[1] THE SCHOLAR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM (END)

[1] THE SCHOLAR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM (END)
Chapter 183: The Gold Mine

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations


In an apartment building near Shuimu University, Beijing…


An old man held a British magazine in his hand and he read it on the sofa.


He suddenly smiled and put the magazine down before he said, "This kid is really a genius."


This old man was none other than the god of mathematics, Qiu Chengtong.


The magazine in her hand was Nature Weekly and the article she was reading was written by British female journalist Belinda, who interviewed Lu Zhou.


In the interview, the magazine mentioned the identity of the Jin Ling University master student as well as the fact that he is a member of the LHCb China Cooperation Group.


In keeping with what high-level academics from the LHCb China Cooperation Group had previously said, this intern greatly helped China's reputation at CERN.


China will soon make wide coverage of this baccalaureate.


This glory is worthy.


"Yes" whispered the old man who was sitting opposite Professor Qiu while drinking tea.


This was Wang Yuping, who helped Lu Zhou get back at Princeton.


Although Professor Qiu had a bad relationship with Yan University, he still had some good friends from the university.


Professor Wang Yuping is one of them.


Professor Wang paused for a moment. He then sighed and said, “After the Princeton conference, I thought that this kid was talented in math. I don't think that he would be so talented in particle physics either. I have met many young scholars, but there is no one like him. "


Professor Qiu Chengtong smiled and said, "I've seen him."


"Who?"


"Tao Zhexuan!"


Professor Wang Yuping was stunned. He then smiled and asked, "Your valuation of him is that high?"


Tao Zhexuan was the first Australian to receive the Fields Medal, and he was the second ethnic Chinese to win the award. He currently teaches at UCLA and is considered a genius in mathematical analysis.


Although applied mathematics is not in mathematical physics, its research covers almost all of mathematics. From harmonic analysis to nonlinear partial differential equations to number theory and topology.


Many people call it Mozart mathematics because there is no explanation for how one person can accomplish so much in mathematics.


In China, people refer to Lu Zhou as "Young Tao Zhexuan".


Professor Qiu smiled and said, "High valuation? I think he can achieve more than his predecessors! "


Professor Wang Yuping was surprised and he could not help but ask, "Are you serious?"


"Of course," Professor Qiu said as he nodded. He then added, “When I saw him choose the Polignac conjecture to be his research topic, I felt this in my heart. Now with this article, I am even more sure. "


Professor Wang Yuping smiled and asked, “Do you think he can settle this conjecture?


"It's hard to say. He broke the main twin's guess. If I had energy, I would probably try to challenge this problem, ” replied Professor Qiu. Suddenly his eyes sparkled and he looked at his old friend before he said, "How about we bet?"


"I bet he can settle this conjecture in two years."


"No way," Professor Wang Yuping said as he shook his head. He added, “I know you have a high opinion of him, but his current research problem is not number theory, but mathematical physics. If he concentrated on number theory, he could solve this conjecture ... But as I see it, two years is too short! "


Professor Qiu shook his head, “Their research spirit is not a problem. I think he has the talent to solve problems. Since we disagree, should we bet? "


Slapping his thigh, Professor Wang Yuping said, “Sure, let's bet! I'll bet a hundred yuan. Not much even if I lose. "


Professor Qiu smiled and said, “Look at you, already talked about losing. How boring, the stakes are canceled! ”


...


"Achoo!"


Lu Zhou sneezed and rubbed his nose as he continued to write on his desk.


He's already read Professor Lu's class schedule.


However, he is still on summer break, and classes will not start until next month.


Lu Zhou hadn't really left his dorm for the past few days. He locked himself in his room and tried his best to design an experiment using the battery data on his computer.


He had to read a lot of literature to design the PDMS film.


The reason he was motivated this was money.


With such a large gold mine, he would not be able to sleep if he did not break it in the slightest.


There is nothing superfluous to compare this technology to a gold mine.


20 Years ago, lithium metal was abandoned by industry due to the short circuit of dendrite growth. It turns batteries into bombs.


However, lithium metal still attracts many materials science laboratories. They are still experimenting on this topic.


IBM even performed super-project calculations of lithium-air batteries and they set a path for each gas molecule to enter the battery unit to avoid gas blockages ... However, they burned the money too quickly and the project was later interrupted.


At the national level, the energy minister of the Alabama team and an American of Chinese descent who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, Mr. Zhu Yuwen, said, has been a fanatical supporter of negative lithium batteries for some time ... However, he was persuaded by a group of people.


As for why lithium batteries are so attractive, it has something to do with their energy density.


The so-called energy density is the energy contained per unit volume. The most important performance indicator of a battery is its energy density. This is the pursuit of the battery industry.


In the 13th China Five-Year Plan, they clearly stated that their battery technology levels should be synchronized with international levels by 2020. One of the most important factors is to increase the energy density of the battery to 300-350Wh/kg.


So far, lithium-sulfur batteries look the most promising.


However, if the lithium dendrite problem is solved, then all other materials should give way to a negative lithium battery.


Those who have studied chemistry will know that lithium metal anodes have the lowest electrochemical potential - 3.04V and energy capacity up to 3861mAh/g.


That means that by using lithium as a negative electrode, it could theoretically reach ten times the energy capacity of a graphite battery.


The most interesting part is that once the growth of lithium dendrites is solved, there will be no other major design changes that need to be made to the battery. They just need to replace the graphite anode material!