Chapter 444 [Speed ??up the research on the Eastern Super Ring]
From the 13th International Electromagnetic Launch Academic Conference in Germany in May 2006, 52 papers were published in China, second only to the 72 papers in the United States. China's domestic strength in this field is still well established.
Fang Hong put the materials on the table and said immediately: "In addition, the research progress of the 'Eastern Hyperloop' is still a bit slow. First, draw up a budget of 10 billion. Let's speed up the 'Oriental Hyperloop' and send people to follow up with EAST
Let’s talk to the person in charge of the project.”
The Eastern Super Ring, also known as the EAST project, is the world's first fully superconducting non-circular cross-section tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device independently developed in China.
The research on controllable nuclear fusion technology has been jokingly called "forever fifty years", but controllable nuclear fusion carries so much imagination. The reason is that the raw materials of nuclear fusion energy are almost inexhaustible and the emissions are pollution-free. It is regarded as
The ultimate answer to energy problems.
Although it is an eternity of fifty years, this is after all the ultimate answer for the foreseeable future in the medium to long term. If we don’t do it, it will really be an eternity of fifty years.
Fang Hong thought for a while and said: "The Natural Science Foundation will send a Weibo post tomorrow to mention this matter."
Yu Qiu nodded: "Yeah, okay."
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The next morning.
The official Weibo of the Natural Science Foundation published a blog post that caused a stir in the academic community.
People from all walks of life were shocked. The previous gravitational wave detection project had cost 20 billion yuan, and the Natural Science Foundation was going to build another big one, and it would spend tens of billions of budget allocations to support the research of controllable nuclear fusion.
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Less than half an hour after this Weibo was posted, before the Natural Science Foundation contacted the EAST team, the other party called in advance.
[I long to see a light bulb lit by controllable nuclear fusion energy in my lifetime. How about we spend tens of billions to speed up the research and development of the "Eastern Super Ring (EAST)"? ]
Fang Hong said with a smile: "It is not something ordinary people can do well to spend so much money on the right place."
Then, when the organ is transplanted into an organism, the organism's blood vessels automatically replace these microchannels.
too fast!
Wouldn't it be a bit hasty?
The so-called 3D bioprinter means that the human organs printed by the printer have "channels" to obtain oxygen and nutrients. Generally speaking, 3D bioprinting first requires cells from donors or patients.
After a while, Tian Jiayi said thoughtfully: "The company's recent investment in the high-tech field has indeed led to relatively good projects. A few days ago, it successfully persuaded Zhang Zhihua to return to China to start a business."
When this Weibo post was posted, people from all walks of life were caught off guard.
In the afternoon of the same day, the official blog of the Natural Science Foundation posted another blog post:
[Ten thousand years is too long, seize the day. The Natural Science Foundation has decided to invest a budget of 10 billion to support the research of EAST. Our country must have an independently constructed controllable nuclear fusion experimental device, not for scientists to write a few papers or reports, but
In order to truly solve our energy problems in one hundred or two hundred years.】
For example, when it comes to military applications, no information is disclosed to the outside world.
Fang Hong looked at her and said: "No more than 200 microns? Then this thickness is only equivalent to the size of a human hair."
Tian Jiayi stopped exercising. She recalled for a moment and said methodically: "According to the data, Zhang Zhihua is a scientist working at the Institute of Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University in the United States. He is engaged in research on a 3D bioprinter, and it is
One of the project leaders of the R&D team..."
Hearing this, Fang Hong turned over a few pages.
Fang Hong took a towel and wiped the sweat on his body, glanced at the beautiful assistant who was doing stretching and said: "Yu Qiuguan's Natural Science Fund has achieved great results recently. How is the business investment of Qunxing Capital in the high-tech field?"
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Tian Jiayi added: "Zhang Zhihua's research team hopes to solve this problem and print thicker human tissue. This time he returned to China and brought back some results. The 3D bioprinter he wants to develop can be controlled by a computer.
A variety of different types of gels are used to print, and micro-channels inside the tissue are also printed. It is listed on the material report, you can see for yourself."
Tian Jiayi sat down and said: "According to Zhang Zhihua, the biggest challenge to the 3D bioprinting industry currently is that due to the lack of blood vessels, the thickness of these organs cannot exceed 200 microns."
According to Zhang Zhihua's description, these channels will provide blood vessel functions for cells during the growth process of organs, allowing nutritional tissues and oxygen molecules to reach cells inside the organs.
If the Natural Science Foundation is not joking, this investment scale is more than 20 times the current EAST project team budget, and the team size can be expanded ten times from the current less than 200 people.
Hearing this, Tian Jiayi couldn't help complaining: "Just spending money can be called a great achievement?"
Fang Hong took the materials and looked at them.
Good guy!
This blog post posted by the official blog of the Natural Science Foundation was soon quoted and reported by major media, and it suddenly became a hot topic today.
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Fang Hongyan said concisely and comprehensively: "Zhang Zhihua? I have never heard of this person. What is his background?"
The news quickly reached the EAST project team immediately. They were shocked and excited beyond words.
News in the scientific research community has frequently made headlines in recent days. The domestic scientific research community is very excited about the Natural Science Foundation's move. With so much capital being injected into it all at once, it seems that the spring of basic scientific research is coming.
Research and development progress can indeed be greatly accelerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The cells are then cultured in water-based gels. These gels are then infused with biodegradable polymer structures that allow the cells to grow according to the shape set by artificial intervention.
Jingxinju villa, fitness room.
It is worth mentioning that not all projects entered by the Natural Science Foundation are public.
In Zhang Zhihua's project at Wake Forest University's Institute of Regenerative Medicine, human ears printed with a 3D printer have been transplanted into the bodies of laboratory mice, and within two months, their blood vessels and soft tissues have gradually taken shape.
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Twenty minutes later, Fang Hong had already changed into a set of clothes and was in the living room. After a while, Tian Jiayi came down from upstairs and brought a piece of information to him. He immediately said: "After Zhang Zhihua returns to China, Stars Capital will give him
He invested 150 million to develop the 3D bioprinter."
At this time, the hot discussion of "Sky Mirror" has not subsided, and "Oriental Hyperloop" has also become popular rapidly.
Tian Jiayi said: "According to Zhang Zhihua, blood vessels are gradually forming after the 3D printed artificial muscle fibers and artificial jaw bones are transplanted, but this technology has not yet been used in human trials."
Fang Hong nodded silently.
If this project is successful, it will make it possible to print more complex organs such as kidneys, and will accelerate the process.
Once this technology matures, its future business prospects are self-evident.
