Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 78 [Layout of Room Temperature Superconducting Materials]

Linzhou City, underground garage in a villa residence.

At this moment, Xiao Yu was alone in the basement. He stared at an object the size of a ping-pong ball in front of him, thinking for a long time.

This object was quietly suspended above the round table. It was actually a small piece of natural room-temperature superconducting material that Xiao Yu brought from the Blue Star World.

The magnetic field of the Blue Planet is almost the same strength as that of the Earth. This room-temperature superconducting ore relies on the magnetic field of the Blue Planet, which is enough to suspend the suspended mountains containing this type of ore. Similarly, on Earth, only the strength of the Earth's magnetic field is needed to keep it suspended.

Superconducting materials are the products that can truly trigger a scientific and technological revolution. The so-called superconductor has no resistance. Even the smallest current will circulate in the superconducting coil without any loss.

In fact, most metals can achieve superconductivity under conditions of low temperature and high pressure.

For example, if you place mercury in liquid helium and lower its temperature to around minus 269 degrees, it can enter a superconducting state.

However, these require extreme conditions of ultra-low temperature or ultra-high pressure, and are not very practical.

So what is really needed is room-temperature superconductivity. One of the reasons why the technology of the Blue Star world can develop so rapidly is that this planet is rich in natural room-temperature superconducting mineral materials.

At this moment, Xiao Yu was weighing the pros and cons of bringing room-temperature superconducting materials to Earth.

The current method for finding room-temperature superconducting materials on Earth is called "high-throughput rapid screening." To put it simply, it involves mixing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of materials together, and then trying them one by one. Maybe you'll find them if you're lucky.

In a sense, it's a bit of a gamble.

When it comes to developing new materials, luck is sometimes everything. Otherwise, why is "Materials Science" one of the four biggest pitfalls in majors?

Being able to largely attribute it to "good luck" is a good excuse for Xiao Yu, and is also one of the reasons for choosing room-temperature superconducting materials.

If you tell outsiders that you were lucky enough to make a product like a smart holographic bracelet, you are treating them as fools. A holographic bracelet is something that requires the integration of a lot of advanced technology and cannot be made by luck alone.

Lingjing Technology was hit hard by Ameilica this time, which made Xiao Yu realize that he has not grown into a super giant yet. It is not safe to rely on the protection of Ruilian Group to get through the early development stage.

It still needs to attract great attention from the country, and it would be best if it were raised to a strategic level.

To achieve this goal, the importance of Xiao Yu must be seen at the national level.

In other words, Xiao Yu had to come up with something really good enough to shock the world, so that the country would pay enough attention to him and protect him at the strategic level.

Xiao Yu screened through the many black technologies in the Blue Star world and felt that only room-temperature superconducting materials were the most suitable. He did not dare to use other more abnormal black technologies at the moment.

Room-temperature superconducting materials are the most suitable choice at present. First of all, they are not difficult to obtain on Blue Star. Secondly, they are also new materials. Even if the world will be extremely shocked when the announcement of the development of room-temperature superconducting materials is made, it is at least within the acceptable range of cognition.

Moreover, room-temperature superconducting materials are an incredible product on Earth. The advent of this material will surely cause a huge world-class sensation on Earth.

Because room-temperature superconducting materials can definitely promote the fourth scientific and technological revolution, their impact on the world is far greater than graphene.

At this moment, Xiao Yu clasped his hands in front of him, supporting his chin with one hand, staring at the room-temperature superconducting material on the round table and thinking: "The emergence of room-temperature superconducting materials will have a far greater impact and influence on the world than the mass production of graphene materials. This thing can't be mass-produced right away. The small amount of production capacity in the early stage must be used first in the military field..." Xiao Yu nodded to himself and made a decision in his heart.

However, this requires making up an excuse to explain to outsiders why mass production is not possible, and it must be reasonable and convincing.

"Just claim to the outside world that the preparation cost of room-temperature superconducting materials is extremely high, and it is not possible to mass-produce them in the short term..." Xiao Yu said to himself while thinking for a while, and he found an excuse.

"Well, it is generally called the use of ultra-high energy laser evaporation and solidification to prepare room temperature superconducting materials, which are then deposited on another substrate to produce high-quality superconducting films. Mechanical energy is then used to mix multiple raw materials and form nanostructures, ultimately resulting in nanostructured room temperature superconducting materials."

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "It will consume a huge amount of energy during this period. The demand for electric energy is quite exaggerated, so the cost is very high. The extremely high cost restricts mass production. Therefore, it cannot be commercialized in the short term, so it can only be used for military purposes."

For military use, the issue of marketization will not be considered. Within the scope of national strength and military expenditure, the military will not consider whether it is expensive or not, but only cares about whether it exists or not.

As for what raw materials are used in the preparation of room-temperature superconducting materials, of course, it was finally discovered through a large number of material combinations and attempts one by one.

Want to know what the raw materials are? Sorry, this is a trade secret and is also a top secret level stipulated by the state. I cannot tell you.

Xiao Yu was very sure that once he announced that he had developed a new material called room-temperature superconductor, the national level would definitely come to confirm it as soon as possible.

As long as it is confirmed to be correct, it will be included in the national confidential technology and strictly protected as soon as possible, and will definitely be used in the military field first. If it cannot be mass-produced, it will definitely be given priority for military use.

Even if it has the capacity for mass production, Xiao Yu estimates that the country will not allow this room-temperature superconducting material to enter the commercial market in a short period of time, and will strictly control the circulation of this product.

Because the influence of room-temperature superconducting materials is so great, far beyond the reach of graphene materials, the birth of this product can really bring about a revolutionary subversion in the application of various high-tech industrial fields.

The lack of resistance means that there will be no loss in long-distance high-voltage power transmission, electronic devices will not generate heat when charging, mobile phones and computers will no longer get hot, and superconductors will be completely antimagnetic, so all kinds of transportation vehicles can fly easily, including superconducting magnetic levitation trains, floating cars, etc.

Room-temperature superconductivity is also one of the key prerequisites for controlled nuclear fusion. The current tokamak device for controlled nuclear fusion on Earth requires a strong magnetic field to confine high-temperature ions. A strong magnetic field requires a strong current, so the current superconducting tokamak device requires a lot of electrical energy to maintain low temperatures.

This results in the input energy being far greater than the output energy, which is a state of expenditure exceeding income. However, once room-temperature superconductivity is achieved, there will be no need to use so much energy to maintain a low-temperature environment, thus initially achieving net energy output.

From this we can see the significance of room-temperature superconducting materials. Its emergence will surely enable the earth's technology to achieve a leapfrog development as a whole, and it may even be a key to accelerate the human civilization on earth from the current level 0.75 to the level 1 civilization sequence ahead of schedule.

"If it is used in the military field, it should first be used in fighter jets and other military aircraft..." Xiao Yu nodded involuntarily. Given the limited production capacity, they must seek to use it where it is needed most. In addition, the country may also use some of it to support the controlled nuclear fusion research of the superconducting tokamak device.

As for fighter jets, bombers, large transport aircraft, etc., if the main body of the fuselage is made of nano-structured room-temperature superconducting materials, they can truly achieve the smooth vertical take-off and landing and unparalleled maneuverability that can only be achieved in science fiction movies. This is not comparable to the so-called vertical take-off and landing of the F35 or the fat electric aircraft.

This natural room-temperature superconducting material in the Blue Star world can suspend huge mountains in the air simply by relying on the planet's magnetic field.

Not to mention making an airplane hang vertically in the air, as long as this room-temperature superconducting material is sufficient, even making an aircraft carrier float and fly is no problem.

Xiao Yu witnessed with his own eyes in the Blue Star world the huge Tianshan Mountain suspended in the air at an altitude of 3000 meters. Compared with the Tianshan Mountain on Blue Star, a behemoth like an aircraft carrier is nothing compared to it.

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(End of this chapter)