In Jiang Chen's "ocean expansion" strategy and "space elevator" plan, the research of nanomaterials led by graphene materials was both the foundation and the core.
Most people knew that graphite was one of the softest substances in nature. However, what most people didn't know was that the so-called "softness" was only its macroscopic phenomenon. Like a hexagonal grid stacked layer by layer, the interlayer structure of graphite was maintained by the "most unreliable" van der Waals force. Therefore, under the action of external forces, the layers were very easy to "slide" relative to each other, thus giving the illusion of "softness".
But in the direction perpendicular to the plane, graphite was astonishingly "hard"!
According to the latest research results, the maximum pressure that graphene could withstand at a distance of 100 nanometers actually reached 2.9 microns. In other words, a pressure of 55N could break a one-meter-long graphene! Intuitively speaking, graphene with a thickness equivalent to the plastic packaging of food would require a pressure of about 20,000 Newton to break. In other words, if graphene was made into a packaging bag, then it would be able to withstand about two tons of weight!
Only its strength was discussed here, not its conductivity, light transmission, extremely light weight, and the nature-defying buff of disinfection. It was precisely because of this that graphene was one of the key research topics in the world. From the space elevator to the supercomputer, from the new generation of photon sensors to the screen of the next generation of mobile phones, this new material with a simple source but troublesome preparation was favored by the world at the beginning of the century.
It could be said that graphene materials were the future!
In this regard, Jiang Chen's Future Group was at the forefront of the world. Although it was not disclosed, Future Group had used graphene materials in many products. For example, the K1 kinetic skeleton currently used by Celestial Trade, from the chip to the removable polyethylene bulletproof panel, there were traces of graphene materials. Phantom helmets and the electromagnetic acceleration track of the seabed mining facility were all made of graphene materials.
However, application was only one aspect. These products were designed from the apocalypse, so it didn't mean that Future Group had completely mastered these technologies. In order to digest the technologies brought from the apocalypse and apply these technologies to a wide range of fields, Jiang Chen invested in the establishment of a graphene laboratory and spent money to "buy" a group of scientists with achievements in the field of graphene research to digest and experiment with these advanced technologies.
As expected, Lu Yuan did not disappoint him.
He brought the "hair" back to Fallout Shelter 027 in the apocalypse. After the testing of the fallout shelter's researchers, it had reached the quality standardization required for the construction of the space elevator. This marked that in the field of materials science, Future Group's technology was at least 20 years ahead of the world.
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Ships sailed from New Guinea's Vanimo port to Ange Island. Anyone could guess that Future Group was about to make a big move. The most sensitive to this was the United States. After all, the two sides had a tit-for-tat over the MLL Island issue not long ago.
But what the CIB agents on Ange Island didn't understand was that after Xin brought the crude steel products back to the country for further processing, it was towed back to the port, loaded onto a ship, and towed to the sea two hundred kilometers away. Then the finished products were thrown into the sea.
Throw it into the sea?
Not only were the CIB agents confused, but the UA soldiers on the aircraft carrier were also confused. The Capitol ordered them to keep an eye on Future Group's movements. Okay, let's do it!
Therefore, they released the MQ-8B multipurpose drone mounted on the aircraft carrier.
Fortunately, they released the drone.
Not long after the unlucky bird flew into Xin's airspace, they lost contact. At first, the UA soldiers on the aircraft carrier thought it was Celestial Trade that shot it down and reported the news to the Capitol. The Capitol was furious and immediately called Jiang Chen … This time, they finally learned their lesson and knew that even if they called Zhang Yaping, he couldn't make the decision.
However, Jiang Chen's reaction was "innocent" as he said he didn't know the drone entered Xin's airspace. He then asked the Capitol, since when can you break into someone else's home so openly?
The Capitol suddenly felt awkward. However, acting shamelessly was a required course for politicians around the world. The new UA president in 2016 was no less shameless than her predecessor. After a forceful explanation, she requested Celestial Trade to allow Stennis to send out an unarmed salvage ship to salvage the wreckage of the MQ-8B drone.
Jiang Chen didn't reject the request, but he also set a time limit with the Capitol. If they couldn't find it within 72 hours, they must immediately leave Xin's territorial waters. After the Capitol accepted Jiang Chen's proposal, the Stennis aircraft carrier immediately sent out a salvage ship. However, after 72 hours, the salvage ship still found nothing. Under the supervision of Celestial Trade, it regrettably left Xin's territorial waters.
Of course, they couldn't find anything.
As early as the MQ-8B drone flew into Xin's territorial waters, Droplet No. 1 set off from the port of Coconut Island. At the same time, Aurora-20 took off from New Moon Island Airport. After it arrived above the drone, it directly launched an unguided air-to-air EMP missile into the target airspace. The MQ-8B drone was like a fly that hit a spider web. The electronic parts instantly malfunctioned and it fell into the sea without warning.
At the same time, Droplet No. 1, waiting below, extended its robotic arm, collected the wreckage of the drone into a trawl, and brought it back to Coconut Island. The Capitol and the Stennis aircraft carrier didn't expect Celestial Trade's action to be so fast that even Captain Hoffman was skeptical.
Was it really bad weather?
But if it wasn't bad weather at all, but it was shot down by Celestial Trade's anti-aircraft missile without anyone noticing …
Thinking of this, Colonel Hoffman could not help but shiver, but then he shook his head at his unrealistic thoughts. It wasn't difficult to shoot down the MQ-8B. After all, it wasn't a preemptive purchase, but it was impossible to keep the Stennis aircraft carrier in the dark.
Within a radius of hundreds of nautical miles, any anti-aircraft missile rising to the height of the drone would be captured by the aircraft carrier's radar.
However, what Captain Hoffman didn't know was that their radar was a joke in front of the Aurora-20's stealth ability.
It wasn't just the UA that paid attention to Celestial Trade's actions. Malaysia also paid close attention to their small neighbor.
However, unlike the "world ruffians", Malaysia's attention wasn't on the military level, but on the economic level …
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