"Are the characteristics of these materials real?" After only one look, Professor Wang's entire being felt as if it were going numb from the described basic properties of the materials. Their characteristics surpassed his imagination; nearly every one seemed tailor-made for the field of high-energy physics.
Among these materials, three were the most important. The first was a low-temperature superconducting material that achieved superconductivity at a mere minus 42 degrees Celsius.
What did this mean? If the specific details of this material were to be published, within a decade or so, winning a Nobel Prize would be a certainty.
After all, the strongest superconducting material currently in global use required minus 164 degrees Celsius to achieve superconductivity. On the surface, the gap between them was only 122 degrees Celsius, but this 122-degree difference was like an insurmountable chasm, one that had blocked humanity for ten years.
In ten years, humans had not discovered any material with better superconducting performance, until the appearance of the materials described in this document.
Even more astonishing was that, relatively speaking, this superconducting material was the least significant of the three.
The second material was a special type of magnet.
As everyone knew, to construct a high-energy particle accelerator, it was essential to subject particles to a powerful magnetic field. The stronger the field, the faster the particles could move within it.
The strongest magnetic field that humanity could currently produce was generated by a US scientific institution last year, a magnetic field of 101 Tesla. This field strength was 3 million times that of Earth's magnetic field.
The magnetic field used by the European high-energy particle collider was less than 10 Tesla, a difference of tenfold.
It wasn't that Europe couldn't manufacture such a powerful magnetic field when constructing the high-energy particle collider. The issue was that the magnetic field required for a high-energy particle collider needed to extend over ten kilometers in length. The 101 Tesla magnetic field generated in the laboratory had a diameter of less than one meter.
Replicating this magnetic field for a high-energy particle collider was impossible, meaning it lacked the potential for large-scale application. Ten Tesla was currently the limit for magnetic fields applicable to high-energy particle colliders.
However, according to the description in the document provided by Yang Yunhe, the second material could directly generate a magnetic field of 180 Tesla after being energized. This was 1.8 times stronger than the strongest magnetic field currently in laboratories.
And this was merely the effect produced after energization. If these materials were transformed into coils and processed further, it might even be possible to create a magnetic field exceeding 850 Tesla over a length of more than 50 kilometers?
What concept was this?
The strongest natural magnetic field known to humanity, based on current estimations, was only slightly over 1000 Tesla. Professor Wang even felt a sense of apprehension, wondering if such a powerful magnetic field suddenly appearing within Earth could affect its own magnetic field, potentially leading to the end of the world.
Beyond that, simply replacing the magnetic field of the European high-energy particle collider with this new magnetic field would ensure it wouldn't be outdated for the next 100 years.
The last material was, in Professor Wang's eyes, the most useful.
It wasn't that this material could further enhance the performance of the high-energy particle collider. On the contrary, it had almost no effect on improving the collider's performance.
Its sole characteristic was its ability to record extremely faint changes in electric and magnetic fields, with a sensitivity more than 100,000 times higher than the strongest current recording equipment.
Some might wonder about the significance of such a thing.
Its significance was immense. For users of high-energy particle colliders, their biggest problem wasn't whether the collider could produce the particles they desired, but that many particles, after being created, might only exist for a fleeting moment, say 1/100,000th of a millisecond, before decaying.
As a result, the recording and observation equipment of high-energy particle colliders were fundamentally incapable of capturing the data changes brought about by these particles.
Many physicists speculated that the number of particle types created during collisions could actually reach four digits. However, humans could only observe about one percent of them, with the remaining 99% being completely unobservable.
This meant that even if what you were looking for had been created, you might have no way of knowing it existed due to the lack of more sensitive means for observation and data recording.
But with this special material, the situation was different. Its sensitivity was directly increased by a hundred thousand times. Who knew how much data that could revolutionize humanity's technological structure would be recorded?
"Professor Yang, please send some samples of these materials over immediately. I want to conduct experiments myself to verify them!" Professor Wang said almost instinctively, his impatience palpable.
However, after his words fell, he waited for a reply from Yang Yunhe but heard nothing. Professor Wang looked up and saw the young man looking at him with a smile that was neither a smile nor not a smile.
Professor Wang then realized that these three materials were undoubtedly absolute secrets of the other party. How could they be sent over as samples so readily?
"Professor Yang, what do you need us to do to cooperate with you?" Professor Wang said, defeated, and could only show weakness.
"Since we are here, we are destined for close and intimate cooperation in the future. Samples of these materials will be sent over later, Director Wang, you need not worry!" Yang Yunhe said seriously. "Precisely because of these three materials, we are fully capable of bridging two or even three generations to build a high-energy particle accelerator that will be the strongest in the world for the next 100 years."
"Therefore, the technical theoretical verification for this equipment must start from scratch. No existing templates can be applied. With these three super materials, we must develop the most cutting-edge technology to complement their use, and this is precisely why our Jiangnan Group hopes to cooperate with the High-Energy Physics Research Institute."
"We hope that the High-Energy Physics Research Institute can dispatch a select group of elite personnel to come to our Jiangnan Technology Research Center and work closely with our experts and professors to complete the design of the equipment!" Yang Yunhe revealed his ultimate objective.
"Our experts going to your facility? That might not be appropriate!" Professor Wang's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this. He then smiled and said, "Professor Yang, if I may be so bold, our High-Energy Physics Research Institute is a national-level institution and unit, the most powerful in high-energy physics research in all of China, and we also possess the world's strongest relevant equipment."
"Therefore, since the institute was established, it has almost always been others who have come to our institute to cooperate in research. We have never had a precedent of sending a large number of experts to conduct extensive research on someone else's territory. This is not in accordance with regulations. I believe it would be better for you to come to us!" Director Wang stated.
"But Director Wang, the research for this collider is an absolute state-level secret, and it must be kept confidential to the maximum extent possible!" Yang Yunhe said.
"Little Yang, I don't understand what you're saying. This is the China High-Energy Physics Research Institute, a national-level confidential unit. In the entire scientific research circle, where else in the country is more confidential than here?" Director Wang laughed heartily, while Yang Yunhe smiled without comment.
"Liu xx, Gu xx, Yan xx." After Director Wang finished laughing, Yang Yunhe suddenly mentioned a few names.
As soon as these three names were uttered, all the experts and representatives from the research institute in the conference room erupted. Some glared at Yang Yunhe with anger, some fidgeted restlessly, while others sighed towards the heavens or secretly shed tears.
In short, everyone displayed a variety of expressions and emotions.
Director Wang's face was initially filled with anger upon hearing these names. After a few seconds, the anger gradually dissipated, leaving only a sense of helplessness.
In fact, these three names all belonged to key technical personnel of the institute, even individuals who could be considered successors.
However, two of these three individuals ultimately chose to leave the institute and became key technical personnel in some large scientific research institutions in the United States. As for whether the technology and secrets they possessed at the China High-Energy Physics Research Institute had been leaked to the Americans, that remained unknown.
Regardless, there had been significant technological breakthroughs in the US after their joining.
If the first two cases were merely suspicions, then the crimes of the third were completely confirmed. He was caught red-handed while trading information and was now imprisoned, likely never to be released.
And these three were just the ones that were known. In total, there had been over a dozen incidents of technical espionage at the institute. Their proprietary technologies suddenly appeared in the hands of foreigners, casting achievements secured with over hundreds of millions of yuan in funding into the trash.
In most of these incidents, the leaker could not be identified.
To be fair, the China High-Energy Physics Research Institute could not be called a sieve, but it was certainly a leaky faucet that couldn't be tightly closed.
"We have already strengthened management in this regard, and similar situations will not occur in the future!" Professor Wang could only say this, even though he felt his own words were extremely weak. Nevertheless, he stated with a firm attitude, "Therefore, I believe it would be best for your relevant experts to come to our institute. I assure you here that I will clear out the best research rooms in our institute. The best equipment and personnel in the institute will also be prioritized for this project team, ensuring that the entire project team receives the best treatment, which will definitely not be inferior to your research center!"
"Is that so?" Yang Yunhe nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Since your institute's equipment is so advanced, may I ask if your institute is equipped with these specific pieces of equipment!"