Chapter 116: Chapter 104: Room-temperature Superconductor
"Okay, that’s actually pretty normal!"
Chu Bamboo had completely calmed down. "I remember, an aircraft carrier’s blueprints have hundreds of thousands of pages, weigh dozens of tons, and fill an entire warehouse."
"A nuclear fusion device is even more complicated than an aircraft carrier, so that makes sense! But..."
Chu Bamboo closed his eyes, thought for a moment, then asked, "Shaking Light, tell me, who led the project? And what methods did they use to build the nuclear fusion device, based on which theory or theories from the *Star Sea Detailed Explanation*?"
"Beginning search!" Shaking Light replied after a moment’s thought. "It was Academician Zhang Bohai from the Shen Zhou Academy of Sciences! The theories applied include, but are not limited to, Chu’s Algorithm, a comprehensive analysis of topological mathematics problems, the mathematical challenges in room-temperature superconductor mechanisms..."
Chu Bamboo memorized the information, inwardly speechless.
’If I remember correctly, wasn’t this the same academician from the Shen Zhou Academy of Sciences who was the first to go public and lavish me with praise?’
’Well, he must have seen *Star Sea* and gotten inspired to work on nuclear fusion, right?’
Chu Bamboo could see why the man had been so excited. If he put himself in Academician Zhang Bohai’s shoes, he’d be even more thrilled than the academician was!
At the same time, Chu Bamboo also understood why people in the future would hold him and his two *Star Sea* books in such high regard.
’So, when I get back, should I just hand all these papers directly to Academician Zhang Bohai?’ Chu Bamboo mused, then shook his head.
’The risk is too great!’
You could explain away breakthroughs in fields like music and sports by claiming to have exceptional talent, but directly kick-starting nuclear fusion would inevitably draw national-level scrutiny!
And his own situation was just too suspicious. Considering he’d be time-traveling again and again, the questions would only pile up. When that happened, there would only be two choices:
Either stubbornly maintain his secrets and arouse the nation’s suspicion, or confess everything—which would lead to the same outcome as the previous, ruined timeline!
"Good grief, I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place now!" Chu Bamboo let out a long sigh.
’But then again, I’m just a nobody in the real world! Maybe trying to tackle nuclear fusion right off the bat is too ambitious...’
Chu Bamboo began to reconsider, idly swiping through the screen projected by Shaking Light. He had no intention of reading the million-page report—he only looked at the table of contents. But even the sheer size of the table of contents was enough to make his mind go numb.
"Hm?"
Chu Bamboo suddenly froze. ’A room-temperature superconductor! Wait, this... That’s right, I almost forgot. My *Star Sea Detailed Explanation* also explained several mathematical problems related to room-temperature superconductors...’
Chu Bamboo’s heart suddenly began to race.
’What was a room-temperature superconductor? It was considered the key material for the next industrial revolution!’
Its existence would reduce energy loss during electrical transmission to nearly zero!
Chu Bamboo still remembered the massive global stir caused when a couple of amateur scientists from the Peninsula ’claimed’ to have created a room-temperature superconductor—though it was ultimately a huge disappointment when it couldn’t be replicated.
’This is it!’ Chu Bamboo suppressed his surging emotions. "Shaking Light, pull up the manufacturing data for the room-temperature superconductor! And compile all the relevant theories, too. Also, who were the top experts in the future who led the research and developed the manufacturing method?"
"Under the leadership of the famous Divine Continent scientist Lu Keke, based on the paper ’Conjectures and Solutions to Mathematical Problems in the Mechanism of Room-Temperature Superconductors’ from the *Star Sea Detailed Explanation*, a high-temperature superconductor was first created in early ’36."
"In ’40, spurred by war, mass production of high-temperature superconductors was first achieved!"
"As a result, Lu Keke became a dual academician of the Shen Zhou Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering in ’43!"
"In ’51, with the aid of quantum computers and combined with large-scale industrial capabilities, a method was finally devised to synthesize room-temperature superconductors under ultra-high pressure, albeit on a limited scale..."
The hopeful expression on Chu Bamboo’s face froze again. ’It needs a quantum computer, an ultra-high-pressure environment, *and* the large-scale industry of ’51... Alright, it looks like room-temperature superconductors are off the table for now!’
’Then this high-temperature superconductor...’
Chu Bamboo quietly reviewed the papers on the specific materials and breathed an inward sigh of relief. This looked much more feasible. Many private science labs could replicate it—
—though, in the beginning, it could only be produced in small batches in a laboratory.
In this timeline, even with government support, it took a full four years to scale up to industrial mass production!
’This high-temperature superconductor has to be in an environment of negative seventy degrees Celsius to maintain its properties! Hmm, the conditions are a bit strict, but it’s still far more advanced than any superconductor being developed in the world right now!’
Because of the incident with the amateur scientists from the Peninsula, Chu Bamboo had looked into room-temperature superconductors. He knew very well that even this high-temperature version was unbelievably groundbreaking.
To put it bluntly... this high-temperature superconductor already had strategic significance! If a room-temperature superconductor was the key to the next industrial revolution, then this was a budget version of it!
Even though it needed to be at negative seventy degrees to exhibit superconductivity, the cost of maintaining that temperature was acceptable compared to its benefits.
’Replicate it directly from the paper? Or...’ Chu Bamboo considered this for a moment. "Give me the detailed information on Lu Keke!"
If possible, Chu Bamboo still hoped that the true creator of the high-temperature superconductor could be the one to lead the project...
"Name: Lu Keke. Gender: Female. Date of Birth: February 16, 2008. Hometown: Jinling, Jiang Province. Alma Mater: Huaqing University, Ph.D. student in the Department of Materials Science. Changjiang Scholar. Academician of the Shen Zhou Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Shen Zhou Academy of Engineering..."
"???" Chu Bamboo was stunned. ’2008? She’s younger than me? But...’
’Wait, if she was born in ’08, that means in my current time, she probably hasn’t even started college, right?’
In other words, right now she’s a high school student in Jinling.
Chu Bamboo fell into a long silence. He made a special note of the high school and class Lu Keke was currently in, then tried to look up her address in Jinling, but found no data.
’With her high school and class, I should be able to find her!’
Chu Bamboo pursed his lips. But the biggest problem was, is this a sound plan?
He couldn’t just go find a high school student and ask, "Want to build a room-temperature superconductor with me?"
He’d be lucky if he wasn’t mistaken for a con artist!
’But then again, compared to going straight for nuclear fusion, this high-temperature superconductor is a little better! But it’s still a sensitive field... and Lu Keke is just too young!’
’Most importantly, it can only be produced in small batches, and it’ll be four years until it can be mass-produced... That means if I start now, it will be at least four years before I can sell it in large quantities and make a huge profit! This is...’
"Oh, Shaking Light," Chu Bamboo sighed, looking up at the ceiling, even as he committed the information to memory. "Do you have any patented technologies that can be implemented in ’25 and make a ton of money?"
"Ideally, something that can be mass-produced right away, isn’t technically difficult, and isn’t too sensitive. The key is, it has to be something developed after ’30! Basically, something I can make in ’25 without technical hurdles or patent issues."
"Initiating deep analysis! Yes. There are options that meet your requirements. First, the Divine Continent Alisu Lithium Battery, created in ’31. Its energy density reached one-sixth that of gasoline by volume, and its storage capacity surpassed the world’s most advanced batteries by 2.5 times. It was hailed as a revolutionary battery technology!"
"Given the technological level of ’25, it can be mass-produced with the assistance of specialized factories in the Divine Continent!"
"Also, the White-headed Eagle’s Tesla wireless charging technology, created in ’32! It enables wireless charging within a 100-meter radius without harming the human body! This is the fourth-generation iterated version. When used with a mobile phone, its charging efficiency is comparable to a 120W fast charger, even at its maximum range of 100 meters!"
"When applied to electric vehicles, the charging efficiency can reach 5kW at the maximum 100-meter range!"
Chu Bamboo froze, his eyes lighting up. "Okay, these two it is! Show me all their patents."
Then, as streams of professional papers appeared before him, Chu Bamboo let out a long sigh of relief. ’Once these two technologies are widespread, they’ll easily generate enormous profits! And they’re private-sector technologies, so they aren’t as sensitive. I shouldn’t be targeted... right?’
All sorts of possibilities flashed through Chu Bamboo’s mind as he diligently memorized everything. At the same time, a thought occurred to him, and he couldn’t help but marvel—
—both of these were, directly or indirectly, related to the *Star Sea Detailed Explanation* he had published.
The Alisu Lithium Battery originated from the paper ’The Storage of Energy and Material Substances’ in the *Star Sea Detailed Explanation*!
The Tesla wireless charging technology, on the other hand, was realized by building upon partial manuscripts left by the master engineer Tesla, using the new mathematical framework and methods from the *Star Sea Detailed Explanation* that Chu Bamboo had published.
’The White-headed Eagle’s foundations really do run deep,’ Chu Bamboo marveled.
He wasn’t surprised that the Divine Continent had developed the battery. After all, in this timeline, the White-headed Eagle didn’t have the Celestial Net Group, so it hadn’t undergone re-industrialization and renewed prosperity. It was understandable that they would fall behind in an engineering field like battery manufacturing.
But even so... they still managed to come up with Tesla’s charging technology! And the source was actually Nikola Tesla—the man had been dead for nearly a century, right?
’Now that’s what you call a deep foundation!’
’Also, I’m finally starting to understand... just how absurdly influential the *Star Sea Detailed Explanation* is!’ Even though Chu Bamboo had already marveled at this before, he couldn’t help but feel a fresh wave of awe.
’How is it that every scientific breakthrough seems to be directly or indirectly connected to it?’
No wonder an academician from the Shen Zhou Academy of Sciences had called it the scientific version of the *Yongle Encyclopedia*.
It was truly out of this world.
