Lu Lei, the head of the Quantum Research Institute, saw Liu Yuan coming and asked with a smile.
The boss has not visited the Quantum Research Institute for a long time, so the research progress here has always been unsatisfactory. The warp engine has been developed over there, and everyone is busy working on the warp spacecraft.
, but on our side, we haven’t even really researched quantum communication technology yet.
"Come and see how your research is going."
"Soon we will venture into the interstellar universe. Quantum communication technology is the communication technology between interstellar universes. Without it, we would have no way to communicate with each other in the vast universe."
"After we move to an alien planet, we won't be able to contact the Earth and learn about things on the Earth."
Liu Yuan smiled and said.
The Quantum Institute is also a research institution with huge investments, the most important of which are the particle collider used to study the microscopic world.
The investment for this thing is very large, it can easily cost tens of billions or hundreds of billions. There are only a few units in the world, and Xinghai Technology built two of them extravagantly.
Liu Yuan never blinks an eye when it comes to investing in this area.
Not only particle colliders, but also space telescopes, scanning tunneling microscopes, supercomputers, nuclear fusion reactors, magnetic energy devices, ignition devices, etc. in space and on the moon. These are all made of real money.
The cost of building any one of them is extremely high, and these things must be built by yourself, and there is simply no place to buy them.
It is precisely because Liu Yuan is willing to invest in scientific research, not only giving good treatment to scientists, but also never being stingy with scientific research funding, and having the guidance to inherit seeds, that Xinghai Technology has developed rapidly.
technology.
"Boss, the research progress on my side has not been going well. I'm afraid it will drag everyone back."
After Lu Lei listened, he thought about it and said in a very apologetic tone.
Research on quantum technology has always been in the theoretical research stage. This is mainly because it involves the microscopic world. Scientists can no longer detect and observe the microscopic world using conventional means, and microscopic atoms, particles, etc.,
Often they have extremely rapid changes and movements.
These have brought many difficulties to the research of micro-technology, and are also important reasons why micro-technology has never been able to achieve breakthroughs.
The same is true for the research on quantum technology, because it is based on quantum and involves an extremely small microscopic world. It is difficult for scientists to effectively observe and detect the microscopic world, and it is difficult for you to make major breakthroughs in this field.
It is easier for scientists to study cosmic astronomy than to study the microscopic world. To study cosmic astronomy, we can also build space telescopes in space, set up optical, ray, electromagnetic wave receivers, etc., and analyze light waves, radiation, electromagnetic waves, etc. from the universe.
Let’s study cosmic astronomy and infer the evolution, development, history, formation, etc. of the universe.
But the microscopic world cannot be seen clearly with the naked eye, and you cannot see extremely microscopic and tiny areas using ordinary scientific methods. Scientists can only use the existing scientific theories they have mastered to constantly speculate on the situation in the microscopic world.
Then think of ways to create more powerful scientific instruments to study the microscopic world.
"It's not something that's a hindrance. Scientific research requires a process of slow accumulation and continuous understanding. Sometimes when things get tough, it's actually a good thing."
"Because once this difficulty can be overcome, a new world and a stage of rapid development can be ushered in."
Liu Yuan smiled and said nonchalantly.
The development of science and technology is different from infrastructure construction and engineering. When it comes to infrastructure construction, you can make a plan, saying how many roads, bridges, and railways will be built this year, how many railways will be built next year, etc.
These are things that can be planned, seen, measured and calculated.
However, technology cannot do this.
It is very possible that some scientists have studied a certain field for a lifetime without any major breakthroughs or results, but as soon as someone else takes over, they immediately make huge breakthroughs and developments based on the original foundation, creating a new field.
These are all normal things.
It requires a sustained and long-term investment in it, and continuous accumulation can make thin hair.
Just like the field of materials science, this is a basic subject and field. It requires scientists to constantly experiment with solutions and formulas, and continuously record various material properties, ratios, etc.
After accumulating a very large database, scientists can continue to research a variety of powerful materials on this basis, and produce special materials according to needs.
Without a basic accumulation, how can you expect to make a breakthrough in the field of materials science?
That is nothing more than a fool's dream.
However, in the development of science and technology, as long as breakthroughs can be achieved, especially major breakthroughs, a new scientific and technological era and field can be quickly created.
Just like after Mendeleev came up with the periodic table of elements, people's understanding of chemistry and atoms was directly raised to a new level, and a new field suddenly opened up. In the eyes of scientists, although the world is extremely prosperous, all the
Everything can be classified as composed of elements in the periodic table of elements, and even elements that do not exist in nature can be created.
This is the world after technological breakthroughs.
In human science and technology, every scientific and technological breakthrough will be accompanied by a new scientific and technological revolution, corresponding to the corresponding industrial revolution and great changes in people's lives and production methods.
This is why Liu Yuan said that difficulties are a good thing.
This is just like the path of life. When you encounter a big mountain, you will feel extremely desperate, timid, and have no courage to climb.
But when you overcome the difficulties and obstacles and climb this mountain, you will find a different world and the road ahead of you may be infinitely broad.
Quantum technology is a very important technology. It not only involves quantum technology, but more importantly, it involves the study of the microscopic world.
Scientists' research has been slowly tending to two fields, one is the micro field and the other is the macro field.
In the macroscopic field, we study the origin, evolution, history, development, etc. of the universe, study the space of the universe, black holes, the birth, evolution, and development of stars, etc.
In the microscopic field, study electrons, quantum, atoms, bacteria, viruses, etc.
Almost all scientific and technological development directions seem to be slowly developing in these two directions, and they are all moving towards micro or macro fields.
The same is true for quantum technology, which is a direction in the field of microscopic technology.
Once a major breakthrough is achieved in the field of quantum technology, it will inevitably bring the entire microscopic technology to a new level, and even drive the entire scientific community to develop to a new level and field.
Therefore, Liu Yuan is not in a hurry, and he will not rush to say that a certain technology must be developed at a certain time.
This is very unscientific and extremely bureaucratic.
Science is not about infrastructure construction, nor is it about building bridges and paving roads. It is not something that can be built with just one order. What it requires is accumulation, perseverance and continuous research, and long-term accumulation in science.
The ocean, constantly groping, constantly wandering back and forth to find the truth.
When it accumulates, all problems will naturally cease to be problems and everything will fall into place.
Just like a few decades ago, at that time, we were lagging behind the world in terms of technology, economy, infrastructure, etc. It can even be said that we were lagging behind the world in almost all indicators.
However, decades have passed.
We rolled up our sleeves and worked hard in silence, we shed countless sweats and tears, and we swallowed our teeth after being broken.
Decades have passed, and now, everything has undergone earth-shaking changes.
We have become the world's largest industrial country, with the world's longest railways, high-speed railways, highways, etc. Our technology has also advanced by leaps and bounds, and we are at the forefront of the world in many fields.
In terms of per capita income, we have also reached the middle-income level, and our national living standards have also made huge improvements and leaps.
Whether it is science and technology, economy, culture, military and many other fields, we are advancing by leaps and bounds and developing rapidly.
The principle is the same. It requires a process of accumulation and careful study to achieve results and usher in a moment of rapid progress.
Quantum technology alone has very broad prospects, including quantum communication technology, quantum computers, quantum weapons, etc., each of which is an extremely powerful technology.
"Boss, I know it too, but the feeling of wandering around in the dark and groping is very uncomfortable, especially when other fields are advancing by leaps and bounds. We at the Quantum Institute seem to have no confidence.
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Lu Lei said with a wry smile, and then pulled Liu Yuan towards the conference room.
As he walked, he said to his assistant: "Immediately inform everyone to come to the conference room for class. Those who cannot come to class will also connect to the virtual world immediately and take classes in the virtual world."
"Boss, this is a rare visit to our Quantum Institute. We can't let the boss leave like this. We must teach everyone a lesson."
When Liu Yuan heard this, he immediately laughed. Nowadays, it is indispensable to talk about something wherever he goes.