Chapter 757: The US is Starting to Flex Its Muscles

Xu Qingzhou still couldn't withstand Song Yao's soft nagging and accompanied her to watch TV.

He actually knew that this girl was worried about him being tired; he had been working overtime for several days in a row, and it was rare to get off work on time today.

"Just watch TV, okay."

Xu Qingzhou emphasized.

Song Yao chuckled twice and stuffed her legs into Xu Qingzhou's arms, "What else do you want to do?"

She did have the idea of letting Xu Qingzhou rest. Doing scientific research requires a balance of work and rest; you can't always keep a string taut.

"What to watch?"

"You choose." Song Yao liked being by Xu Qingzhou's side, the feeling of not having to think about anything.

"*Crazy Racer*."

In the LCD TV, the story progressed bit by bit, and several storylines began to merge.

Outside the window, it started to rain, and the scent of soil drilled in through the cracks in the glass.

Xu Qingzhou relaxed completely, temporarily forgetting about the experiment. When it rains, the most enjoyable thing is to slack off and be a useless person who does nothing.

The movie ended, and the twilight was already quite deep.

Xu Qingzhou leaned on the sofa, unwilling to move. Outside, the wind started blowing, rolling the rain and hitting the glass with a pitter-patter.

Song Yao was looking at the landscape photos sent by Ding Jiahui.

These days, Guo Ziyang and Ding Jiahui went out to travel and play everywhere, often sharing the scenery with Song Yao.

Xu Qingzhou simply found a ball game to pass the time. Since he decided to huddle in the living room with Song Yao, he was too lazy to consider the difficulties of the experiment.

In a flash, it was 11 PM.

Song Yao finished chatting with her little sister and saw Xu Qingzhou sitting on the sofa in a daze. She used her toes to pinch Xu Qingzhou's hem and pulled it, "What are you thinking about?"

"Just... hungry."

Xu Qingzhou came back to his senses.

In such a comfortable moment, it would be perfect to have another bowl of noodles.

Song Yao's feet stiffened, and she looked at Xu Qingzhou vigilantly, suspecting that this guy would do the perverted act of licking her feet.

"I'm talking about cooking noodles."

Xu Qingzhou felt offended and got up to head to the kitchen, "Isn't slurping noodles more comfortable than slurping your feet?"

"Are you a pig? We only ate at 7 o'clock." Song Yao lay on the sofa, looking at the youth heading to the kitchen.

"Are you eating or not?"

"Not eating."

"Are you sure?"

"Cook a little bit."

July 6th, the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) completed a net energy gain experiment lasting 10 seconds.

10 seconds is enough to cause quite a big shock in the field of controlled nuclear fusion.

Previously, NIF was criticized for the issue of maintenance duration. Although it achieved four net energy gains, they were all instantaneous values, and it would fail even if it lasted one more second.

The 10-second net energy gain experiment can almost be said to be the experiment closest to the threshold of controlled nuclear fusion engineering in human history.

In the future, it only needs continuous iteration to turn "seconds" into "minutes," and finally transition to "hours," and it will be a matter of course.

Immediately after, the next day, the US DIII-D tokamak announced the completion of 1000 seconds of steady-state operation. ===== CHAPTER 758 =====