Chapter 593: Xu Qingzhou: This wave of advantage is with me

Xu Qingzhou said very sincerely.

Xiao Chenghan nodded and changed to a relatively relaxed topic: "Does Professor Xu plan to do nuclear fusion research in the future?"

Such a young man with both virtue and talent is rare.

No wonder some old friends praise him highly.

Xu Qingzhou said slowly: "Nuclear fusion research is the ultimate answer for humanity to deal with the energy crisis, climate change, and technological revolution. You know, such things have a fatal temptation for scientific workers."

Xiao Chenghan nodded and asked curiously: "Internationally, there is now a dispute between stellarators and tokamaks. Which technology does Professor Xu think has technical superiority?"

"In my opinion, they are evenly matched. In the short term, we need to rely on tokamaks to alleviate the energy crisis and even achieve interstellar navigation, but in the future, if we want to build bases between stars, we still need stellarators with steady-state operation and low-maintenance characteristics."

Xu Qingzhou thought for a while, stated his point of view, and then felt a bit helpless: "It is a pity that domestic research is mainly focused on tokamaks, and stellarators are almost blank."

As the engine core of interstellar navigation, the tokamak, with its high power density and mature technology, undertakes maneuvering acceleration and emergency energy tasks.

As the energy cornerstone of deep space survival, the stellarator, with its steady-state operation and low-maintenance characteristics, can support long-term colonization and resource circulation.

Interstellar travel is not a fantasy; it is closer than any era before. In the year he was reborn, various countries had already put the Mars landing plan on the agenda.

In the future, science and technology will have a major revolution, and then all walks of life will develop greatly.

Xiao Chenghan also sighed: "This stellarator thing is too difficult to get started. Germany's Wendelstein 7-X is expensive and technically complex; it will take at least 20 years to achieve a technical breakthrough."

"Technology is sometimes a bit metaphysical. Maybe there will be a new breakthrough in a few years."

Xu Qingzhou had a good mentality.

Xiao Chenghan smiled: "Professor Xu is very optimistic about the future development of stellarators."

"Of course, science and technology are always progressing. French writer Jules Verne created 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' more than a hundred years ago, and today, deep-sea travel is no longer a novel."

"Yes~ Science and technology are changing with each passing day, changing greatly every day, especially in recent years, various novel technologies have been continuously developed." Xiao Chenghan nodded slightly, feeling incredibly emotional.

Nowadays, countries around the world are paying more and more attention to space affairs.

This year's Nobel Prize was awarded to cosmology. James Peebles from the United States won for cosmology, and Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz from Switzerland won for the first discovery of an extrasolar planet.

Once a breakthrough in fusion engineering experimental reactors and stellarator lightweighting is achieved first, humanity will enter the deep space era "driven by nuclear fusion," completely getting rid of the shackles of chemical fuels.

Xiao Chenghan looked at the young man opposite and sighed: "It is a blessing for the Xia Nation to have young scientists like you who have ambition and drive."

"The Xia Nation can have its current development, which cannot be separated from the efforts of scientists like you. We are more standing on the shoulders of our predecessors to look at the world."

Xiao Chenghan had many things to do. After eating a meal with Xu Qingzhou in the cafeteria, he prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Xiao Chenghan said: "If Professor Xu wants to come to the Institute of Plasma Physics, we will definitely welcome you."

"I will definitely visit when I have time."

Xu Qingzhou nodded. He wants to do nuclear fusion research, and he will definitely have contact with the Institute of Plasma Physics in the future.

Watching the car disappear around the corner, he shook his head. These older generation scholars are like mutants, one by one, even more capable of building things than young people like them.

Back to the office.

Xu Qingzhou rested simply and began to prepare the report on superconducting thin films for the University of Oxford. ===== CHAPTER 594 =====