Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 137 Developing Photoresist

"Your brain is now the most advanced thinking organ ever created on this planet," Andrew said. "Without exception."

"Currently, the number of neurons in your brain is more than four times that of an average human. This is all thanks to the characteristics of avian neurons."

After learning that Murphy's guardian spirit was a raven, the Transformation Research Group began to study this creature.

They conducted numerous experiments and discovered that ravens are indeed very intelligent, but they didn't understand why they were so intelligent. It wasn't until they used fluorescent markers to examine the neural structure of the ravens' brains that they discovered the ravens' neural density was astonishing.

Compared to mammals, ravens have smaller brain neurons, resulting in a higher density. In the same space, they have four to five times more neurons in their cortex than mammals. Therefore, even though ravens have very small brains, they have about the same number of neurons as monkeys.

This is why Murphy believes that he can enhance his brainpower through the transformation of Raven into a higher Animagus.

"Moreover, smaller neurons also bring faster thinking speed. Without changing the basic structure of your brain, this transformation is equivalent to turning each of your neurons into four. Four times the number of neurons can have 24 times the synaptic connections. The physical upper limit of your memory and learning ability is also 24 times higher than that of ordinary humans."

"The multi-layered nature of the senses that you mentioned earlier is one manifestation of this enhancement. It's not just because your senses have been enhanced, but also because the brain, which is capable of processing sensory information, has become stronger, allowing you to obtain more effective information from various sensory organs."

"According to our tests, your reaction speed, memory, comprehension, and logical reasoning abilities have all improved significantly. We are currently unable to determine your IQ because the current testing framework may no longer be suitable for you."

Murphy waved his hand, saying it didn't matter. IQ scores were meaningless to him. In comparison, he could feel the improvement in his memory and comprehension more clearly. It wasn't a numerical enhancement like four or twenty-four times the previous level, but he did have a sense of being able to see the world in a new light.

This feeling was actually similar to his experience with magic during his second awakening.

It was as if some rules of the world were originally hidden in a chaotic fog, but now he could see and even touch them more directly.

However, as Andrew said, he now possesses the world's most advanced thinking organ, but the improvement in brainpower does not mean an increase in knowledge. It would be a waste to have such an excellent brain and just let it run idle on instinct.

"I need knowledge," Murphy suddenly said.

If mental strength or computational ability is internal skill, then knowledge is the technique of using computational and mental strength.

So, the day after completing his High Animagus transformation, Murphy plunged into the library.

……

A month later, when Murphy walked out of the library, he was carrying a stack of documents.

He first went to the deformation research group. "I have read through your preliminary research and I think there are still some areas for improvement in the deformation of higher Animagus. Go and have Winston test it out. Come back and let me know if it's successful."

"Also, research on magical Animagus and polymorphic Animagus can begin. I have a few suggestions. First, we should start by finding animals that are not much different from ordinary animals, but have some special magical abilities, such as shapeshifting lizards."

"Second, the 'aura' of magical creatures—let's use that term for now. Perhaps it conflicts with the aura of wizards, or it interferes more with transformation potions, making transformations more difficult. You can try experimenting in that direction."

"Third, try changing Peter Pettigrew's guardian spirit and see what happens when he becomes a different Animagus."

"Oh, right, the transformation mechanism of werewolves may indeed be closely related to the rabies virus. Here are some models for you to verify. Their transformation during the full moon, besides being influenced by the moon's magical tides, should also have some psychological suggestion factors. I've designed a few experiments, so please work on them as soon as possible."

Next, he went to the chip research group and found Derek Preston. "How's the photoresist problem coming along?"

"We've developed several new materials that offer better photolithography performance than our previous ones... but we haven't yet found a good solution to the cost issue..."

Murphy nodded, as expected. "I'll give you an idea."

"Go try developing solution."

"What?" Derich asked, somewhat confused. "That thing that makes images move? What's it for?"

"The reason why photoresist is used so much is that it needs to be reapplied to the entire wafer every time the mask is changed. After use, it needs to be completely washed off, and the photoresist on the unetched areas is wasted."

"But if there were a way to make the photoresist automatically gather in one place, it wouldn't be wasted."

"Developing chemicals are something that allows images to cycle periodically. Photographs can be made to move by developing chemicals, and isn't the photosensitive paper that forms the photograph also a photosensitive material coated on a smooth surface? It's the same in nature as photoresist."

"If the developing solution can make the photograph move, it can also make the photoresist move, so it can naturally make it lay flat or regroup on its own."

"It can even allow photoresist to form complex patterns of periodic movement on the wafer, which, in conjunction with a mask, may enable more precise photolithography processes."

"This..." Derich was greatly shocked. As a researcher at the institute, he certainly knew about developing agents, but he never thought they would be used in this way. "I understand. I will start the experiment immediately."

If the experiment is successful, not only will the problem of the amount of photoresist be solved, but their photolithography process will also be able to advance further.

After settling the issue of photoresist, Murphy Apparated to Turing Technology, a subsidiary of Umbrella Corporation, and found Bob Henderson, who was in charge of desktop system development.

"Call all the senior engineers and project managers in for a meeting."

Before long, all seventy-odd senior engineers and project managers from Turing Technology responsible for the research and development of key desktop system technologies were summoned to the conference room.

"Everyone, I'm Morpheus Annon. The purpose of my visit today is to discuss the development progress of the desktop system with you all. Each of you can share which part you've completed, and what the remaining challenges are. Let's work together to find solutions and accelerate the project's progress."

"Let's start with..." Murphy glanced at the list in his hand, "the Graphical Interface Development Team, Mr. Albert."

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(End of this chapter)