Lars, who had been paying attention to the entrance, also noticed his friend and waved to him quickly:
"Hey Lucas, over here!"
However, considering the tight schedule.
Lucas could only point to the watch on his arm first, indicating that he heard the other person's greeting but needed to wait.
Then he quickly went to the dining table to get some bread, butter, blueberry jam and a cup of skimmed milk, and then hurriedly came to sit next to Lars:
"Lars, why are you here?"
Lars shrugged upon hearing this, pulled up and down the lever of the suitcase next to him with a click, and explained:
"Obviously, of course I'm going to China with you, so I want to keep you company along the way."
Only then did Lucas remember that this friend of his was also the general manager of the BEBC bubble room.
Although it is far from the Nobel Prize, it is still very easy to become a professor at a top university according to the education system.
In terms of rank.
He does have the qualifications to go to Chengdu.
Then Lucas took two bites of bread, suddenly thought of something, and a teasing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:
"Lars, if I remember correctly, someone seemed to have said something yesterday, it seemed like"
"If CJPL can come up with results close to yours within three years, someone will eat the ax from the Maxwell statue in Cavendish Laboratory on the spot."
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There was a hint of stiffness on Lars's face, but he soon returned to normal, squeezing his neck and saying:
"Yes, I said this, but is it too early to say that I will be slapped in the face?"
"Not to mention whether the result was discovered by CJPL, even if it was, it may not be true cold dark matter. Let's wait until the time comes."
Lucas raised his eyebrows but said nothing.
Since the Chinese Academy of Sciences has chosen Chengdu as the location, no matter whether the results are true or not, it is obviously only CJPL that can make the relevant report.
That is Jinping Deep Laboratory.
Although his reason told him that the probability of the Chinese people achieving real results was low.
But if dark matter is really discovered.
So whether it's for scientific research or embarrassing friends, it will undoubtedly be a huge boost.
So think of it this way.
If the Chinese do discover dark matter, is it actually not a bad thing?
Twenty minutes passed.
After finishing breakfast, Lucas wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue.
We left the hotel with Lars and two colleagues.
With Lars, a local boss, setting off together, Lucas and others did not have to worry about hailing a ride with Uber, and could directly enjoy the benefits of CERN.
After leaving the hotel.
Lars guided them directly into a waiting commercial vehicle.
More than half an hour passed.
The commercial vehicle safely delivered them to Geneva Airport.
Then came the routine security check, check-in, and waiting for the flight.
Finally, as it approached seven o'clock in the morning, the group successfully boarded the Lufthansa small passenger plane.
Another little over an hour passed.
Greeted by the white flag of the tower, the plane arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport smoothly.
Lucas and others once again went through the boring but fairly smooth transfer process.
Then after waiting for several hours, I finally boarded a direct flight to Chengdu.
Compared with Lufthansa's small aircraft, the aircraft of this kind of cross-country flight is undoubtedly wider and much more comfortable.
Because I was in a hurry to book tickets.
Lucas and his two colleagues were not arranged in adjacent seats, but were seated separately. Next to Lucas was a single seat with an unknown passenger identity.
Fortunately, Lucas is not the kind of person who particularly cares about such things. After all, it is difficult to buy tickets for cross-border flights.
After taking a seat.
He first asked the flight attendant for a blanket to put on his body, then put on his own eye mask and rested.
after awhile.
There was a noise in Lucas' ears, and it seemed that his 'neighbor' had arrived.
Upon seeing this, Lucas hesitated for a moment, then took off his blindfold and prepared to say hello to his temporary neighbor.
After all, the next trip will take more than nine hours, so chatting with your seatmate is obviously a good way to kill time.
The passenger sitting next to Lucas was an old man in his fifties, with soft facial lines, extremely neatly combed silver hair, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a strong bookish air about him.
At least the first impression I made on Lucas was very good.
At the same time, he is about the same age as Lucas and seems to be someone with whom he can talk about some common topics.
So Lucas adjusted his sitting posture to a relatively polite one and took the initiative to say:
"Good afternoon, sir, are you going to Rongcheng too?"
The little old man had just sat down. Seeing this situation, he was stunned for less than half a second and then took the initiative to reach out his hand:
"Yes, I have something to do in Chengdu. My name is Morton, and I'm from Sweden."
Lucas shook his hand gently:
"Lucas Cuellar, from across the sea."
"Cuellar?"
The little old man repeated Lucas' last name in a low voice, let out a light sigh, and looked at Lucas thoughtfully:
"This surname is not very common, and it is also called Lucas. Could it be that you are the Lucas from Fermi Accelerator Laboratory?"
Lucas was stunned for a moment, obviously a little surprised that a stranger could call his name:
"Mr. Morton, have you heard of me?"
After receiving Lucas's affirmative answer, the little old man named Morton couldn't help but let out a laugh and said with a smile:
"Of course, after all, Fermilab is quite famous - at least within the scientific community."
"Formal introduction, Morton L. Groby, former leader of the Cold Spring Harbor Bioinformatics Research Group."
"Morton L. Groby?"
Lucas' mind was spinning rapidly, and a rough outline of a character appeared in his mind.
Morton L. Groby.
A well-known biologist who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, is a lifelong honorary academician of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, and a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In 2017, he won the Lasker Prize for his research on transplanted cells, and is currently one of the top biological experts who has the best chance of winning the next Nobel Prize in Biology.
Although the professional directions of Morton L. Groby and Lucas have nothing in common, they are somewhat familiar with each other - after all, they both work in top institutions across the sea.
Then, without waiting for Lucas to react, Morton asked again:
"Mr. Lucas, you went to Chengdu this time probably because of the press conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, right?"
A simple word 'ye' reveals a lot of information.
At the same time, this seemingly coincidental encounter has a reasonable explanation.
Lucas nodded and admitted:
"Yes, we are going to attend the press conference. It seems that Mr. Morton will stop by for a while after we arrive in Chengdu."
Then he paused and asked hesitantly:
"Mr. Morton, isn't your direction of biological information and genetic recombination? Why."
Lucas hesitated to finish the second half of his words, but Morton L. Groby understood what he meant:
"Why were you invited to attend a physics conference?"
Lucas hummed.
Morton L. Grobi smiled, with a hint of emotion in his eyes:
"Because among the main members participating in the press conference this time, there is an old guy who owes me a few kilograms of two vitex trees, and I am also another person."
"Where are the reviewers of the first paper?"
“Reviewer of the first paper?”
After hearing these words of Morton L. Groby,
Lucas's eyes suddenly showed a trace of astonishment.
At this time, nearly 20 hours had passed since the Academy of Sciences' announcement was released, and public opinion had basically reached its peak.
As the popularity increased, some less confidential content was also unearthed.
For example, this results conference will probably have a scale of 1,000 people, which is considered to be the highest-level scientific research conference in recent years.
Another example is that a few days ago, a group of old academicians from China arrived in Chengdu. Although the movements of national treasures of Mr. Wang's level are highly confidential, you can still find out the itinerary of some other old academicians if you want to know. After all, science
The hospital itself did not hide their activities.
Another example is that although the experimental results this time came from the Jinping Deep Laboratory, the contribution of the University of Science and Technology of China cannot be ignored, etc.
In addition, the names of people such as Academician Pan, Zhao Zhengguo, Ji Xiangdong, etc. are also mentioned from time to time.
but
Even the youngest Academician Pan is not much different in age from Morton L. Groby.
At the same time, if Lucas remembers correctly.
Morton L. Groby had been working at Cold Spring Harbor until the beginning of last year. He returned to Europe to recuperate due to physical problems in about March or April.
According to Cold Spring Harbor's enforcement regulations.
P5 members within the organization, that is, members above the project team leader, cannot serve as journal reviewers during their employment.
In other words, the review mentioned by Morton L. Groby should have occurred after March and April last year.
With the description 'First Paper', the object of Morton L. Groby's reference
Maybe thirty at most?
But can a young man of this age be so appreciated by Morton L. Groby and called a 'main member'?
This is obviously very intriguing.
Looking at Lucas with a surprised look on his face, Morton L. Groby thought for a while and asked:
"Mr. Lucas, there is a well-known Chinese MR technology expert named Lu Xiao across the sea. Have you heard of his name?"
"Lu Xiao?"
Lucas recited the Chinese word awkwardly, thought for a moment, and nodded quickly:
"Of course I've heard of him. He's the Chinese who never became an American, right? I heard that he went back to China some time ago."
Then Morton L. Groby looked up at him and asked again:
"Mr. Lucas, do you know the reason why Dr. Lu Xiao returned to China?"
Lucas was slightly startled. Although he didn’t understand why Morton L. Groby brought the topic to Lu Xiao, he still answered:
"I heard that AstraZeneca and several pharmaceutical companies engaged in a public opinion war against a certain company in China, and the video of the meeting was released by hackers."
"In order to calm the pressure of public opinion, AstraZeneca reached an agreement with the victim company, which included a clause for Lu Xiao to return to the country."
The reason why Lucas knew about Lu Xiao's incident was not because both of them were named Lu, but because the school where Lu Xiao graduated from happened to be related to Lucas.
Fermilab, where he works, is officially part of the Department of Energy, but is operated by the University of Chicago and URA.
Where is Lu Xiao?
He is one of the famous alumni who graduated from the University of Chicago.
Although he has not entered the education system, his reputation is still very famous.
At the same time, as the importance of MR technology has increased in recent years, many companies want to acquire Lu Xiao, so the name Lu Xiao has spread wider and wider.
As far as Lucas knows.
Fermilab, where he works, once extended an olive branch to Lu Xiao, but was rejected by the other party.
Therefore, Lucas has heard about Lu Xiao. After all, there are not many top Chinese who have worked across the sea for nearly twenty years but have not become American citizens.
Seeing that Lucas had heard about Lu Xiao, it was much easier for Morton L. Groby to explain:
"Mr. Lucas, you may not know that the fifth-generation imidacloprid paper sold by that company was the manuscript I wrote here."
"The first author of the paper is the founder of that Chinese company, named Xu Yun. He is only 25 or 26 years old this year."
Lucas was slightly startled:
".Smoked fish?"
Morton L. Groby's Chinese speaking was ordinary, but after passing through the brain of Lucas, a foreigner who spoke even more ordinary Chinese, the pronunciation became such a weird word.
But Morton L. Grobi didn't care about this, but smiled and patted Lucas on the shoulder:
"Yes, Smoked Fish, believe me, he is a very capable young man."
"So Mr. Lucas, I am still looking forward to the press conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences this time. I can also take you to have a hot pot meal when I have time, aha!"
Then the two little old men chatted for a few more words.
After discovering that the other party was both a fisherman, the topic changed to what kind of fish each of them had caught.
However, Xu Yun, as the person involved, had no idea about the conversation that took place on the plane, let alone the impact that the unexpected meeting of these two young old men would have on him in the future.
At this time, he was standing outside the exit of Shuangliu International Airport, preparing to greet many domestic and foreign physics bigwigs who were coming.
Of course.
Compared with the airport pick-up a few days ago, the size of the airport pick-up group this time was much larger and there were many more people.
At least Xu Yun and Lu Chaoyang don't have to wait at the airport holding signs to pick people up like they did before.
There are two people in charge of the airport pick-up group today.
They are Hou Xingyuan, the head of the Academy of Sciences, and a senior official from Sichuan Province who is in charge of the scientific research industry.
Accompanying the airport pick-up were Academician Pan, Zhao Zhengguo, and several other relatively young academicians.
As for Tian Liangwei, Wang Lao, Zhou Shaoping and several academicians over eighty years old, they were not present.
Among them, Tian Liangwei has little intersection with direction and physics, while Wang Lao and others have physical problems.
Xu Yun and Lu Chaoyang were placed at the end of the crowd, looking like two primary school students waving flowers.
"Professor Lu."
Xu Yun glanced around a few times and found that no one cared about them, so he whispered to Lu Chaoyang:
"By the way, this should be the largest physics conference in the history of the country, right?"
Lu Chaoyang thought for a moment and nodded decisively:
"no doubt."
Talking about the history of modern physics in China.
The concepts that may pop up in many people's minds are concepts such as backwardness.
But in fact.
In recent decades, the Chinese physics community has also had its moments of glory, and has released world-class results many times.
One of the most famous international results released is undoubtedly the measurement report of the neutrino oscillation matrix angle in Daya Bay.
This result accurately measures a basic parameter of physics - the neutrino mixing angle theta13.
By comparing the neutrino flux intensity and energy spectrum of multiple experimental halls, the measurement accuracy of the oscillation amplitude reached 2.8%.
This is currently the most accurate measurement result among the three neutrino mixing angles, and is a real contribution to basic physics.
But unfortunately.
The results conference was held not in China, but at the 30th International Conference on Neutrinos and Astrophysics in Seoul.
As for the largest achievement conference held in China.
It is undoubtedly the quantum anomalous Hall effect discovered by Academician Xue Qikun in 2013.
This is also the first project in which Chinese people came up with theories and then produced corresponding results.
This is an achievement close to Nobel Prize level, because previous integer and fractional quantum Hall effects have already won awards.
In many years, there may be a Chinese Nobel Prize winner for the quantum anomalous Hall effect.
It is also worth mentioning that.
One of the discoverers of the quantum anomalous Hall effect was Zhang Shousheng, who died mysteriously across the sea as mentioned before. What a pity.
At that time, more than 40 overseas physicists came to Mizuki's lecture, including two Nobel Prize winners, four European Physics Prize winners, and a Dirac Prize - the highest international award in the field of theoretical physics.
winner.
Just talk about the gold content.
That lecture was undoubtedly the most glorious period since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
But compared to the press conference organized by the Academy of Sciences, that report was a small horse pulling a big cart.
Don’t talk about the Chinese scope of this press conference.
Even in the history of physics for all mankind, it is enough to rank among the top.
It can be said like this.
From the end of World War II to the present.
In addition to the gravitational wave press conference.
Other black hole photos, Higgs particle releases, etc., are all inferior to the specifications of this press conference.
This time it's for real.
Gods gather.
I'm afraid of being criticized for explaining the intersection of the characters on the plane, which will be used later. In fact, I don't want to do this kind of prompt. Just like the character Weng Yujing appeared in the chapter on the national destiny, it is interesting for the readers to think of it themselves.
But if you don’t remind me, some people will always say that such a chapter contains an irrelevant plot, hey.