Jinling high-tech zone.
Three to five years ago, this area was still a wasteland waiting to be developed. Now, it was quite developed.
With the support of the municipal government's policies, a large number of high-tech companies moved in. Relying on the support of talent resources from the nearby university town, this area had formed a good enterprise development ecosystem based on the industry-university-research model.
Even though the original intention of this industrial park was to retain local talents, it seemed that this goal had not only been achieved, but it had also brought huge economic value.
Especially the lithium battery industry.
According to the latest industry research report, the modified PDMS thin film lithium anode material and the HCS-2 material lithium-sulfur battery cathode material occupied 32.7% and 47% of the national market share, respectively. They had almost become the economic pillars of this industrial park.
There was also the SG-1 superconducting magnet, which was recently put into production by Baosheng Group, which was sold all over the world.
The leader of the Municipal Party Committee, who had planned this area, had probably been dreaming of this beautiful political achievement for many nights.
Of course, the reason why this place could achieve such a degree of development actually had little to do with policy support.
One of the reasons was that companies led by Zhongshan New Materials seized the opportunity of the times and caught up with the wave of the lithium battery market. On the other hand, it was naturally inseparable from personal efforts.
Of course, the most important factor was probably the technology of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
The companies in the entire high-tech zone were like stars surrounding the moon, "surrounding" this research institute. More than 60% of the output here was directly or indirectly related to this research institute. As the related market expanded, this proportion was further increasing.
The academic community led the industry, and the factories followed the laboratories.
This was almost unimaginable for other research institutes in China.
Even in developed countries, where the scientific research conversion rate was as high as 40%, there were only a handful of research institutes with this kind of ability.
Especially since a Nobel Prize laureate returned to China, this place had become a holy land in the minds of countless researchers.
Regardless of how the researchers inside this research institute viewed their work, at least in the eyes of most outsiders, being able to do research with a Nobel Prize laureate was a very nutty thing in itself.
After all, this was a Nobel Prize laureate. How could a Nobel Prize laureate's laboratory do ordinary projects?
Even if it wasn't a Nobel Prize level project, it should at least be a Nobel Prize level project, right?
That was indeed the case.
The light at the bottom of the Purple Mountain lit up the hope of controllable nuclear fusion. Not only did the STAR machine attract the attention of the world, but even the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study also received a lot of attention.
In the beginning, this research institute only attracted researchers who didn't have their own laboratories. But now, even some famous scholars were interested in this place.
After all, it was backed by a major project worth more than 40 billion yuan, and it was also a national key scientific research project. This kind of background was far from what ordinary domestic research institutions could compare to.
Of course, although all of this sounded so tempting, once one stepped through the door, the beauty inside was actually not as exaggerated as outsiders imagined. At the very least, it was not some 'paradise'.
There was no bureaucracy, and the number of theses was not the only indicator … These were the major characteristics of this research institute. The researchers here only needed to focus on their own research.
However, on the other hand, the pressure and work intensity of the research here were much greater than that of ordinary research institutes. After all, if they didn't have to run, it would be quite difficult for them to keep up with Lu Zhou.
If Hou Jinli had to evaluate this place …
This place was full of opportunities.
But the competition was also extremely fierce.
It was normal for people to work until midnight every day. When they were busy, they even had to sleep on the floor of the laboratory. It was even more tiring than other research institutes that did materials research.
As for the mathematics and physics institutes …
He had never been there, so he couldn't really evaluate them.
Of course, even though it was busy, Hou Jinli was still very satisfied with his life here.
Whether it was the scientific research environment or the salary, this place was considered top-notch in China.
Of course, this was only compared to his peers. It was pointless to compare himself to those in the IT field.
Since he bravely jumped into the biochemical material pit, he had to be prepared to be buried.
Not to mention, he had to be emotional when doing scientific research.
Even though he couldn't do it without money, it was pointless to only talk about money.
Whenever Hou Jinli felt like he couldn't do it anymore, he would comfort himself like this.
When he was able to publish two top theses and become a small boss, the situation would be completely different.
However, dreams were beautiful, but reality was cruel.
Over half a year had passed, but the research project he applied for had not made any progress at all.
Even though there were a lot of interesting discoveries, they were far from outstanding.
Up until now, he had only figured out a set of synthesis methods in the laboratory.
If he was at another research institute in China, he would have to worry about how to pass the end-of-year exam.
Fortunately, Professor Lu did not set a hard and fast limit on the number of theses. As long as he wrote what he did in his monthly report, he could continue his experiments.
At least, he did not have to worry about the research project being cut down halfway through the experiment.
"… This is the data you want. Figure a is the XRD diagram. Figures b, c, d are the TEM material tests. There's also the SEM and XRD diagrams, I did that for you. "
Hou Jinli picked up these pictures and began to carefully look at them.
Yu Junda stood next to the experiment table with his arms crossed and sighed.
"I told you, this is just a pile of carbon residue, what's there to research."
He was not in a good mood after wasting half a year.
To be honest, he regretted working on this project with this guy in the heat of the moment.
"Calling it carbon residue is a bit of an exaggeration …"
"Why don't you think of a better way to put it?" Yu Junda shrugged. "No matter what we call it, I feel like we're wasting our time."
Hearing his friend's words, Hou Jinli fell silent.
It wasn't that he didn't want to argue, but he didn't know what to say.
The experiment was still fruitless.
Whether it was dispersing this material into other materials or using this material on its own, he couldn't think of any value for this material.
He sighed and put down the data in his hand. Hou Jinli was worrying about how to write the next experiment report when he suddenly looked at the mortar on the experiment table.
This thing was used to grind carbon nanotubes.
Even though they usually used a ball mill, they would occasionally use this thing to process small samples.
What caught his attention wasn't the mortar itself, but …
An unexpected thought came to Hou Jinli's mind as he said thoughtfully.
"Speaking of which, we haven't tried ceramics yet …"
Yu Junda paused for a second.
"I … don't think so."
He seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became a bit strange.
"Do you want to …"
Hou Jinli nodded.
"Let's give it a try, we've already wasted half a year."
When he said this, there was a bitter expression on his face.
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