For those dedicated to scientific research, studying is the one activity that cannot be stopped.
When he stops learning and spends his days skimming on past knowledge, he is already dead.
Or rather, worse than dead.
He will unconsciously become a high-level exploiter, using his reputation, status, and connections as resources that young people are forced to rely on.
Fortunately, most scholars have not stopped.
Li Zheng even aimed to surpass the past.
As he delved deeper into condensed matter and superconductivity, Yuan Yuan finally became a subject he could not ignore.
Unlike those complex academic achievements that are difficult for ordinary people to understand, Yuan Yuan did something seemingly trivial in his astonishing paper—
He stacked two layers of graphene films together.
Then rotated them by 1.1°.
Next, as if enlightened by Buddha himself.
This piece of graphene became a superconductor.
To verify this, a temperature of 1.7K (−271.45°C) was still required.
Though this environment was demanding, it did not hinder the significance and the "Demonic Nature" of this discovery.
It was magic, a mere 1.1° rotation completely altered the nature of the material.
Therefore, this angle was also termed Magic Angle.
Once "Magic" appears, it often means that it is something humanity cannot explain.
But this does not prevent humanity from trying to unveil it.
Scientists are, after all, a group of people who reveal magic.
Afterward, using scanning tunneling microscopy, scholars carried out in-depth observations of the Magic Angle graphene system.
Though modern science still cannot explain this phenomenon with abstract principles, scientific tools have become so refined that they can observe the movement of each electron in it.
Research found that when there are too many or too few electrons, Magic Angle graphene behaves like normal metal, with electrons in a state of mutual independence.
However, when the number of electrons reaches the critical point for superconductivity to occur, the electrons suddenly engage in strong interaction and entanglement.
Just like the phrase "Let there be light," superconductivity happens at that moment.
With the emergence of terms like "strong interaction" and "entanglement," theoretical research on this phenomenon reached the frontier of science.
Undoubtedly, this had now become a matter of quantum physics.
Delving this deep, Li Zheng gradually realized a comical fact in modern scientific research.
Although scientific principles had been at a standstill for a long time, there was no reason for scientific experiments to stop.
If even twisting two layers of two-dimensional graphene by 1.1° could be achieved, it shows how wildly experimental physics has blundered for many years.
Of course, this is a great discovery, but as long as it cannot be explained on fundamental principles, it remains merely a discovery.
These layers of "why" questions are ultimately, without exception, handed over to quantum physics for answers.
But quantum physics itself seems to have not yet completed its definition.
In the classroom before the "Biophysics" class, Li Zheng sighed and closed the book.
"This time, it’s really a high-difficulty challenge."
"It’s more like throwing a net in gambling," Lin Yujing dragged the cursor across the computer screen’s list of papers and said, "Every material that seems likely to be superconductive is pulled and twisted by various methods, then placed in a low-temperature environment for electrification, once superconductivity is triggered, it feels like a secure life..."
"Superconductivity?" A classmate from behind leaned over, "You guys play that game too? Isn’t it just ice + thunder that triggers superconductivity?"
The two turned around, looking at that classmate with incomprehension.
Although they didn’t know what he was talking about, low temperature + electrification = superconductivity seemed to also make sense.
Under the serious scrutiny of the two, their classmate quickly shrank back.
"Sorry for disturbing... I must have made a mistake... Is it not okay to stop playing..."
At this moment, Mo Nian in the front row also turned around and asked very restrainedly.
"I’ve been listening the whole time, can I express my opinion?"
"Please, Brother Mo." Li Zheng nodded immediately.
Mo Nian then spread his arms: "Actually, it’s not just physics, biology is the same, both are like headless flies making various random blunders under microscopic conditions, hoping that one of these attempts will discover some incredible function. Chemistry is largely the same. I really don’t like this, but I don’t know what else I can do in the future besides this."
"Even if there is a little bit of inspiration, who would want to take the exhaustive approach?" Lin Yujing closed her laptop and supported her cheeks with her hands lifelessly, "It seems that if we want to do superconductivity, we are merely looking for a direction with a higher probability, choosing a reliable material to start making random attempts."
Mo Nian laughed: "Think about it this way, since we don’t know what else we can do, being able to mess around in the lab is anyway better than sitting here in class."
"Hush..." Li Zheng quickly raised his hand, "Teacher Cui is looking this way..."
Mo Nian glanced at Cui Shenzhi, who was sneakily peering their way and quickly turned his head down, "Sorry, sorry..."
After Mo Nian turned back, Lin Yujing then leaned on the table and sighed softly, "How about we change the direction? Half of the physics world is stumbling around in this chaotic field, I just want to stay far away..."
"Cough..." Li Zheng coughed dryly and chuckled, "Is escaping your first reaction again?"
"I’ve always instinctively resisted crowded places... No matter how delicious the grilled fish is, I don’t want to queue and wait."
"Alright then." Li Zheng spread his hands, "This time I also feel that blindly testing and gambling is meaningless, and there are too many people doing it, inevitably leading to a lot of secretive, repetitive research, which is a huge waste of resources. Not to mention wasting resources... I can hardly keep up with reading their existing papers, which keeps increasing at the rate of dozens per week..."
"Hmm..." Lin Yujing suddenly stood up, hummed seriously a few times, then suddenly turned her head and asked, "Do you still remember how scientific laws are developed? The three basic steps."
"1. Observe phenomena, 2. Summarize and propose hypotheses, 3. Practice verification."
Lin Yujing, her eyes sparkling, asked, "Which part does the smartest person do?"
"Of course, it’s summarizing the laws." Li Zheng’s eyes widened, he slapped the table, "Brilliant!"
"So." Lin Yujing raised both hands, "With thousands of papers on phenomena right in front of us, why not try to do the smartest part?"
"No doubt, there are already a lot of smart people doing it..." Li Zheng rubbed his chin and pondered quickly, "But if we do it... I have thought of many ideas related to chemistry... and mathematics... My algorithm skills haven’t been used in a long time... In short... brilliant!"
"And this approach doesn’t require fighting for lab resources, which would otherwise be troublesome."
Li Zheng nodded immediately: "The downside is it’s hard to produce results, and it is very possible that we might waste a year’s effort."
"So what?" Lin Yujing licked her lips and smiled, "Anyway, I’m someone who gives up easily~"
"Wait, when did you suddenly become Xiaoke?"
"Get lost! Get lost!" Lin Yujing only asked, "Are we doing this or not?"
"How could we not?" Li Zheng immediately stood up leaning on the table, "Science Frontier, let’s go!"
Mo Nian in the front row, instantly turned around like a heroic figure, smiling crookedly, "I heard the call."
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"Brother Mo, calm down... This time it’s purely theoretical research... there’s no room for you to play."
"Ah..." Mo Nian instantly deflated and slowly turned back, "Yes... this time it should be a world for just the two of you... Anyway, just call me anytime you need something... "
Then, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing joined hands and slipped out of the classroom just at the moment before the bell for class rang.
The physics class should have breathed a sigh of relief, but on second thought...
This restless departure, this impulsive punishment.
Their hasty departure made everyone wonder where they were going, what were they going to do?
Damn... this class is still not appealing in the end!
The most miserable was Cui Shenzhi.
He had obviously... prepared diligently for a week...
Determined, this time he was determined to capture your hearts...
"Won’t you give me even a single chance?"
The only exception, still seems like a person who doesn’t really exist.
Yang Jun wiped his glasses and then placed them back on steadily.
"Ah, finally, I can listen to the lecture with peace of mind."
...
Actually, the students’ guesses were not without reason.
Li Zheng and Lin Yujing had indeed gone hand in hand to a clandestine place.
That place was the basement of Yingpei Academy.
Since last weekend, under the arrangements of Niu Gang, this activity room had become exclusively for Science Frontier’s use.
Besides having regular multimedia capabilities, it was filled with various mechanical devices assembled by Tu Yikou. In fact, Tu Yikou, who often skipped classes and couldn’t sleep at night, would spend time alone here, piecing things together, presumably pursuing his dream of building a Gundam.
Lin Yujing was stunned as soon as she entered, "Does that look like a CNC machine? Are you guys making a cannon or something?"
"Yeah, Tu Yikou told me that he’s assembling a man’s toy," replied Li Zheng.
"Wow, what a formidable toy... But the electricity here... Wait, what’s that… a transformer or a generator?"
"Don’t worry too much about it," Li Zheng pulled Lin Yujing over, "Before Keqing and Moming arrive…"
"Mmm, mmm, mmm??? Don’t suddenly..."
Ten minutes later.
When Chang Keqing and Lin Moming entered, they only saw Lin Yujing sprawled on the desk.
As for Li Zheng, he just gently wiped his lips, "You’re here, take a seat."
Chang Keqing’s face tensed, seeming to smell a sour odor more intense than the oil smell brought in by Tu Yikou’s gadgets.
She should have turned around and left.
But...
Li Zheng’s academics were just too impressive.
An urgent summon like this must be for a really exciting project...
What a jerk!
That’s just how jerks are… Besides being jerks...
They are full of advantages and charm.
As long as you don’t think about being boyfriend and girlfriend, he is really the most worthy person to be friends with.
Unlike Chang Keqing, who was struggling internally, Lin Moming didn’t give it any extra thoughts, but hurried to Lin Yujing’s side, "Sister, are you feeling alright?"
"Feeling... alright…" Lin Yujing responded vacantly, then suddenly blushed and got up, "No no no... Not feeling well..."
"Wow…" Lin Moming looked at her closely, the more she looked, the more puzzled she became, "Looking closely, sister, you are so beautiful…"
"No... not beautiful…" Lin Yujing blushed and turned her head, "You can sit too."
"Can I sit next to you?"
"Whatever..."
"Can I sit on your lap?"
"…"
"Haha, just kidding, I’m not a child." Lin Moming joked as she pulled out a chair, hopped onto it, and sat down triumphantly.
Chang Keqing, however, sat down opposite of them very despondently.
Not only was Li Zheng a jerk, but Lin Moming was a jerkette as well...
She wanted to sleep with me, her sister, the previous night, but as soon as she saw someone cuter, she immediately glued herself to them.
Indeed, it’s better to seal my heart and bury my love alone.
Meanwhile, Li Zheng, after replenishing his water from the jug, finally proposed the project idea he had in mind.
"Condensed matter was the biggest research hotspot in the realm of physics."
"Research related to superconductivity was even a hotspot within that hotspot."
"I believe everyone is aware of the basic principles, so I will only discuss the current conditions of actual research."
"This type of experiment is relatively easy to conduct. It generally involves choosing a popular substance, then microscopically adjusting its structure, afterwards placing it in a low-temperature electric field environment, and if necessary, adding some pressure."
"What should be noted is that these microscopic adjustments are relatively blind. Usually, researchers flood towards any area which yields results and make every possible adjustment."
"It’s like when someone discovers a new ingredient, and countless chefs rush to try frying, stir-frying, and boiling it, wishing to explore every possible method with each species."
"There is a serious waste phenomenon here."
"But this waste can precisely become our research material."
"This time, we will absorb a vast amount of experience and phenomena and try to propose hypotheses."
"Under this strategy, our tactical focus will also continue to concentrate on interdisciplinary thinking."
"After all, there are numerous other teams engaged in similar theoretical research, and we want to integrate perspectives from chemistry, mathematics, and make as much use of algorithmic tools as possible."
"I admit, the scope of this topic is a bit broad, even I myself am not confident about achieving any results."
"So unlike last time, this time not only is participation voluntary, but you can also quit at any time, especially when you feel there are no ideas or the outlook seems bleak. Of course, you can choose to focus your energy on learning in other areas."
"However, this does not mean you can relax during the project. On the contrary, our research intensity will be the same as before. As long as you do not quit, you still have to put in all your effort."
Li Zheng then looked back at the two: "So, are you guys in this time?"
"Didn’t we already arrive?" Chang Keqing sighed as he lowered his head, "Now, I already feel that without a project, I can’t really get motivated to learn anything... It’s all your fault."
"Hahaha." Li Zheng laughed loudly, "Don’t worry, I’ll be responsible. The study of the project absolutely won’t stop."
With that, he turned to look at Lin Moming, "And you? Your main task will still involve foreign languages and gathering materials."
"Knowing it doesn’t cost money is good enough..." Lin Moming said, lowering her head in frustration, "I’ve advanced half a semester’s allowance... Ugh... It’s going to be tough going forward..."
"Haha, remember to use the IP of our university." Li Zheng took a deep breath, "This time, Tu Yikou and Brother Mo really find it hard to participate. As for Wu Shu and Ou Xingzhuo, they both have a lot of potential to play their part, what do you think?"
Of course, no one objected.
If they were also willing to participate, 6 people were actually enough.
But Li Zheng still felt discontent.
"Hmm... It would be great if we had someone in mathematics…" Li Zheng gestured, "I can feel that we will soon hit the barrier of quantum physics, along with countless issues tightly intertwined with mathematics... "
"Speaking of mathematics." Chang Keqing pulled out his phone, "Didn’t you see the school’s official account today?"
"What happened?"
"It’s just... you might be outdated."
"???"
"Not only outdated, but... you can see for yourself..." Chang Keqing then showed the news—
[Breaking news, after a gap of two years, our Mathematics Department has once again made it to the regular issue of ’Inventiones Mathematicae’!]
[Not a researcher, not a professor, just a freshman!]
[Gu Jianfeng, the sole god!]
"!!!" Li Zheng was wide-eyed in alarm, "GTMD Gu Jianfeng!"
"Ah, I understand your loss," Chang Keqing then put away his phone, "He’s definitely the ideal partner, but having just entered school and already reaching the pinnacle of mathematics... he might be hard to impress."
"Hard to impress??" Li Zheng jumped up, "Just you wait, I’ll drag him over right now! Don’t move, nobody move, I’ll be right back."
Li Zheng then rushed out like a breakthrough.
He didn’t know why, but he was just furious.
Never mind, first thing’s first, to catch him and give him a good talking-to.