On the other hand, at the Binghamton University Materials Research Institute in New York.
Inside a soundproof conference room, Professor Stanley, who left the organic symposium in advance, was standing in front of an open laptop with his assistant, Darren Woods, and other corporate representatives.
The image displayed on the computer screen was the caged carbon molecule …
"Looks like I was right, I knew this guy wasn't simple! His research results are indeed not limited to the two papers he published in Science! "
Professor Stanley stared at the data and images on the computer screen and muttered to himself. His voice was filled with excitement.
If scientific research was an exam, then what was in front of him was the answer to the last question!
Now, all he needed to do was to use the experimental method to make up for the "problem-solving process" before anyone else did …
He was the director of the research institute. As long as Mobil Chemical could afford it, he could even mobilize the entire institute's researchers to work on his project.
With the size of the Binghamton University Materials Research Institute, it was easy for them to crush small and medium-sized research institutes like the Sarrot Institute in terms of scientific research labor resources.
His assistant, who was standing next to Professor Stanley, also had a shocked expression on his face. He muttered in an amazed tone, "Unbelievable … Can mathematical methods calculate the spatial structure of this macromolecule? This level of accuracy is unheard of! "
Using mathematical methods to build a model and using a supercomputer to calculate and analyze, this type of computer-based simulation existed. In fact, more than 80% of the theses created by "Anton" in computational chemistry were like this.
However, even "Anton" couldn't simulate to this degree.
Professor Stanley had a serious expression on his face. Even though he didn't answer the question, the expression on his face revealed his inner shock.
Everything was reasonable.
Even though he didn't want to believe it, the facts were right in front of him.
The HCS-1 material had demonstrated its outstanding ability to inhibit the diffusion of polysulfide compounds into the electrolyte.
Woods stared at the computer screen and frowned as he asked, "Did you see anything?"
As an entrepreneur, he didn't care who this historical honor belonged to. He only cared about the patent.
ExxonMobil paid a price to poach these five lab assistants from Lu Zhou.
Although one or two million USD was nothing for Mobil Chemical, it depended on where the money was spent and whether it was worth it.
After hearing Woods' question, Professor Stanley's mouth curved into a confident smile.
"This is a caged carbon molecular model. The HCS-1 material is morphologically similar to it, but it lacks a few key π bonds, large π bonds, and carbon atoms. According to my speculation, the HCS-1 material is probably a by-product produced when they were looking for this caged carbon molecule. "
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the key to solving lithium-sulfur battery technology!"
That explained everything.
Otherwise, Professor Stanley couldn't understand why Lu Zhou would add the expensive fullerene material and carbon nanotubes to the reactor and screen out the HCS-1 material from a pile of "useless" carbon slag.
Thinking of this, he could not help but curl his lips into a smile.
Who would have thought that the HCS-1 material proposed in the thesis was only a by-product of a failed experiment? No wonder Lu Zhou was so confident in publishing the in-progress results and didn't care about their research progress.
If one didn't know about the unpublished experimental data, especially the caged carbon molecular model, one wouldn't be able to tell what they were really researching just by looking at the two papers in Science.
Professor Stanley looked at his assistant and spoke.
"We're already behind them, but fortunately, we're not too far behind."
"Inform all the research groups to immediately adjust the research direction. From now on, focus on solving the technical problems of caged carbon molecules. Solve a series of problems from product preparation to physicochemical property analysis!"
"Also, recruit another 20 intern researchers. We must finish this job before they do!"
"Move fast!"
"Understood!" The assistant standing at the side immediately nodded, then trotted out of the conference room.
Seeing how energetic Professor Stanley was, Woods had a confident smile on his face.
"Mobil Chemical will provide maximum support for your research, I wish you success!"
Professor Stanley shook hands with Woods with a confident smile on his face.
"Thank you very much! Also, it's my honor to work with you! "
…
Needless to say, Professor Stanley had a good eye for strategy.
Through this limited information, he had already analyzed most of Lu Zhou's intentions.
However, the only problem was that he seemed to have overlooked another possibility.
The Sarrot Research Institute wasn't actually researching lithium-sulfur batteries, but something completely different …
After the meeting, the soundproof conference room door opened, and Woods walked out with his assistant.
At this moment, the man who was sitting on the sofa outside the conference room with a nervous expression immediately stood up and walked toward him.
The man with an anxious face was Ricardo, the man who had angered Old Man Sa to the point of jumping with rage.
However, the expression on his face wasn't as relaxed as when he first met Professor Stanley and ExxonMobil.
Because just now, he received a subpoena from the court.
The parent company of the Sarrot Research Institute, Star Sky Technology, was going to sue him based on the non-compete agreement and confidentiality contract he signed.
Not only that, but compared to the other four colleagues who had also resigned, he had one more crime to commit.
That was corporate espionage.
Compared to his four colleagues, the crime that was placed on him was much more serious.
Even though federal labor laws tended to protect the rights and interests of workers, if the company's evidence was convincing enough, not only would he face a high fine, but he might even be sent to prison.
It was also because of this that Ricardo was panicking to no end.
When he saw Woods walk out of the conference room, it was as if he was grasping at the last straw. He stepped forward and begged.
He walked up to Woods and pleaded, "You said you would help me solve the lawsuit, right?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Ricardo, we will definitely help you solve the lawsuit. The information you brought is very useful."
Woods's smile was as bright as the sunshine in spring.
Ricardo being sued was probably the second piece of good news he had heard today.
This meant that their opponent was furious, which meant that their information was valuable.
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