Chapter 274 Everyone has their own ideas, missile anti-interceptor orbiting injector!
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Five billion in funding?
There was a commotion in the venue.
Wang Hao is a scholar specially invited to the conference. He is actually not here as the leader of the project team or as a laboratory or company representative, but specifically to deliver superconducting research and directional reports.
No one in the venue expected that the first thing Wang Hao said when he walked on the stage was to ask for funds, and he asked for five billion.
This number is really shocking.
Wang Chenglin and Du Jianhua are the leaders of the large-scale experimental group. They just came on stage and talked about the project. They did not talk about the specific funding, but they estimated it to be one to two hundred million.
The research and development expenditure exceeds 100 million, which is considered a major project.
When Wang Hao opened his mouth, he said it was five billion, which already exceeded the total budget of a single technology support department.
The Science Foundation certainly cannot afford it, and their total budget to support superconducting research cannot reach 5 billion.
Similar major projects can only be approved by the top leadership group, a special project meeting must be held, and funding designated by the national finance department and science and technology department.
This is beyond the scope of the meeting's decision.
Even if all the official representatives and scholars at the venue recognized Wang Hao's research, they would not be able to decide to approve such a major project.
After a burst of uproar, the venue suddenly became quiet. They all didn't quite understand why Wang Hao would talk about such an important project on this occasion.
Normally, similar to major R&D projects, because the required funds are too high, it is similar to large particle collider and top major projects. First, it needs to be demonstrated, a special meeting must be held, and then the Ministry of Science and Technology will approve it, and then discuss it later.
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What’s the point of saying it here?
Many people looked at the stage with curious eyes.
Wang Hao paused for a while and then set the tone, "Funding is only one aspect of this research."
He explained, "We have already achieved certain results in the research of superconducting materials."
Everyone in the venue understood what he meant. He was talking about the Superconducting Materials Laboratory, which had developed high-temperature superconducting materials that could be used in industry.
Wang Hao continued, "Several of the materials are very valuable."
"We understand the elemental composition, critical issues, and other physical properties of each material."
"Our research is based on this to connect with semi-topological theory. We use experimental data to communicate the theoretical mechanism, so as to expand the theoretical and applied research on superconductivity."
"This will be a huge systematic project!"
Wang Hao explained briefly.
Many of the people here are top scholars in the field of superconductivity, and others are also officials from academia, science and technology departments, and related people. They will understand it if they think about it carefully.
Because there are already several superconducting materials that can be used in industry, based on the materials that can be manufactured, based on their physical properties and experimental research data, we can connect the contents of semi-topological theory to deduce some new things.
Existing research on superconducting materials also relies on semi-topological theory, but the theory is only one direction, and there are many uncertainties in material research.
Why a material has high-temperature superconductivity and other physical properties cannot be explained clearly by a semi-topological theory.
After all, semi-topological theory cannot yet demonstrate the composition of matter by complex elements.
Therefore, it is also a feasible method to use the manufactured complex materials to infer the theoretical content.
only……
If you want to really research meaningful content, you may not be able to achieve results?
Some top superconducting scholars are still a little unsure when thinking about research issues.
Based on the characteristics of existing materials and combined with basic theories, it is hoped that further theoretical content can be researched. It is indeed a feasible solution, but it may not be fruitful, and there is a high probability that it will not be fruitful.
This is mainly due to its complexity.
The reason why the semi-topological theory can only demonstrate the combination of two elements is because of the complexity of calculation and analysis. The further three elements are already so complicated that it makes one's head numb. The four elements are simply unthinkable.
So when faced with a substance composed of a dozen or more atoms, can we achieve results based only on its physical and other characteristics and basic theories?
The uncertainty is too high.
Of course they didn't know that Wang Hao had already determined the semi-topological microscopic morphology of a material, which was the missing part.
Of course, Wang Hao will definitely not tell everything at the meeting, and his purpose is not to persuade others to support the project.
Five billion dollars seems to be a lot of money, but money has never been a problem for Wang Hao.
As long as you apply normally, it is only a matter of time before the funds are approved.
Whether it is the Science Foundation, the Ministry of Science and Technology, large enterprises, or even the top leadership group, they will support his research and development.
Five billion is not such a big number.
Even if it is just a superconducting industrial company, it can continuously invest funds to support its research and development in the future.
Wang Hao said seriously, "This is a systems engineering project that requires not only funds, but also a large amount of manpower, equipment, and massive experiments."
"We need a lot of experiments and collect a lot of data. It can't be completed by one laboratory or two laboratories."
"In addition, the experiment is not limited to the field of superconductivity and mechanism. We also need to conduct some other material property analysis."
"So it requires a lot of experimental teams to work together..."
When Wang Hao said this, many people in the venue understood.
A large systematic research project requires a lot of experiments and research. It cannot be completed by a single laboratory, and it will definitely require the cooperation of other experimental teams.
If there is no other experimental team to cooperate, we can only build a very large experimental team, which may require thousands or tens of thousands of people.
Obviously.
Just for a single project, building such an experimental institution is not worth the gain, because the cost of creating the institution itself is astronomical.
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Many people in the venue couldn't help but discuss, "In other words, Academician Wang is applying for a very large project, but they cannot complete this project by themselves and require the cooperation of many other teams."
"The research must be centered on his team, the Superconducting Materials Laboratory? They also have an anti-gravity team that can also cooperate, and other teams will also assign some experimental work."
"Isn't this the main project and sub-project?"
"It can also be said that it is joint research with other laboratories, not necessarily a primary or secondary project."
"But in the end, the entire project is managed by the main team, and other laboratories cooperate and distribute experimental tasks..."
"It's so whimsical!"
The last sentence was muttered by Wang Chenglin in a low voice. He was sitting with Du Jianhua, and they were also discussing it, "My team will definitely not join the project anyway, regardless of whether it is 5 billion or 10 billion, even if it is 100 billion, we will
Don’t join!”
"me too!"
Du Jianhua nodded affirmatively, "I remember when Wang Hao was doing exchange gravity research, we didn't even consider cooperation at all, let alone the current theoretical research."
"Isn't joining a project just to do a sub-project? Research is controlled by others, and experiments are all assigned. You still have to do research yourself to be free..."
Wang Chenglin nodded in approval, "Yes, even if you are doing small research worth tens of millions, you will at least have freedom. If you join Wang Hao's project, you will be assigned tasks. Even if there are results in the end, it will be their materials experiment group and other teams.
It doesn’t matter, the most I can do is add the name of the organization to the result.”
Du Jianhua said, "Yeah, what's the point? Doesn't that mean working for someone else, and the funding and research are all controlled by others..."
He kept shaking his head as he spoke.
Although most of the project funding for domestic experimental institutions in the field of superconductivity comes from the Science Foundation, they only agree with the overall project direction of the Science Foundation.
If you join Wang Hao's project, you will have another 'superior' in your mind, and you will lose your freedom in research.
“It’s simply not worth the loss!”
"We are already one of the best teams, why should we join other people's projects..."
"How whimsical!"
"Not even Wang Hao... I guess not many teams will join. Don't worry, this project can't be carried out!"
"There is no point in approving the project. I feel that the direction is still uncertain. Even if the theory makes sense, the semi-topological theory is already very clear. Is it possible to go further?"
"The same applies to applications. We have already produced 120K materials. Can we still produce 150K or 200K materials?"
"impossible!"
"The project doesn't make much sense at all..."
The last thing we talk about is the development of superconductivity. In fact, it is not just Du Jianhua and Wang Chenglin who see it this way, many people also see it this way.
Now there is semi-topological theory, which weakens the research on Hodge's conjecture and further simplifies the theory. However, simplification is only in the field of mathematical calculation and analysis, and there is actually no qualitative breakthrough.
In terms of application, high-temperature superconducting materials exceeding 120K that can be used in industry have been manufactured, and it will be difficult to make further progress in the future.
Many scholars believe that superconducting materials also have bottlenecks and may not be able to make breakthroughs for decades or hundreds of years.
Room-temperature superconductivity still only exists in imagination for the time being.
Wang Chenglin and Du Jianhua both said that they were not interested in the project, and that Wang Hao was thinking that Wang Hao was fanciful. They denied the project and the direction, and also asserted that they would not join the project.
They did not question whether the project could be applied for.
This is the project that Wang Hao talked about. With his personal influence, there will definitely be no problem with approval. It can even be said that it is just a matter of time.
The reaction at the scene was completely different from what they said.
After Wang Hao finished speaking, the venue suddenly burst into extremely warm applause. The loudest applause was from representatives of some small and medium-sized laboratories.
Their ideas are completely different.
Not every team is a large laboratory. There are only three large superconducting research centers in China: the Condensed Matter Physics Research Center, the Basic Science Laboratory and the Key Laboratory of Superconductivity of the Academy of Sciences.
Even Deng Huanshan’s superconducting materials experimental group is far behind.
For small and medium-sized superconducting teams, it is also good to join a 5 billion project and be allocated some funds.
One reason is that the funding is really attractive. If you join the project, you can at least get a lot of funding. As for cooperation in research, it is not a problem at all. Many teams do projects for the purpose of funding, not to do any major research.
In addition, due to the achievements of semi-topological theory and new materials, many teams are almost unable to survive.
When survival is a problem, joining a super large project and receiving funds is great news.
…
During the remaining time of the meeting, Fu Xiangdong also took the stage to talk about the work of the computing group and talked about subsequent research directions.
He came on stage just to explain the work direction of the algebraic geometry group, and also to lay the foundation for subsequent funding applications.
After Fu Xiangdong stepped off the stage, another representative of the experimental group came on stage. He only spoke for ten minutes and then came down.
After the morning meeting ended, many people gathered around Wang Hao and asked about the "five billion" project he mentioned.
The leaders of some small and medium-sized experimental teams said simply, "Academician Wang, my team wants to join the project!"
"Count me in, there are dozens of people in the laboratory, and I will listen to Academician Wang from now on!"
"We will do whatever you ask us to do without any hesitation. Academician Wang, our team is also very capable..."
At this time, Du Jianhua and Wang Chenglin felt isolated. They stood together and looked at each other from a distance, both expressing their dissatisfaction, "Why do these people have no backbone? They even joined the project and worked on sub-projects for other teams.
,What's the point?"
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"Maybe?"
"Whatever! I will definitely not join anyway. Even if Wang Hao said it himself, I would refuse directly. Our Basic Research Center is completely capable of doing research on its own."
"So do we!"
Wang Chenglin and Du Jianhua looked at each other, determination written on their faces, and said that even if they could not apply for a new project, they would not join Wang Hao's research.
The two walked out of the venue together.
After they separated outside, Wang Chenglin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thought about it carefully, and confirmed his performance just now.
What he just said was completely different from what he was thinking.
Don’t want to join Wang Hao’s project?
What a joke!
If applications for new projects cannot be approved, the Basic Science Research Center will have no major projects related to superconductivity.
In addition, joining Wang Hao's project is beneficial. They can also learn more about new directions in superconducting research, and they can also get a lot of funding.
A five billion project!
The Basic Science Center is one of the largest superconducting research teams in China. If it joins the project, it will definitely be the largest team and receive the most experimental work.
Even if only one-tenth of the total funding is allocated, there will still be 500 million in funds.
Wang Chenglin thought seriously, "If I can't apply for a new project, I'll join Wang Hao's project."
"Even if the project application is approved, you can still consider it..."
"That guy Du Jianhua is really stupid. He hasn't joined yet. It's best this way. By then, my team will be the largest partner, and we will definitely be able to get more experimental work and funds."
"When we have the research results, our contribution will not only be the first, but also the second, right? By then, maybe my name will be on the results..."
Wang Chenglin was full of anticipation and admiration.
the other side.
Du Jianhua and Wang Chenglin had the same idea. He also said, "This Wang Chenglin is really mentally ill. How can he still have the backbone? Still be free? Only with funds can you have freedom!"
"Fortunately..."
"We have a rich talent pool. If we join the project, we will definitely get a lot of funding. When the time comes..."
…
Wang Hao's purpose in attending the meeting was to find a group setting to explain the research direction and persuade other experimental teams to join in systematic research.
His purpose has been achieved.
On that day, many experimental team leaders came to our door, patting their chests and saying that they would definitely join the project.
Even more...
When he returned to the hotel in the evening, he received two calls in a row, one from Wang Chenglin and the other from Du Jianhua.
Both of them explained that there were too many people during the day and they could not discuss it with Wang Hao in detail, but as long as the project application was approved, the Basic Science Center (Key Laboratory of Superconductivity of the Academy of Sciences) would definitely join it.
Wang Hao felt strange, and he didn't think much about it. It must be good news that two of the largest teams decided to join.
With more teams joining, experiments can be conducted faster and more data can be collected to complete research.
In the next two days, Wang Hao continued to attend meetings, but most of the content had nothing to do with him.
Subsequent meetings will discuss policy and direction issues.
The content of the last day is very interesting. It is to identify two superconducting application projects, one is the electric power-related ‘superconducting power storage project’, and the other is to form a superconducting motor research group.
The latter is just a small applied research. As long as there is a supply of materials, it can be slowly researched and improved.
The former is a major national science and technology project, which is directly related to the storage and supply balance of national electricity.
After attending the materials conference, Wang Hao did not return to Xihai directly because he received an invitation to go to the Aerospace Industry Zone 3 to watch new equipment experiments.
This new equipment is based on Wang Hao's mathematical research and is installed on missiles to give them anti-interception capabilities.
The next day, Wang Hao waited for the people sent by the Third Aerospace Industry District to receive him, and then they took a plane to Xijing City.
After walking out of Xijing Airport, he got into a military vehicle and went to the Aerospace Industry Zone 3, an experimental base located around Xijing.
A missile anti-interception experiment will be conducted there, which uses the most common test bombs to conduct anti-interception of the conventional anti-missile system until the missile hits the target.
The anti-interception process of ordinary missiles against the anti-missile system uses an anti-interception auxiliary device designed by the 137th Institute affiliated to the Third Area of the Aerospace Industry and installed under the conventional missile warhead--