Chapter 750: Too Hasty, Couldn't Hold Back After All

With the country's increased investment in this area, "artificial suns" have appeared in the public eye, and the popularity of the Institute of Materials has naturally risen rapidly.

Supporters believe this is a major breakthrough in human controlled nuclear fusion.

Of course, some people also expressed that it had nothing to do with them, saying that artificial suns and the like had been boasted about for many years, but after so many years, they hadn't seen it actually being created.

A small number of opponents believe this is a waste of national resources, that controlled nuclear fusion is too far away, and that more attention should be paid to people's livelihoods now...

In short, the internet was bustling.

Xu Qingzhou didn't pay attention to the news online. He got off work normally at 5 PM today, went home to cook for Song Yao, and at this time, they had finished eating and were huddled in the living room resting.

After 9 PM, the night fell outside the window. Sitting on the sofa, one could see the orange lights on the shore reflected in the distant lake.

Xu Qingzhou's fingers slid over the girl's delicate abdomen, his thoughts gradually drifting away.

The ignition experiment was over, but they hadn't been idle.

During these days, Qiankun No. 1 successively completed infrared thermal imaging scans of the first wall and ultrasonic flaw detection of the divertor target plates, among other inspection work.

At the same time, they also organized the papers from this year and submitted them.

He had one paper, "Realizing 100 Million C/1000-Second Steady-State Operation in a Negative-Triangularity Spherical Tokamak: A New Paradigm Toward Compact Fusion Energy."

It had already been sent to *Nature* a week ago.

According to the feedback from the editorial department, it should be published soon.

Of course, besides the work at the institute, he also accepted an interview with *People's Daily*, gave a general explanation of the existing technology, and then disappeared from the media's lens.

"The goal for the next stage: 160 million C + double 100 million parameters."

"Also, the triple product peak must be ≥3×10kev·s/m, maintained for at least 5 minutes. Judging from the current operating capacity of the equipment, this goal is not difficult to achieve."

"At the same time, carry out radiation resistance tests on first-wall materials and heat load limit challenges on the divertor. These two are currently the focus of engineering verification."

There is still a long way to go before the demonstration reactor.

The triple product breakthrough is like the "Wright brothers' first flight," proving that the plane can leave the ground, while the demonstration reactor is a "Boeing airliner," which needs to meet comprehensive standards for load, endurance, and safety.

For precision equipment that needs to withstand temperatures of over 100 million degrees, even a dust-sized defect will affect operational safety.

Buzz buzz~

Just as Xu Qingzhou was thinking, the phone on the table vibrated. He picked it up and found it was a message in the 101 group.

In 2021, Xu Zhengyang and these guys were already in their third year of graduate school, about to defend their theses and continue their PhDs.

In the group.

Xu Zhengyang: "Damn, Old Xu is on the hot search again."

Kong Xianbo: "666+"

Zhai Ziqiang: "666+"

Xu Qingzhou: "Basic operation, don't disturb."

Xu Zhengyang: "Old Xu, don't say anything else. Friday, you must treat the brothers to a feast."

Zhai Ziqiang: "Next week, next week. Thesis defense this week."

Kong Xianbo: "Suggest a meal standard of 1000."

Zhai Ziqiang: "Agreed."

Xu Qingzhou: "Dream on."

Xu Zhengyang: "I know Old Xu is stingy. Our family recently opened a restaurant. Go to my place?"

Kong Xianbo: "Pfft, this act of showing off is a bit stiff."

Xu Zhengyang: "Are you eating or not?"

Kong Xianbo: "Eating."

Xu Zhengyang: "I still like the way you were just now, unruly."

"Jiahui said they want to turn the studio into a company."

Song Yao was typing away, chatting with Ding Jiahui, and occasionally synchronizing the content of the chat with Xu Qingzhou.

During these few weeks, Song Yao also confirmed the investment projects for Jingda and the National University of Defense Technology, and the initial funds had already been transferred.

Generally speaking, investment reviews involving sensitive industries are quite strict and have entry restrictions, but Zero Point Technology didn't have such worries; it was almost a semi-state-owned enterprise.

Therefore, it enjoyed quite a few green lights in terms of investment.

"Although a studio is flexible, it's not a long-term solution after all." ===== CHAPTER 751 =====