Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 127 [The country attaches great importance to room temperature superconductivity]

Around 15: in the afternoon.

Just as the entire Internet was discussing it, the media was reporting on it extensively, and it was dominating the hot searches.

People from the National Security Bureau, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the military and other relevant departments have all shown up in Linzhou in a low-key manner. Xiao Yu is not surprised. With such big news and such a big commotion, it is impossible for the national level to not see it, and it is even more impossible for them not to understand the significance of the advent of room-temperature superconducting materials.

However, Xiao Yu was quite surprised by the swift action and large lineup.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yu met them at AVIC Linfei Company. The person leading the team this time was Zhao Heyang, and Ying Weiping was also there.

The team that came with him also included experts in superconductivity research. Xiao Yu first provided them with a piece of room-temperature superconducting material, and then asked these experts to test the material using relevant instruments and equipment in the company's basic applied research department.

In the end, experts confirmed that this was room-temperature superconducting material, and Xiao Yu’s description at the press conference was not exaggerated at all.

Then the two sides sat down and talked in a reception room of the company.

Zhao Heyang looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Comrade Xiao Yu, the room-temperature superconducting material you developed is of great significance and has a huge impact. It complies with the Regulations on Scientific and Technological Confidentiality. The country attaches great importance to this and needs to provide high-level protection and control for this material and its related technologies."

Zhao Heyang added: "In general, your company cannot release this material into the commercial market at will, and cannot sell it to anyone it wants. It needs to report to the relevant national departments for review, and exports will be strictly controlled."

Xiao Yu nodded: "I know that."

The impact of room-temperature superconducting materials is so huge that it far exceeds the mass production technology of graphene materials. Once it is announced, it will definitely be listed as a top-secret technology by the country and protected. Xiao Yu naturally knows this and is not surprised at all.

After a while, Ying Weiping, who was also present, asked: "What is the production capacity of room temperature superconducting materials? What is the production cost?"

Xiao Yu had already calculated the data for this matter. He pretended to be in deep thought for a while, then replied: "The specific production cost can only be calculated after the factory is built, but a rough estimate is that the cost of each gram of room temperature superconducting material may be between 800 yuan and 1000 yuan."

Ying Weiping was very surprised: "So the cost is not very high. It is roughly the same as the selling price of scientific research-grade graphene materials produced by your unit. It is only seven or eight times more expensive. It is much lower than I expected."

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "We can't generalize like that. The demand for use scenarios is huge. If this cost is used for long-distance power transmission cables, it will be absolutely unbearable. For example, for military use, if we use this new material to develop an improved version of the J-20 fighter with high maneuverability and vertical take-off and landing capabilities, the fuselage structure will need at least three or four tons of room-temperature superconducting nanocomposite materials to achieve this."

"Not counting other costs, the cost of room-temperature superconducting materials alone is 32 billion to 40 billion yuan. According to the currently disclosed cost of a J-20 fighter jet of about 7 million yuan, this is enough to build five or six J-20 fighter jets."

Xiao Yu added: "Synthesis of this room-temperature superconducting material not only consumes a huge amount of electricity and energy, but also takes a long time to synthesize. This is the key factor restricting production capacity. If we expand the production line at any cost to increase the absolute output, the total cost will be astronomical."

"The point is, I think there is a lot of room for improvement in synthesis technology. If so many production lines are just built and then eliminated by improved technology, wouldn't that be a waste of the astronomical investment?"

Ying Weiping nodded to himself, thought for a moment, looked at Xiao Yu again and asked, "What annual production capacity can be achieved in the short term?" Hearing this, Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Five or six hundred tons should be achievable."

Hearing this number, Ying Weiping immediately said: "With such a low production capacity, it is not enough for military use."

Xiao Yu didn't respond to his words, but Zhao Heyang next to him smiled and said, "We can get it before the Europeans, which is already a great fortune for our country. Besides, such expensive materials cost 8 to 10 billion per ton, and 500 tons alone will cost 5000 billion. The total military budget this year is 1.45 trillion, which accounts for 30% of the total military expenditure. If we really produce 500 tons, the military may not be able to afford it."

What is certain is that the military will definitely not spend 5000 billion to purchase 500 tons of room-temperature superconducting materials. This number is too large. The purchase of graphene materials is more than billion, to billion, but the amount of room-temperature superconducting materials is not large, but the budget has many zeros. The military cannot afford it, otherwise it will have to cut other budgets on a large scale.

Zhao Heyang turned to look at Xiao Yu and said, "But Comrade Xiao Yu, even if the military cannot purchase 500 tons, it will not be allowed to flow into the civilian market in the short term."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Of course, we will produce as much as the military needs. With this breakthrough in room temperature superconducting materials, I want to use this technological breakthrough to apply for a project to develop two military aircraft based on room temperature superconducting materials."

Zhao Heyang couldn't help but ask curiously: "Oh?"

Xiao Yu said methodically: "All-electrically driven military fighters and military transport aircraft with rapid vertical take-off and landing capabilities."

After these words came out, Zhao Heyang, Ying Weiping and others looked at each other in surprise. Zhao Heyang looked at Xiao Yu and couldn't help but smile: "If you have an idea, I will write a document and submit it. Although the approach of AVIC Linfei Company is a bit wild, it may really create another miracle like room-temperature superconducting materials. I think the possibility of the superiors agreeing is very high."

Xiao Yu smiled and nodded: "Then I will wait for the news."

Xiao Yu was very confident that the project application would definitely be approved. His importance to the country had reached a new level due to the birth of room-temperature superconducting materials. Secondly, AVIC Linfei Company did not need subsidies from the state to develop aircraft. All the funding and research and development were handled by Xiao Yu himself.

The country only needs to give an approval document. If nothing goes wrong with it, the country has no burden. But if something does go wrong, it will be a big surprise. No matter how you look at it, there is no reason not to approve it.

Finally, Zhao Heyang looked at Xiao Yu and said solemnly: "Comrade Xiao Yu, you are a national treasure and strategic talent. Your safety must be taken seriously. Especially if you need to go abroad in the future, you may need to report in advance and obtain special approval from relevant parties."

Zhao Heyang added: "This is not a restriction on your personal freedom, but a protection of your personal safety. As for going abroad, it is recommended that you go as little as possible unless it is necessary. Don't go to some so-called academic invitations from international organizations. It is possible that the European Magnesium people will detain you."

Ying Weiping also said: "If the Nobel Prize organized by the European Magnesium people is really awarded to you, you can ask someone to go to the scene to receive it on your behalf, saying that you are too busy with work to go. You can then make a video call online to give a speech of thanks for the award. Don't go there in person to receive the award, it is very risky."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Given the nature of Westerners, this award is unlikely to be given. I guess it's either because they haven't published relevant papers, or they want to give it to older scholars with academic achievements. The reason is that they are worried that these old scientists won't last for a few more years, so they want to give them the award first. You are so young, so you have to wait in line behind."

After these words were spoken, Zhao Heyang and others couldn't help but laugh.

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(End of this chapter)