December was definitely not a peaceful month for the lithium battery industry.
Apple held another product conference after the Fall Conference, and announced the concept of the new generation of mobile phones, or rather, a PowerPoint presentation.
Apart from some negligible changes, the most eye-catching one was undoubtedly the highlighted four times longer standby time.
As for more specific information, it would be revealed at next spring's press conference.
Once the news came out, the entire internet went into an uproar.
A certain mobile phone forum.
It seemed to have become a daily routine for the core users of the mobile phones and the fake reviewers to fight with each other. As long as the trolls didn't go too far, most of the website administrators would turn a blind eye.
Under normal circumstances, the situation on the battlefield would be evenly matched.
However, after the product conference before Christmas, this balance was instantly broken.
[F * ck me, four times the battery?!]
[Nutty!]
[Cheers for Apple!!!]
Even though smartphones were being updated every year, the first and second generations didn't seem to be particularly innovative. After all, with the emergence of technological bottlenecks, even Moore's Law was on the verge of breaking. Major mobile phone manufacturers obviously couldn't surprise consumers with each generation of phones like they did in the first few years.
Ku's press conference undoubtedly gave the Apple fans a shot in adrenaline. Suddenly, the fans of the Huaichang, Rice Factory, and other major manufacturers lost their morale.
A mobile phone user couldn't stand it anymore, and he couldn't help but post a comment.
[Stop bullshitting me. I don't care if you brag about anything else, but batteries aren't made by Apple, and lithium batteries aren't something that Apple solved. I'll post it here. In a year, any phone you buy will have an extra long standby time, believe it or not.]
When a craze formed into a trend, this kind of post would undoubtedly be scolded, and it would be scolded to the point of being scolded badly.
In fact, this was indeed the case. The fanatical fans cursed hundreds of times.
However, the original poster wasn't easy to bully. He didn't argue with the trolls. He directly took the Nature highlights, as well as the Washington Times and other media's comments.
However, the original poster didn't expect that his original intention was to humiliate the fans. However, he only posted five comments, but he didn't expect that he would be humiliated.
[F * ck me, am I seeing things?! God Lu solved it? Isn't God Lu a math professor?]
[Lithium dendrites … I took the test a month ago, and it was solved half a year ago?!]
[Amazing. Half a year ago, this guy was bragging on Central TV about using mathematics to change science. I thought he was just bragging, but I didn't expect it to be his IQ that limited my imagination.]
[Calm down, you're not the only one …]
Even though the paper that was highlighted by Nature and Science was sensational, and CBS even did an exclusive report on it, the sensation was only on the science page. Not many people really paid attention to this matter.
After all, the closer a breakthrough was to the upstream of the industry chain, the further away it was from consumers.
Most people didn't know what lithium dendrites were. When it came to lithium batteries, most people's first reaction was, "Isn't this thing already in use???" or something like that.
However, as the influence of the research gradually spread to the industry and changed people's lives, there were still some people who were curious about this change.
The sensation caused by the thesis half a year ago was only limited to the academic and industrial circles, as well as people who were interested in technology. But this time, with the product launch conferences of major electronics manufacturers, the sensation finally began to spread to a wider range of fields …
…
In fact, it wasn't just Apple. As early as a month ago, Huawei, Samsung, and other mobile phone companies had already begun to prepare new product plans. However, they were cautious and didn't give consumers a chance.
However, after the MRS Conference, the lithium dendrites problem seemed to have been settled. Coupled with the enthusiasm of the capital market for lithium batteries, the listed companies finally began to lose their patience.
After Apple fired the first shot, Huawei, Samsung, and other phone manufacturers also held product conferences to announce the next generation of products that were in the works. And this time, everyone's attention was focused on one place without exception.
Which was the long standby time.
At the same time, not only the "3C" manufacturers such as mobile phones and portable computers, but the automobile manufacturers were also doing well.
As a major player in the lithium battery market, the demand for power batteries had been growing rapidly. In recent years, it had even surpassed 3C batteries and became the top consumer of lithium batteries.
The Ma's were the first to release their PowerPoint, and the Jia's were not to be outdone. However, the automobile industry was different from the electronics industry. Whether it was the research and development cycle or repeated safety tests, it would take more than a year to complete.
While the battery industry was undergoing earth-shattering changes, Lu Zhou's life had also changed.
He had earned four hundred million yuan from the patent fees, yet he still refused to leave the student dormitory. No matter how one looked at it, it was a little unreasonable.
Last time, Lu Zhou was reluctant to buy a house, but this time, he did not care about the money.
After all, Citibank offered him an annual interest rate of 4%. Compared to that, Princeton's $1,000 USD house was really just a little bit of interest.
For Franklin's sake, the stubborn white man who claimed to only sell and not rent decisively threw the keys to Lu Zhou. He then packed his luggage and moved to New York.
Lu Zhou stood on the lawn and looked at the two-story mansion in front of him that he spent more than US $300,000 to buy. He couldn't help but smirk.
It had a 260-square-meter area, a front yard, and a small garage. The surrounding environment was quiet, and the neighbors were mainly international students or professors from the Institute for Advanced Study. One could see Einstein's former residence just by taking a walk.
Other than the large area, Lu Zhou was quite satisfied with the rest of the place.
Especially the layout of the house, which was what he was most satisfied with.
Perhaps because the former landlord was a history professor, the furniture in the house was quite tasteful. Lu Zhou especially liked the fireplace in the living room. It gave people a feeling of time travel.
It was a pity to rent out such a piece of art. It was better to sell it. He now understood why the old man refused to rent it out.
Other than the kitchen, Lu Zhou basically maintained the original appearance of the house. The only major change was the kitchen.
Although he mainly ate at the Ivy Club, he would occasionally cook some dishes for himself. It was quite a lifestyle.
Lu Zhou looked at the renovated kitchen and suddenly had an idea.
It's almost Christmas.
Based on China's modern culture, this holiday was usually celebrated as Valentine's Day.
However, as a noble and elegant single man, he had never celebrated this holiday.
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