After Professor Stanley received the patent number, he submitted his thesis to JACS, the top journal in the chemistry field.
In order to celebrate this victory, ExxonMobil organized a banquet. Not only was Professor Stanley and his research team invited, but Woods also invited industry celebrities and shareholders.
Of course, Professor Stanley also invited Lu Zhou.
In his opinion, regardless of whether Lu Zhou came or not, he should show the elegance of a winner and show mercy to the loser.
However, Lu Zhou didn't give him any face.
[Not coming! ∠ (? ∠) _]
Stanley: "…"
The reply was short, and it was concise and comprehensive.
When he saw the emoji, his eyebrows twitched.
What the hell is this?
Resisting the urge to hit someone, he threw the email into the trash can.
"You don't have to let a loser affect your mood."
Professor Stanley took a deep breath and said to himself.
His face turned back into a spring breeze-like smile. He reached out to straighten the tie in front of his chest and strode back into the banquet …
…
Since the beginning of the year, ExxonMobil had been building momentum for entering the new energy field. Over the past six months, many people had been paying close attention to this matter.
Now that Professor Stanley had made a breakthrough in the lithium-sulfur battery project, it was undoubtedly shocking news for the entire industry.
Because this meant that ExxonMobil Chemical, which already had an advantage in chemical raw materials, had the upper hand in patent issues.
During the banquet, Professor Stanley naturally became the center of attention, and he received the most attention.
This old professor, who once lost to lithium batteries, was now back on the altar because of lithium-sulfur batteries. Whether it was in the industry or in the materials science industry, no one would miss this opportunity to make friends with him.
Woods stood in the middle of the banquet hall and raised his glass to Professor Stanley. "Congratulations, Professor Stanley, you have taken a big step forward in the field of lithium batteries."
"Thank you." Professor Stanley accepted the congratulation and elegantly took a sip of red wine. He then said, "Congratulations, I heard ExxonMobil's stock price is growing well."
Woods had a bright smile on his face. "Of course."
Broadway singers sang melodiously for the party.
As the banquet officially began, the guests stepped onto the dance floor one after another.
As for the people outside the dance floor, they formed circles of various sizes. They were all enjoying the banquet in their own ways.
Professor Stanley was standing with his research team. He had a glass of champagne in his hand as he spoke with a smile on his face, attracting the attention of the people around him.
"Let's be quiet, everyone. Let me say something!"
Everyone stopped talking and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
Stanley enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. He coughed lightly and put on a solemn expression and tone.
"Without a doubt, this is a great moment! And in great moments, there will always be a group of selfless people who silently contribute to our cause. "
With that, he raised the goblet in his hand. There was a hint of a smile in his solemn voice.
"Let us raise our glasses to Professor Lu!"
"Raise your glasses!"
"Hahaha! Thank you, Professor Lu, for your paper! "
"…"
The researchers standing next to him knew what was going on. Everyone could hear the mockery in Professor Stanley's tone. Because of this, everyone laughed out loud, and some people even whistled.
It was often the persistence and hard work of a group of "trackers" that pushed the boat of history forward.
However, history would not remember everyone who contributed to it, it would only remember the one who contributed the most.
No matter how close his peers were to the results, as long as they were one step behind, one second slower, they would still miss the entire world.
Ricardo paced back and forth in the banquet hall anxiously. When there was no one around Professor Stanley, he hurriedly walked up to him and said, "Congratulations, Professor Stanley, have you submitted your thesis?"
Stanley nodded and said expressionlessly, "Yes, Mr. Ricardo. The data you brought has come in handy."
Ricardo was overjoyed, and he quickly said, "According to our original agreement, you will add my name to the paper, right?"
There was a flash of disdain in Stanley's eyes, but he hid it well.
He nodded and spoke in a tone that was neither close nor distant.
"Of course, you're our hero."
According to the agreement in the contract, he would add his name to the signature of the thesis, and he would keep him in his research team.
However, there was no need to think about the core research.
No matter how talented he was, Stanley would never accept him into his core research team, and he would never allow him to touch sensitive data.
A person without a contract was not trustworthy.
Ricardo was still immersed in the joy of making a name for himself, and he obviously didn't realize this. He didn't even notice Professor Stanley's unfriendly expression. Instead, he thought of himself as the real "hero".
In a sense, he had indeed made a great contribution.
This contribution was so big that Lu Zhou couldn't help but withdraw the lawsuit for this cute guy …
However, neither he nor Professor Stanley, who was immersed in the joy of success, noticed anything unusual.
Halfway through the banquet, Professor Stanley suddenly received a phone call …
…
"What did you say? The effect of the caged carbon molecules on the shuttle effect is not as good as we thought? "
Professor Stanley was standing on the balcony of the lounge area. He had a look of disbelief on his face, and he subconsciously looked back.
Just now, he heard bad news from the research assistant who was on duty in the laboratory.
Or rather, it was bad news …
After making sure that no one heard what he just said, he lowered his voice and asked anxiously, "Are you sure you've tested all the mixing ratios?"
The research assistant said, "I've increased the carbon mass fraction to 50%. Even though there is a diffusion effect on polysulfide compounds, this effect is far from our expectations …"
Professor Stanley's face suddenly turned red, and he began to breathe heavily.
"That's impossible, continue the experiment and increase the carbon mass fraction to 50%!"
The research assistant almost cried out, "Professor! We're making batteries! Batteries! "
Professor Stanley woke up from his stupor.
Her face gradually turned from rosy to pale.
That's right, they were making batteries.
Carbon materials, whether it was carbon nanotubes or carbon nanospheres, did not participate in electrochemical reactions.
Normally speaking, the carbon mass fraction in carbon-sulfur composites was controlled within 30%. If the carbon mass fraction in a carbon-sulfur material was increased to 50%, then the material would completely lose its purpose. Because what really participated in the reaction wasn't the carbon, but the sulfur itself!
Even if the industry could accept this cost, the market wouldn't accept a battery that was ridiculously large. Even though it was light, the energy density was attractive enough …
The old professor took two steps back and leaned against the railing. It was as if he had aged a decade.
He felt like he had just stood on the clouds, only to be smashed down into the abyss.
However, he still couldn't figure out why this was happening.
Suddenly, Professor Stanley remembered the email.
He calmed down and thought about it.
If he was the one who was poached and had his important experimental data leaked, he definitely wouldn't be this relaxed. Even if he could control his anger, he definitely wouldn't be able to write a reply so calmly.
Unless …
A terrifying thought popped up in his mind.
This thought made Professor Stanley's body go cold.
From the very beginning, they had been fooled …
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