The red signal light kept flashing.
The engineers were busy, and the faulty program was forcibly terminated. The temperature of the processor finally dropped.
However, when the calculation program was terminated, the blue light that symbolized "hope" also dimmed.
"31st experiment."
David stared at the computer in the anti-radiation isolation room. His nose was almost touching the floor-to-ceiling glass, and his eyes were filled with depression.
31st experiment.
Without a doubt, it was still a failure.
The atmosphere in the research institute was tense. Other than the engineers responsible for operating the supercomputer, who were quietly discussing technical issues, everyone else was quite listless. They didn't want to say a word.
Not only was the supercomputer exhausted, but all of the researchers who worked on this project were exhausted as well.
Over the past month, the research institute had spent at least US $10 million on this mathematical model.
During this time, the research institute continued to improve the calculation program, and Lu Zhou continued to use the collected calculation data to modify the details of the theoretical model.
However, other than a few blackboards that were filled with writing and a mountain of waste paper, there were no results that were pleasantly surprising.
"It still doesn't work …" David looked at the engineers entering the isolation room and sighed.
"How about I pay for it?" Lu Zhou said apologetically.
"It's fine, this money is nothing. Scientific research is like gambling, I'll just pretend I went to Las Vegas. " Compared to the engineers and the depressed PhD students, even though David's face was full of depression, his tone was relatively relaxed.
He didn't know if it was because he had too much money to spend, or if his scientific intuition told him that there must be value in this idea.
Therefore, he was willing to spend this money.
However, he couldn't help but add, "Even though I've never lost this much when I went to Las Vegas."
After the experiment was over, there was a routine summary meeting.
At the meeting, everyone was silent.
After Lu Zhou briefly stated his opinion, the leaders of the two experimental groups spoke for the rest of the time.
As for David, he remained silent until the end of the meeting.
"Perform maintenance on Anton, and start the 32nd experiment in three days." David looked at the engineer closest to him and said, "I hope you can ensure that Anton is running at its best before the next experiment."
The engineer nodded. "Yes, boss!"
"It's not just the supercomputer, I also need to rest. I believe you guys are the same." David took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose and rubbed his eyebrows. "That's it, meeting adjourned."
…
When it came to scientific research, a small setback was nothing.
Even though they had failed 31 times, no one mentioned the word "give up".
After all, everyone knew very well that there was no truth that could be obtained through smooth sailing.
In order to perfect his model, Lu Zhou was prepared to fail a hundred times.
However, if there were still no results after the 50th experiment, he wouldn't let David bear the research expenses alone.
Even if the money was really nothing to David, it still made him feel a little apologetic.
After the meeting ended, Lu Zhou came out of the research institute. He didn't immediately return to his dorm. Instead, he took a walk around the Columbia University campus.
Anton wasn't the only one that needed to rest. After an intense brain exercise, he also needed some time to relax his overheated brain.
At the very least, in these three days of rest, he planned to take a day off from thinking about those difficult questions.
Lu Zhou walked through the square in front of the library and subconsciously avoided all academic-related places.
He didn't know how long he walked.
When he came back to his senses, he was already standing in front of the Columbia University's philosophy building.
Lu Zhou looked at the map on his phone and couldn't help but smile as he shook his head.
"Should I say this is fate?"
Being fated with philosophy didn't make him happy at all.
A bronze statue sat quietly on the lawn in front of the philosophy building.
Its right fist was half-clenched and pressed against its jaw. The muscles of its body were tense, and its eyebrows were furrowed. It was like a living person immersed in bitter thought.
Apparently, this statue was one of the four most realistic "thinkers" in the world.
However, compared to the other three brothers, this thinker was a lot more deserted. Other than Lu Zhou standing in front of it, it was just a lawn that no one cared about.
Lu Zhou reached out and pressed his hand on the bronze statue. He felt the coldness of his fingertips and sighed.
"From you, I seem to see myself."
Thinking was a painful thing.
Especially when thinking couldn't find a way out.
For some reason, Lu Zhou suddenly had an unrealistic idea.
If only someone could suddenly stand up and provide him with some inspiration.
Even if it was just a little bit …
But soon after, Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head.
If inspiration was really that easy to come by, then the price was too low.
This was a theory that was about to change the chemistry world; it wasn't something cheap.
However, while he was thinking about this, an accident suddenly happened.
There was no warning at all, not even a greeting.
A light blue dialog box suddenly popped up in his field of vision …
[Congratulations, User, for completing the reward mission.]
Lu Zhou: "…?"
What the hell?!
…
Unlike the gloomy atmosphere at the research institute, the Materials Research Institute at Binghamton University was filled with cheers.
"Now is not the time to celebrate, the experiment is successful, don't screw up at the last moment." Stanley restrained his joy and said to his assistant, "Apply for a patent immediately, we need to get the patent number as soon as possible!"
"Yes, professor!" The assistant nodded excitedly and quickly walked out of the laboratory.
Professor Stanley returned to the scanning electron microscope and looked at the image on the screen. He finally couldn't hold back his smile anymore, and he had a bright smile on his face.
Preliminary analysis proved that this caged carbon molecule could inhibit the diffusion of polysulfide compounds to a certain extent, and the industrial production cost was barely acceptable.
However, further experiments were needed to see how it would work in lithium-sulfur batteries.
For example, they needed to find a suitable mixing ratio and a mechanical dispersion method to mix the sulfur element with the caged carbon molecule. At the same time, they also had to quantitatively test how effective this inhibition effect was.
However, this didn't affect the patent application or the publication of the thesis.
The moment they successfully prepared the caged carbon molecule, they had already succeeded.
Without a doubt, they won!
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