In the end, Lu Zhou still took out the money.
As for the reason, it wasn't because he expected Professor Lazerson to make a lot of money. He was just helping him out as a friend.
Not to mention that the He3 atom probe technology was a product of Lu Zhou's blood and sweat, and he wanted to see this technology be used in the field of plasma physics.
As for the specific financing plan and related agreements, Lu Zhou gave it to Star Sky Technology's manager, White Sheridan, to handle the follow-up work.
Anyway, a few million US dollars of investment wasn't a big deal for Lu Zhou …
The more electric or hybrid cars on the streets, the more money Star Sky Technology would have.
Authorizing the patent to Umicore was a wise decision. Other than the one-time payment, according to White Sheridan's evaluation of the lithium battery market, Umicore could give him at least US $90 million in patent dividends this year.
Lu Zhou still hadn't figured out how to spend this money …
After Professor Lazerson thanked Lu Zhou again, he shook hands with him and said goodbye.
"Goodbye, my friend. Whether it's in the past or now, it's always been a pleasure to work with you. You've put a lot of effort into the He3 atom probe technology, and we all know that this is a great technology. Maybe you don't care how many people understand its significance, but I will make sure its influence is worthy of its greatness. "
Lu Zhou: "Goodbye … If you go bankrupt one day, you can come to me. Although I'm afraid I can't let you return to PPPL as a project manager, at least I can provide you with a place to continue doing experiments."
"Oh, my friend, is this how you say goodbye?" Professor Lazerson punched Lu Zhou's shoulder and smiled. He then walked to the office door and said, "Don't worry, that day will never come. Then … Take care! "
Just like that, Professor Lazerson left.
Before he left, he had already informed the PPPL Research Institute in advance. The "He-3" project team would not be disbanded because of his departure. The project would continue as usual.
As for the new person in charge, it was Lazerson's assistant, Lavern Buscher.
Although this PhD graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was only 30 years old, he had already shown outstanding talent in the field of engineering and plasma physics.
However, this new engineer and researcher was currently visiting the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Germany. He hadn't returned yet, so Lu Zhou had to wait for a while to see him.
Speaking of which, there was actually a small interlude.
In fact, the director of the PPPL laboratory, Terry Brog, suggested to Lu Zhou that he be the project leader.
Needless to say, this was a very tempting proposal.
The PPPL laboratory was well-known in the field of international plasma physics. Even though Lu Zhou didn't want to say this, if it were another research institute, he wouldn't be able to turn the He3 atom probe technology into reality in such a short time.
It was precisely because of this place that he and Professor Lazerson were able to achieve miraculous success. If he could be the project leader here, he would be able to use more resources and opportunities than he had imagined.
Lu Zhou carefully thought about Professor Brog's proposal for a long time, but in the end, he tactfully rejected it.
Even though the PPPL laboratory was a laboratory under Princeton University, many of its projects were backed by the US Department of Energy, so it wasn't as "safe" as other research institutes in Princeton.
If a foreign scholar was directly involved, there would inevitably be some unnecessary misunderstandings and trouble.
Regardless of why Director Brog made this invitation, Lu Zhou felt like he needed a mediator. At least nominally, he was only a consultant for the project team. He wasn't the person directly in charge of the project, so he didn't offend anyone.
Even though Lu Zhou might be overthinking things, Lu Zhou had always paid attention to these things …
…
It had been a week since Professor Lazerson resigned.
John Norman Supercomputing Center.
Inside the computer control room, a group of staff members wearing white anti-static suits were busy in front of the computer.
Professor Green looked at Lu Zhou, who was standing next to him, and said, "I don't know if I'm mistaken, but why do I feel like you're in low spirits?"
Lu Zhou looked a little sad, and he sighed. "A week ago, a friend of mine left."
Professor Green went silent for a while and sighed.
"Sorry."
Lu Zhou coughed and said, "No need to be sorry … I didn't mean 'left', I just left."
Professor Green: "…"
Then why did you say that?
I'm wasting my time …
At this time, a staff member in a white coat walked over and reported the situation to Professor Green.
"The supercomputer is running well, we can start the experiment at any time."
Green looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Are you ready?"
Lu Zhou took a deep breath and said, "I'm ready."
Green nodded and looked at the staff member.
"Let's begin."
As the command was issued, the computer began to operate.
The John Norman was like a furnace that swallowed the complex mathematical model.
In the virtual world made of 0s and 1s, the stellarator's internal circulation orbit was simulated, and tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of plasma microfluidic elements were calculated.
Professor Green stared at the constantly changing data on the screen and spoke in a serious manner.
"Forgive me for being blunt, but the mathematical model you built is too complicated! Even if we succeed, it will be difficult to apply this model to the stellarator's control computer. Just the simulation alone is already so difficult, let alone the input of 'variables' into the system. Unless … "
Lu Zhou looked at him and said, "Unless?"
"Unless it's a quantum computer that can quickly process discrete logarithmic operations," Professor Green said in a joking tone. "Theoretically, the effect you're pursuing isn't something that can be handled by large-scale parallel computing. Only a quantum computer can efficiently process the rapid transformation of each superposition component. "
But quantum computers …
To be honest, up until now, it was just a concept.
Even the most advanced quantum computers could only achieve computing performance that surpassed the early classical computers.
What was the concept of the early classical computers?
There might be pictures of the early classical computers in Chinese high school textbooks. The diodes were as thick as a forearm and the size of a small house. Nowadays, there wasn't even a need for a computer; any Xiaomi would be able to beat it.
Yeah, this guy's name was ENIAC.
There was still at least half a century before mature quantum computer technology could be developed. As for surpassing the traditional supercomputer technology, that was something that could only be seen in science fiction.
Therefore, Professor Green said this in a joking tone.
Lu Zhou didn't say anything. He only nodded thoughtfully.
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