Chapter 238: Three people meet, the air thick with gunpowder

"Want, how much do you have?"

Wang Cheng immediately said, "You didn't come just to sleep on a pillow, did you!"

"See how much you want."

The other end of the phone said.

"Hehe, I need several tens of tons; do you have that?"

Upon hearing him say such big talk.

Wang Cheng immediately didn't believe it.

After all, what is helium-3?

The whole world only has 5 tons of this stuff.

And I still want how much?

I still want 5 tons!

Give me all of Earth's inventory!

"That probably doesn't exist, but single-digit amounts are still available."

Wang Cheng disdainfully spat.

But then suddenly heard the phone say this.

Wait a moment.

His posture.

Could it be!

Really have it?

The person calling is not an ordinary person.

Minister Liu.

As the administrator of Dongda academician.

The rank is extraordinarily high.

It can be said that all of Dongda's technology or scientific R&D matters.

As long as you find him, there's nothing that can't be done.

"3 tons?"

Wang Cheng said tentatively.

He doesn't believe the person on the other end really has such a large reserve.

But unexpectedly.

"Okay, when do you want it? I'll deliver these 3 tons to you."

Upon hearing the words on the phone.

Wang Cheng didn't know what to say for a moment.

Then came the beeping sound of the phone hanging up.

Wang Cheng thought for a long time, and involuntarily uttered a sentence.

"Ah?!"

Wang Cheng is currently in a dazed state.

Wang Cheng, as a genius from childhood, originally thought nothing could make him dazed.

But today it really appeared.

He immediately called back.

But discovered the phone was already busy.

"I'm going out for a trip, you watch the door first!"

After Wang Cheng said that to his disciple.

He immediately put on his coat and went out.

Heading to Jingcheng.

And the reason the phone was busy.

Naturally, it was because they were still in the middle of a call.

Dongda's quantum computer director Wan Hui.

When he was doing research.

But then suddenly received a call from Minister Liu.

"Hey, Minister Liu."

"What's up, is there something?"

Wan Hui although didn't know why Minister Liu called him.

But he knew Minister Liu called.

It must be something important.

"Do you need helium-3 here?"

"I remember you mentioned it last time."

"Want some helium-3."

"For testing."

Wan Hui upon hearing.

Immediately said: "Sure, do you have it?"

""Helium-3 is really important to us!""

In the field of quantum computing.

Helium-3 cannot be made into any electronic components.

But, all electronic equipment.

They all share a common problem.

Overheating.

Once overheating occurs, electronic components will start to lag, and their performance will drop significantly.

Severe cases can even cause damage to the electronic components.

Therefore, the importance of cooling goes without saying.

Just in the computer field.

Coolers have evolved from having no cooling at the start, to fan cooling, and now basically are all water-cooled.

Among them, some extreme players directly use liquid nitrogen cooling.

And the laptop field has also evolved from using thermal paste plus fan cooling, to now using fan plus liquid metal cooling.

Even in the low-power mobile phone field.

If it's a high-load scenario like gaming, an external cooler is also needed.

The help that cooling provides to electronic components cannot be overstated.

And helium-3.

is an excellent cooling medium.

After mixing helium-3 and helium-4, through dilution cooling it can even approach absolute zero, that is 0.001 K, or about minus 270 degrees Celsius.

This way, we can avoid the 'decoherence' phenomenon that occurs in quantum computers due to thermal disturbances, meaning the quanta in a quantum computer disappear over time.

After all, if a quantum computer lacks enough qubits, it cannot meet the required performance and stability.

And the low temperature close to absolute zero produced by the helium-3–helium-4 mixture can effectively suppress this phenomenon.

""I really need it!""

""Especially now, our quantum computer is about to be released.""

""How could I not be in a hurry?""

""Okay, how much do you need?" Minister Liu asked.

""A few kilograms will do.""

Wan Hui said immediately.

""Good.""

""I'll send it over to you in a few days!""

Minister Liu then hung up the phone.

""Ah! Don't! I urgently need it!""

Wan Hui said anxiously.

But all he heard was the dial tone of the phone hanging up.

Wan Hui looked at the phone in his hand.

He shouted directly: 'I'm going out for a trip!'

He then immediately headed for Jingcheng.

And in Jingcheng.

Minister Liu looked at the table in front of him.

""Who else needs helium-3?""

""The nuclear fusion experiment project.""

""Already mentioned.""

""The quantum computer project.""

""Also already mentioned.""

""Then only this remains.""

Minister Liu tapped his finger on the paper.

He then called the number listed above.

""Hello?""

""Director An.""

""I remember you're not working on medical equipment, are you?""

""Why do you still need helium-3?""

Facing Minister Liu's doubt.

The Director An on the other end of the phone could only sigh and say: 'Because helium-3 is a safe, harmless, non-radioactive material.'

""It can be used in nuclear magnetic resonance medical equipment.""

""It is an important part of our country breaking the Western monopoly on medical equipment.""

""Currently, most medical equipment is monopolized by them.""

""It's not that we can't produce it.""

""It's because most of the patents are monopolized by them.""

""If we don't find a way to work around these patents.""

""Any of our work would then be in vain.""

So that's how it is, I understand.

It mainly depends on what equipment it's used on.

Minister Liu asked curiously.

In the field of pulmonary MRI, helium-3 can, after hyperpolarization treatment, serve as a gaseous contrast agent, significantly enhancing the imaging resolution of lung airways and alveoli.

In this field, it can be said that helium-3 has no rival.

Moreover, just as I said earlier.

Helium-3 is a safe, harmless, non-radioactive material, so it can be used by children, the elderly, and pregnant women alike, which is better than those previous medical devices.

This is also a progress for our country's public health cause.

Moreover, its role is not limited to pulmonary MRI; helium-3 has significant effects.

In NMR probes, helium-3 can also greatly improve the precision of molecular structure detection.

This is not just limited to the public health field.

Director An gave Minister Liu a detailed introduction.

"Okay." Minister Liu said after hearing all that.

I'll give it to you in a few days.

What?

Director An heard that.

He also looked bewildered.

Although they apply for helium-3 every year.

But because the production of helium-3 is extremely low.

Director An and the other domestic applicants for helium-3 have been applying continuously for five years.

This is the first time I've heard of such a thing as an approved application.

Afterward.

He also immediately got up and went to Jingcheng.

But when he arrived in Jingcheng and reached Minister Liu's doorstep.

Three people—Wang Cheng, Wan Hui, and Director An—were at Minister Liu's door.

They met.

This meeting.

In the eyes of all three, there was a strong smell of gunpowder.