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Chapter 58 New National Standards

"Okay! I'll go to the lab when I have some free time."

Chen Mo stared at the tea in the teacup, and then emphasized it again.

"But it's a deal, you have to ask Academician Jiang to keep an eye on those students for me, so they don't mess up the experiment."

In order to avoid being held hostage by Japan in the path of solid-state batteries, let's seize the patents for the nitride route by manufacturing junk batteries first!
Of course, Chen Mo didn't want the data of the junk battery he created, which was trying to seize the path of solid-state nitride batteries, to be too bad.

That way, his eating manners wouldn't be as unsightly as Fengtian's; he also had some sense of shame.

"Don't worry!" A sly glint flashed in Vice Dean Lin's eyes: "Old Jiang's graduate students are all shrewd individuals. With these ready-made thesis materials, how could they not put their heart into it!"

After Chen Mo published an SCI paper, he realized how hard graduate students have to work to publish papers!
"Xiao Chen! I wish you continued success in developing solid-state nitride batteries, and that you'll show those guys at Fengtian that our Chinese technology always has a Plan B!"

Vice Dean Lin raised his teacup, the celadon patterns on the cup reflecting a delicate light under the lamp.

The two smiled at each other, the clinking of their teacups (instead of wine) mingling with the aroma of food, creating a warm and harmonious scene under the warm yellow light, a picture of perfect understanding between teacher and student.

Vice Dean Lin's eyes were filled with satisfaction, as if he could see again that naive young man who had just entered the laboratory and worked hard to support himself.

The smile in Chen Mo's eyes was genuine and relaxed. At this moment, he was no longer the transmigrator burdened with guilt from his previous life, but had returned to being the student who could safely hide under the wings of his teachers.

"You'd better be smart, kid. Sticking to the government is much easier than dealing with those businessmen."

Vice Dean Lin knew what kind of person Chen Mo was. The reason he didn't think highly of Chen Mo's path in business was due to his personality.

But I never expected that his technical expertise was so impressive.

As long as his strengths are strong enough, Vice Dean Lin believes that even if Chen Mo's future business path is full of thorns, he will still have the sharpness to break through.

In this fast-paced business era, no one thought that the tide would eventually recede, and those who possess technology are the unyielding reefs.

When the bubble of hype bursts under the weight of reality, and when the fervor of capital gradually cools down, only hard-core technologies truly rooted in the soil of innovation can stand firm amidst the changing tides and ride the wave.

Tea (water) was served three times, and dishes were served five times.

As he left, Chen Mo took out the prototype battery, which looked like it was carved on excrement, from his backpack—the center of which resembled the cratered surface of the moon, and the edges were bulging with gelatinous material that had spilled out when it was sealed.

"Professor Lin! This is the prototype of the first gaseous lithium battery. I'm giving it to you as a souvenir!"

"Great! Great!" Vice Dean Lin accepted it with a smile: "That old bastard Jiang is always showing off that he published in a top journal. This time it's my turn to give him a good talking to!"

The old man solemnly put the cooperation contract of an ordinary "green investment" company and the battery that Xiao Chen gave him into his briefcase.

His careful movements were as if he were holding a key to unlock a new era of new energy.

Hmm! It's not that Vice Dean Lin is worried that this broken battery is going to explode, that's why he's being so careful.

After all, Vice Dean Lin had not participated in the testing of the battery prototype, so he naturally could not know the safety of the gaseous lithium battery, which was absolutely beyond doubt.

Vice Dean Lin thought to himself, covering his forehead: If Xiao Chen goes to the lab to see Lao Jiang another day, I should ask Lao Jiang to teach him industrial design!
"Ugly" is one thing, but your explosive appearance is just too much for this old man to bear!

Or I could put an acrylic protective cover on it, place it directly in the school history museum, and hang a sign that says "First-generation gaseous lithium battery, keep away." Young people are more resistant, after all.

The advent of gaseous lithium batteries has affected more than just Vice President Lin in Shenzhen.

The incandescent lights of the Shenzhen Testing Institute shone with a blinding halo in the twilight. When the chief engineer pushed open the glass door of the conference room, the metal doorknob slammed against the wall with a dull thud.

More than thirty battery 3C certification engineers filed in, rubbing their sore shoulders.

Engineer Zhou loosened his tie and asked his colleague in a low voice, "Why are we having a meeting at this crucial time? I reviewed seventeen reports today, my neck is about to break."

"Who knows!" The colleague slumped in his chair, slamming his briefcase heavily on the table, then raised an eyebrow and smiled wryly, "Maybe the boss will see how hard we've worked and treat us to a late-night snack!" The chief engineer cleared his throat, and the conference room fell silent the moment the projector lit up.

The title on the screen, “New Type of Gas Battery GB/T 36276-2010 and GB 43854-2010 Supplementary Certification Standards,” was clearly black, yet it was glaringly bright.

The engineers in the front row gasped for breath.

"Sorry to take up everyone's time after get off work!" The chief inspection engineer pushed up his black-rimmed glasses: "The national inspection and certification department just issued an urgent document. Everyone needs to thoroughly understand the testing standards for this type of battery within three days."

Chen Mo was very aware of the situation, and naturally, the higher-ups decided to open a green channel for gaseous lithium batteries in terms of policy.

Regarding national inspection and certification, the supplemented national standards and certification standards have already been reviewed by experts and quickly implemented in Shenzhen.

Then, the Shenzhen Testing Institute conducts monthly spot checks, and if the gaseous lithium battery fails to meet the requirements, the circuit breaker mechanism is immediately activated.

For Orange Technology, the rapid certification of gaseous lithium batteries is actually a double-edged sword.

However, the system provides the optimal commercial mass production solution, so Chen Mo doesn't need to worry about any problems with that.

"A gaseous battery?" someone in the back exclaimed in a low voice. "Something you don't even see in science fiction movies, and they actually made it?"

The murmurs exploded like boiling water, and Zhou's fingernails unconsciously dug into his palms.

He remembered that sweltering afternoon last Wednesday when a small workshop in Huabei Qiang—the kind of roadside photocopy shop that Orange Technology delivered—printed the documents for inspection, and the corners were even stained with inferior ink that had smudged.

If it weren't for the National Security personnel watching from behind the cameras, he would have thought it was just some amateur scientist's wild fantasy.

As the projector switched pages, the small text at the bottom of the screen drew Zhou Gong's attention like a magnet.

"This trial standard shall be implemented from May 25, 2010."

He suddenly remembered the May 22nd submission date on the Orange Technology certification form, and his throat tightened so much that he could hardly breathe.

The national standard and supplementary certification standards were released in just 3 days. How efficient are they?

So, was that simple green portable explosion-proof box actually containing the prototype of a gaseous lithium battery?
No wonder that comrade from the National Security Bureau took it so seriously.

"This is revolutionary technology; even foreigners haven't even heard of it!"

Someone shouted, and the atmosphere in the conference room instantly became lively.

Only those working in the battery industry can understand the hardships we've endured generation after generation trying to catch up with battery giants like Songxia, LC, and A123.

Now that we have niche areas where we far surpass those abroad, how can they not be excited?

The chief engineer asked everyone to calm down, and then pulled up the certification testing details. Under the electronic flash of the projector, a dense array of parameters jumped in front of Engineer Zhou's eyes.

He forced himself to focus on the electrolyte pressure testing standards, but all he could hear were his colleagues' excited discussions.

"We are about to witness history!"

"The person who led the initial review could probably publish papers in a Neture sub-journal!"

After the meeting, a colleague nudged Zhou on the shoulder: "Old Zhou! Do you think we might be the first to get our hands on a gaseous battery?"

Zhou's fingertips trembled slightly as he held the meeting materials, and a stiff smile appeared on his lips.

I was the first person to handle a gaseous lithium battery being sent for testing!
However, due to the confidentiality agreement, which felt like a hot iron stuck in front of his mouth, Engineer Zhou was hesitant to participate in his colleagues' excited discussion, for fear of letting something slip.

He looked at the conference room at the end of the corridor and suddenly felt that the rather simple photocopied materials submitted for inspection were far more dazzling than those seemingly fancy certification documents that were simply renamed and labeled as technological "micro-innovations".

(End of this chapter)