Even if Hou Jinli dug out his scalp, he wouldn't be able to figure it out with just the instruments at hand.
He had to at least do an XRD test on this thing.
Of course, it was best to scan it with an SEM electron microscope. The situation would be clearer at a glance.
If it was "interesting" enough, it might even be an SCI thesis.
Sigh, I really want my own laboratory …
Hou Jinli sighed in his heart and looked at the bag of black waste in his hand. He hesitated for a bit.
In the end, he didn't throw it into the waste bin. Instead, he threw it on the experiment table next to him.
Yu Junda noticed his colleague's actions and looked at him curiously.
"What's the point of keeping that thing?"
"I plan on writing an application to see if I can apply for an SEM electron microscope to analyze the composition of these things." Hou Jinli paused for a second and said, "I think this thing is quite interesting."
Yu Junda couldn't help but say, "Isn't this just carbon residue? What's there to study? "
Of course, it could also be potassium permanganate residue, a mixture of the two, or something else.
In the field of materials, there were always all kinds of strange things. At the very least, he was used to seeing them.
Hou Jinli picked up the bag of waste and threw it into his hand. "It feels a little different from carbon residue. If you don't believe me, feel it yourself."
Yu Junda rubbed it in his hand for a while before he frowned and said, "How come I don't feel anything?"
Hou Jinli was sure that he wasn't hallucinating. He then said in a confident tone, "You'll feel it if you touch it more."
Yu Junda: "…"
He didn't know if he was hallucinating, but he felt like this conversation was a bit dirty.
…
Actually, whether it was the superconducting graphene or the SG-1 material itself, they were all new directions.
Many materials research institutes in the direction of carbon nanomaterials or superconductivity might have heard of it at the MRS Autumn Conference, but they didn't know much about it.
Because of this, there were many areas worth exploring.
Hou Jinli wasn't the only person who was interested in the problems encountered in the SG-1 material-related experiments, nor was he the only person who wanted to conduct in-depth research. However, he was probably the only person who was interested in the waste in the experiment.
In short, after some twists and turns, he used his spare time to write the opening report.
In the end, this report was sent to Lu Zhou's desk along with the other opening reports …
"An unknown black substance formed during the preparation of the SG-1 material?"
Lu Zhou looked at the opening report in his hand and had a strange expression on his face.
Could it be carbon residue?
Speaking of which, the title of this opening report was really simple …
Skipping the title section, Lu Zhou looked directly at the main text and read it line by line.
At the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, apart from the National Natural Science Foundation and the Municipal Scientific Research Fund, the other way to apply for funding and equipment was to apply for the institute's proprietary funds.
As long as the research direction was consistent with or related to the institute's key research direction, and as long as the research value of the research topic was clearly stated in the opening report, the success rate was relatively high.
Lu Zhou had always been quite generous in terms of funding. He encouraged researchers to study the problems discovered in the experiment. Even if these discoveries didn't necessarily have economic benefits, as long as these discoveries were meaningful enough.
After all, many outstanding research results in the history of science were discovered by accident.
Lu Zhou was sitting in his office chair. He thought for a bit and finally signed his name on it.
Overall, the opening report was quite well written. At least it gave him an idea that it was worth a try.
Out of the ten opening reports, six were approved. The other four did not meet the requirements for various reasons, so they were rejected by him.
Lu Zhou finally finished his work. He stretched his back and stood up from his office chair. He then walked to the coffee machine and made himself a cup of coffee.
Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door.
"The door isn't locked, come in."
The door opened, and Yang Xu appeared at the door.
A few days ago, he represented the Institute of Computational Materials and went to Zhi University for an exchange. He only came back today.
When Yang Xu saw Lu Zhou standing next to the coffee machine, he smiled and said, "Don't you want to hire a secretary?"
"Not yet." Lu Zhou smiled and picked up the freshly brewed coffee. He said, "I'm pretty good at making coffee. Do you want to try?"
Yang Xu smiled and said, "A Nobel Prize winner is treating me to coffee, I can't miss this."
Yang Xu took the coffee cup from Lu Zhou's hand and took a sip. He hesitated for a second.
"Isn't this instant coffee?"
"Even if it's instant coffee, you still have to control the temperature and time to add water …" Lu Zhou coughed and changed the topic. He said, "Let's not waste time. How's the situation at Zhi University?"
Yang Xu said in a relaxed tone, "The situation is quite optimistic. There are a lot of professors who are interested in our cooperative research plan. They can help us with at least 20 research projects."
When Lu Zhou heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.
"Good job, thanks for your hard work."
"It's fine." Yang Xu waved his hand and smiled as he said, "This is part of my job."
Controllable nuclear fusion was a huge project. Just the materials alone were enough to solve more than a hundred problems, and this was only within expectations, not out of expectations.
It was obviously difficult for Jinling universities and the Institute for Advanced Study to solve all of these research projects. Therefore, it was imperative to cooperate with other universities and research institutions.
Materials research was one of Zhi University's strong areas, especially carbon nanotechnology.
In a few days, Yang Xu still had to go to Shuimu. The more allies he could get, the better.
Yang Xu paused for a second and said, "Oh yeah, one more thing. Last night, Baosheng Group sent an email. They have developed a draft of the SG-1 industrial production plan."
When Lu Zhou heard this, he suddenly had a look of interest on his face.
Baosheng Group, a subsidiary of China Airlines, was their main partner. They were responsible for solving the industrial production of the SG-1 material.
Both sides complemented each other's strengths and signed a cooperative research agreement. The research institute was responsible for solving the technical problems, while Baosheng Group was responsible for solving the design problems. They were also responsible for implementing the specific production work.
Right now, Baosheng Group had completed the production plan draft.
For Lu Zhou, this was probably the best news he had heard in the past few days.
"It's already done? Send it to my email. "
Yang Xu nodded and said, "It's already been sent. Also, in order to complete the final design of the production line, they need us to send a few researchers over. "
Lu Zhou thought for a second and said, "Then send a few people over. You decide who to send, just don't delay our progress."
"Okay."
Yang Xu nodded and left the office.
Lu Zhou looked at Yang Xu's back and looked at the calendar on the corner of his desk.
It was getting closer and closer to the end of the year.
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