do something, but the obstacle in front of him happened to be Professor Frank's alma mater and the school where he currently worked.

What’s more coincidental is that block copolymers and nanocomposites are included in multiple lists of technological bottlenecks.

In other words, even if we want to introduce advanced foreign technology in this regard, it is not that easy.

It's good. Now we just need to contact Huairou Office. If we can get this cooperation, our reputation will be established.

I was making plans for the future when I saw Liu Hao leading someone in - a skinny old man who looked to be in his forties and wore glasses.

It’s not that Qiao Yu likes to look down on people. It’s mainly because every morning when I look in the mirror, I can see a very young face, so whenever I see someone over 30, they all look like skinny old men…

"Qiao Yu, let me introduce you to this person, my mentor, who is also a professor at our school's School of Chemistry and a national-level leading talent, Professor Zhang Zuolin."

Oh, this is the real financial backer behind the scenes.

Qiao Yu stood up immediately.

After all, he had given him more than a million yuan in real money. Moreover, this money was completely unexpected. Qiao Yu was always very polite to the big money sponsor.

"Hello, Professor Zhang. Professor Tian always says that you are one of the most promising professors in the School of Chemistry. Senior Brother Liu also says that you are a very good and responsible mentor. I have always regretted not being able to meet you. It is such an honor today!"

Qiao Yu always speaks freely about business promotion. He also brings Director Tian and Senior Brother Liu along to make his words more convincing.

After all, every investor who can give away two million of his profits without hesitation deserves such respect.

Zhang Zuolin was stunned.

Really, based on his previous stereotype of the genius students in the School of Mathematics, he thought he would be facing a guy who was not very good at speaking. Who would have thought that Qiao Yu seemed to be more talkative than him.

As a result, even though my hand was stretched out, my brain got stuck for a second and I forgot what I was going to say.

Fortunately, the professors who were able to pull the project were all veterans and they reacted in an instant.

While clasping his hands together, he immediately organized his words: "Um... I am honored. Qiao Yu, when I was having dinner with several professors from other schools yesterday, everyone was talking about you. They were all praising you!
By the way, I haven’t thanked you in person for the last time, and this time I am grateful to you for the project. I feel embarrassed when you say that. You are truly a young talent.”

Liu Hao stood by and kept smiling, but it was not certain whether he was smiling in his heart.

After all, watching a sixteen-year-old boy bragging about business with his mentor is probably a very novel experience.

What made him most speechless was that he was standing by and couldn't get a word in at all.

"You're too kind. Unlike you who have always been doing practical things, my research is all theoretical. It's worthless and I can't really call myself a genius!"

"What do you mean it's all theoretical stuff? The analysis you did for us last time directly helped solve a big problem in our project. Not to mention this time! You don't know that our project is very important!
It can be said that it directly affects the future development of the country's aerospace field. You have helped us a lot this time. I don't know how to thank you. So, I will prepare some light wine tonight..."

"Cough cough..."

Liu Hao finally found an opportunity, coughed twice, and then quickly reminded: "Um... Boss, Qiao Yu is not yet an adult, he can't drink."

Zhang Zuolin glared at Liu Hao and said, "Don't I know? That being said, don't you know to order a few more bottles of juice later? Go and ask everyone to get ready. One person will stay in the lab, and everyone else should pack up quickly and go eat together."

Qiao Yu had a polite smile on his face and felt very close to the scene of the teacher scolding the students.

Liu Hao went to the next laboratory to announce the good news.

Zhang Zuolin looked at Qiao Yu and asked, "I just heard Liu Hao say on the phone that you used a new analytical method to find the pattern this time? Can I ask what method it is?"

He was really curious about this question. Of course, anyone who studies chemistry and has to work in a laboratory would probably be curious about this question.

Qiao Yu smiled shyly and replied with a smile: "In simple terms, it is modal analysis. Map the data into the modal space and do some simple mapping."

After that, he asked again, "By the way, Professor Zhang, I heard from Senior Brother Liu that your intelligent materials research project is in competition with another team from the Huairou Institute of Chemistry?"

Zhang Zuolin nodded and said, "Well, Professor Ma from Huairou Institute thinks their method is more practical. And he does have some research on block copolymers."

Qiao Yu asked curiously, "Professor Ma? I just read a paper about block copolymers. The first author is Ma Botao, who is from the Institute of Applied Chemistry at Shuangdan University."

Zhang Zuolin smiled and replied, "Yes, that's his article. He used to be at Shuangdan University and was transferred to Beijing last year."

Qiao Yu nodded. No wonder, it turned out to be the same person.

"Um... Professor Zhang, are you familiar with Professor Ma? Can you introduce me to them?"

Zhang Zuolin was slightly startled, then smiled and asked, "Why? Do you still want to try that new method to see if it can be used on their side?"

Qiao Yu nodded openly. There was nothing to be ashamed of admitting.

Although the two sides are competitors, since he wants to do this, he might as well tell Professor Zhang directly.

"Well, why not invite him to have dinner together? But if he doesn't have time, we can do it next time."

After saying that, Zhang Zuolin readily took out his cell phone from his pocket.

……

About 30 kilometers away from Yanbei University, at the Huairou Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the "Temperature-responsive Intelligent Memory Gel" research team is holding a periodic meeting.

The most amazing thing about this world is that, apart from being full of coincidences, many physical laws are also effective in real life.

For example, the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics at the microscopic level can be used to describe the thinking patterns of individuals. There are always people who look quite normal, but suddenly explode because of something...

The same interaction of forces can also be used to describe the competition between the two research groups.

When the research team led by Liu Hao felt the pressure from each other, in fact, the researchers and students participating in the project at Huairou could also feel the pressure from each other.

There is no way, the School of Chemistry of Yanbei University is not an unknown name in the field of scientific research. The fact that it is the only university in the country where all the secondary disciplines of chemistry are key disciplines already shows its strength.

In terms of scientific research, there are not only multiple key laboratories, but also a high-level analysis and testing center to provide support. In addition, the early progress of the project was very fast, which also brought great pressure to the institute.

Qiao Yu’s judgment was correct. Although two technical difficulties had been overcome in the early stage, the laboratory is still facing many problems now.

The most prominent problem at present is the contradiction between efficient response and stable memory function. In other words, it is difficult to master the balance between thermodynamics and kinetics.

In addition, the memory performance of the gel cultured in the laboratory begins to decay rapidly after just a few cycles, and the efficiency of recovering the breaking strength also begins to weaken.

As for the response temperature often deviating from the design value and the block copolymer becoming unstable under mechanical stress after phase separation, these are still minor problems.

To be honest, everyone is under similar pressure. After all, laboratory results are directly related to the direction of future mass industrial production and process expansion.

At this time, Ma Botao, the head of the research team, was also summarizing: "…For the latest batch of samples, the memory performance decayed during the temperature cycle. The initial observation was that the phase separation-polymerization cycle caused by temperature changes destroyed the gel network.

The solution currently under consideration is to try to develop higher-level interfacial interactions, which may require some adjustments to the surface-modified nanoparticles. OK, what else do you want to add? "

Soon, Ma Botao's summary was completed, the tasks were assigned, and the meeting entered the stage of free speech.

There's actually not much to talk about technically.

The responsibilities of each part have been clearly divided. There is no need to say anything more. If there are any ideas, most of them will start testing directly.

Although the project has not been going smoothly, everyone is still very confident.

Naturally, someone asked about the situation next door: "Professor Ma, by the way, how is the situation on the other side now? Didn't they say there was a breakthrough three months ago? I haven't heard any news from them in a while."

"Who knows? You all know that Zhang never speaks the truth. But we don't need to worry about them. I still say that the technical direction they chose is wrong!
The mechanical properties of dynamic covalent bonds cannot be compared with our technology. As long as we do it well, the stability can far exceed their technology. Not to mention how many successful applications of their methods have been in the field of composite materials?

Last time I told that Zhang that they could definitely help us, but he still refused to accept it! As long as we succeed this time, he will definitely be convinced! Moreover, the aerospace field has always required higher durability of materials. So we just need to do our own thing! Even if they succeed, at most they will be a backup option!"

Ma Botao said in a decisive tone.

Well, it’s not that Ma Botao and Zhang Zuolin have any grudge against each other, it’s simply that they have different ways of thinking.

The two of them argued for a long time over this project. After both sides convinced the client with their own plans, it became a competition between two different technical concepts.

From the perspective of Party A, they don't want to hang themselves on one rope. Even if both paths are blocked, they will think of other ways.

But from the perspective of the two parties being direct competitors, they must think that the other party is an idiot, even though everyone knows that the two different technologies have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Obviously, Ma Botao's answer was to everyone's liking, making the atmosphere of the meeting a little more relaxed.

A team leader's confident statement can indeed influence the mentality of the entire team.

"By the way, Professor Ma, how is Professor Luo's situation going? Is there any feedback?" someone asked just before the meeting ended.

"Professor Luo can't provide much help for the time being. The main reason is that the amount of data we provide is not enough. As you all know, the other side refuses to provide us with database and model support.

But it doesn't matter, we can still solve the key problems on our own. But there is also good news, their high-dimensional dynamic simulation framework is almost ready.

So as long as we keep up with the data here, we should be able to get results soon and provide us with relevant analysis. Okay, that’s about it for today.”

After the meeting, Ma Botao took out his cell phone and checked it. There were two missed calls. To his surprise, they were from Zhang Zuolin.

He was used to turning on the Do Not Disturb function during meetings. Fortunately, the second missed call happened only five minutes ago.

After thinking for a moment, he replied directly to Zhang Zuolin.

Although just now at the meeting, Ma Botao showed disdain for Zhang Zuolin's research.

However, the other party was still very polite after answering the phone.

"Brother Zuo Lin, I'm sorry, I was in a meeting just now and my phone was muted. What's going on?"

"Oh, nothing, just asking if you have eaten yet? If not, let's come over for dinner. It's right over at Yanbei Boya International Hotel."

"Brother Zuo Lin, do you have any happy events today? Why did you think of me when you invited me to dinner?"

"Haha, it's nothing. It's just that we have just overcome the biggest difficulty in our project today, and the laboratory samples will soon be able to meet the performance requirements. Brother Botao, this should be considered a happy event, right?"

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