Lu Zhou had always been cautious when it came to Xiao Ai.
Even though he had studied its core code, there were still many parts that he didn't fully understand.
After all, this wasn't a piece of black technology that he invented himself; it was a gift from the system.
Even he wasn't sure if there were any hidden dangers.
However, Lu Zhou still wanted to give it a try.
If Xiao Ai could really come in handy, it would undoubtedly be a big help for him.
Even though information science was at the bottom of the list …
He believed that as one of the three pillars of modern science, as his research continued to explore the unknown, the scale of research would continue to expand, and the value of information science would gradually manifest.
A few days after the end of the faculty sports meet, Lu Zhou sorted out the experimental data collected from the last run of the STAR machine. He also arranged the next step of work for the researchers in the project team. Then, he began to prepare for his trip to Los Angeles.
Other than Professor Li Changxia, who was going to give a report at the International Controllable Nuclear Fusion Conference, there was also Manager Sun Chengwu and Chief Engineer Cao from Baosheng Group.
As for the purpose of Manager Sun and Engineer Cao, it was obvious that they were going to explore the international market.
Of course, other than these three, there were also two PhD students who were going with Lu Zhou.
The day before departure, Lu Zhou went to Jin Ling University to do some business. He visited the physics department and met Professor Yu Jinsong and his two PhD students.
"You guys are?"
"My name is Fei Jingti."
"My name is Dian Cili."
One was a non-crystal, and the other was an electromagnetic force.
When Lu Zhou heard these two names, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you guys have a student named Ning Zhutai?"
Brother Fei and Brother Dian paused for a second. They looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.
"We don't have a student, but we do have a student who is still in graduate school."
Lu Zhou: "What's his name?"
Fei Jingti said awkwardly, "Liu Dai."
Lu Zhou: "…"
…
Regardless of whether or not Professor Yu had a strange hobby of collecting names, Lu Zhou and the two Brother Fei and Brother Dian agreed on a time and place to meet up.
The International Controllable Nuclear Fusion Conference was held on July 1st at the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. In order to have more time, they decided to set off two days earlier, on June 29th.
On the day of departure, the group first flew to Shanghai, then transferred from Shanghai to Los Angeles.
The moment he boarded the plane, Engineer Cao closed his eyes and dozed off without saying a word.
"I hate flying." Fei Jingti looked out the window at the ground that was gradually getting further away. He shrunk his neck and said, "This feeling of being far away from the ground always makes me feel insecure."
Dian Cili, who was sitting next to him, teased, "Don't worry. From a statistical point of view, the probability of you falling from the sky is much lower than the probability of you winning the lottery."
Fei Jingti argued, "But from a quantum mechanical point of view, before the plane is observed by the ground radar base, you can't rule out any possibility."
"That's not how you use quantum mechanics. Also, the two of you, calm down. Don't raise flags there."
Lu Zhou, who was sitting next to them, couldn't help but interrupt their discussion.
Talking about a plane crash on a plane wasn't a friendly thing to do.
Just now, he noticed that a lot of passengers were looking at the two of them with dissatisfaction.
When the two chatterboxes heard Lu Zhou say this, they immediately realized their mistake and shut their mouths.
Suddenly, the old man sitting next to Lu Zhou spoke in broken Mandarin.
"You guys are going to an academic conference?"
Lu Zhou cast a surprised look at the old man and asked curiously.
"How did you know?"
"Because I often attend academic conferences myself, and I happen to know a bit of Mandarin. I heard your conversation just now." The old man smiled and said, "I hope you don't mind, I'm just curious … Are you guys studying physics?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "These people are studying physics, I'm studying mathematics, I only know a little bit about physics."
Li Changxia: "…"
Fei Jingti: "…"
Dian Cili: "…"
Sure, Professor Lu said he knew a little bit.
Does that mean they don't know anything?
General Manager Sun, who hadn't spoken, scratched his head and smiled as he said, "Don't look at me, they're the researchers, I'm just an ordinary person. I know a bit about high school physics, but I'll leave the undergrad stuff to the teachers. "
The old man smiled and said, "That's fine, I'm a researcher, but I'm also an ordinary person. I've dabbled in condensed matter physics, but my research direction is mainly in materials science. What about you guys? "
Professor Li Changxia: "Plasma physics."
The old man nodded and said, "I've heard of it, it's a very esoteric field."
Being able to meet someone from the academic community on a plane was a small probability event in itself.
Plus, flying was boring, so it was a bit too early to start getting used to the jet lag. Therefore, they began to chat.
According to the old man, he attended an international materials science conference in Shanghai a few days ago, and he was now on his way back to America.
Lu Zhou felt like this person was a bit familiar, so he smiled and spoke.
"Can I ask your name?"
"Monk G. Bawendi," said Professor Bawendi with a smile. He then asked, "What about you?"
When Lu Zhou heard this name, he paused for a second.
Bawendi?
What a coincidence, how did I meet him?
"… Lu Zhou."
When Bawendi heard Lu Zhou's name, he also paused for a second. He then had a surprised look on his face.
"Lu Zhou? You're Lu Zhou? This is … This is too much of a coincidence. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "This is too much of a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Professor Li Changxia: "You guys know each other?"
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Kind of. Even though it's just a work talk, it's my first time seeing you in person."
A long time ago, when he was still an undergraduate at Jin Ling University, Professor Bawendi served as his reviewer.
Even now, Lu Zhou still remembered that the thesis was about computational materials.
At the time, computational materials science was still an emerging discipline that no one was interested in. Now, after so many years, this emerging discipline's status in the international materials science community was getting higher and higher. It was no longer difficult to find a reviewer.
On the way, Professor Bawendi and Lu Zhou talked a lot about materials science.
Especially about the field of carbon nanomaterials that both of them were familiar with.
While they were chatting, Bawendi talked about the recent research on carbon nanomaterials.
"… I don't know if you've been paying attention to the IEEE International Conference on Electronics. A few months ago, Professor Banerjee from the University of California, Santa Barbara reported their latest research results on carbon interconnection technology."
Lu Zhou: "Carbon interconnection technology?"
"That's right." Professor Bawendi smiled and said, "Basically, they made a complete chip and used carbon-based nanomaterials instead of copper to interconnect the electronic chip. I heard that IBM is very interested in their research. This area has become very popular recently. I bet that after you read their thesis, you'll be interested as well. "
Using carbon nanomaterials to connect chips?
That did sound interesting.
When Lu Zhou thought about the breakthrough in the SG-1 wire synthesis process, he had a look of interest on his face.
"This does sound interesting. If I have time, I'll pay attention to it."
After that, the two of them chatted about a lot of things.
Because there was a colleague that he could talk to, even though the flight was boring, it didn't make Lu Zhou feel bored.
Just like this, after more than ten hours of flight, the plane finally landed on the runway of Los Angeles Airport.
After they got off the plane, Professor Bawendi and Lu Zhou shook hands and said goodbye.
"If you have the chance, you can visit me at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Goodbye."
Lu Zhou shook Professor Bawendi's hand and smiled as he said, "Have a safe trip. If you have the chance to come to Jinling, you can also visit me at the University of Jin Ling."
After they parted ways, Lu Zhou called two taxis outside the airport. The group of people went straight to the InterContinental Hotel where the conference was held.
When Lu Zhou walked through the hotel lobby, he was about to walk to the elevator.
Suddenly, he heard a voice next to him.
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