Chapter 49 The Top Riddler
Graphene has excellent properties, including the lightest weight, the highest strength, the best electrical conductivity, etc.
If a material occupies one "most", it is considered top-notch, and graphene occupies multiple "most" at the same time. It is not an exaggeration to call it the king of materials in the new century. .
So when the news emerged that graphene had been successfully produced, it undoubtedly caused a sensation in the scientific community.
The name "ZhangWei" also appeared in the eyes of scientists for the first time.
It looks like a Chinese name. Most people don’t believe that Chinese scientists have successfully made graphene. What's more, this is still an unknown person!
In 2004, Chinese scientists were not yet on the stage, and the world’s impression of China was that of a country that could mass-produce clothes and shoes and only sell copycat products.
Innovative scientific research? It doesn't exist in China! All new things that appear in China are copied from Western countries!
From the perspective of twenty years later, this kind of prejudice against China is still kind-hearted. Twenty years later, the West has abandoned the word "plagiarism" and instead used "stealing" to discredit it.
How can you have something that I don’t even have! You must have stolen it from me, so I don't have it.
However, it was the journal Science that announced the results of this scientific research, which forced scientists to believe it.
You don’t believe in Chinese scientists, don’t you believe in the journal Science!
Of course there is no shortage of bad actors in the world, but some people will still argue that "Science" is not without its mistakes!
But with the release of the new issue of Science, news came out from Stanford University’s Weyman Laboratory that Carl Weyman was the reviewer of this paper, and the Weyman Laboratory has already Study the properties of graphene.
The Nobel Prize winner personally certified it, so it can’t be fake now.
The entire academic world was instantly excited, especially the fields of materials science and physics, which were even more crazy!
Many Walmarts near well-known universities have sold out of office tape.
Because this method of making graphene is so simple and can be done in middle school experimental classes, many people want to try it and repeat the experiment.
Not only professors, doctors and masters, but also many college students and some high school students who are interested in physics are planning to try to make graphene.
Graphene is a new material after all, and many of its properties have not yet been studied. If graphene is extracted earlier, research can be carried out earlier and results can be obtained earlier.
This is probably like opening a new server in a game. Players all rush in to get levels. If you come early and have a higher level than others, you can bully others in the future. If you come late and are several levels behind others, you will be bullied!
It’s just that there was no developed self-media at that time, and even online media could not be considered mainstream, so it was not like now when new research appears and spreads all over the Internet immediately.
Nowadays, all kinds of self-media people, no matter whether they understand it or not, and no matter whether it is true or false, they should first gain some popularity. If there are foreign scientific and technological achievements, by the way, everyone should reflect on them.
Due to the lack of communication channels in 2004, even revolutionary scientific research results such as graphene were at best limited to the scientific community and could not reach the cognitive level of ordinary people.
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University.
The first thing Professor Wu did when he came to the office was to make himself a cup of big leaf tea.
Big leaf tea is not only refreshing, but it also retains its flavor after being brewed for a day. It is very suitable for people engaged in scientific research. After all, in the laboratory, you stay all day long, and there is not much time in between to change the tea leaves.
This Professor Wu is the one who introduced the latest polishing machine and used autistic people to polish graphite flakes. He is also the head of the Materials Department.
Just when Professor Wu was about to take the big leaf tea to the laboratory, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
"Hello, this is Wu Yuanchao!" Professor Wu answered the phone.
"Wu Jiao is shy, what a good dog!" the other party said.
Don't worry about the naughty dog. If you lose it and look for it, it's none of my business!
As soon as Professor Wu was about to answer, the other party continued: "It's Steven Chen, Kangming Chan from the University of Hong Kong!" "It turns out to be Professor Chen!" Only then did Professor Wu react.
The dog is not lost, people say "Long time no see".
Professor Chen from the University of Hong Kong also studies materials and is a colleague of Wu Yuanchao.
If it were someone who spoke more eloquently, Professor Wu would probably exchange a few pleasantries, but Chen Kangming’s Mandarin was really painful to listen to.
Wu Yuanchao didn't bother to talk nonsense to him, so he asked straight to the point: "Professor Chen called so early, what's the important matter?"
"I came here to pay my respects to Wu Jiaoshy. ”
"Shy? We Northeastern veterans have never been shy. We Northeasterners are very bold!" Wu Yuanchao complained in his heart, but in his mind he was recalling what happened recently that deserves congratulations.
“The bird flu broke out in Asia, there was a stampede in Mecca, a terrorist attack on the Moscow subway, and an explosion in southern Baghdad. The whole world is not peaceful at the beginning of the new year. How can there be any happy news!”
So Wu Yuanchao asked Said: "Which happy event are you talking about?"
"Of course Sisi Moxi!"
"Sisi Moxi? Japanese! I know 'Moxi Moxi' is 'Hello', what does Sisimosi mean?"
"It's not Italian, it's Mandarin, Ximosi!" Chen Kangming was probably also worried about his Mandarin, and he directly said in English: "Graphene! Graphene!"
"Graphene, graphene. Xixi Moxi? You said 'it's graphene', right?" Wu Yuanchao sighed, this guessing game is quite tiring.
“Yes, it’s Siximoxi (graphene)!” Chen Kangming continued to express in Mandarin, focusing on stubbornness!
"Professor Chen, why don't you just speak English!"
Chen Kangming: "...!"
The two Chinese people talked in English, and finally there was no language barrier.
"Professor Wu, congratulations to your team for successfully extracting graphene! In terms of carbon materials, we at HKU also have a lot of scientific research accumulation. If there is an opportunity, I hope we can reach cooperation."
"Wait a minute, Professor Chen, you said my team successfully extracted graphene? When did it happen?" Wu Yuanchao interrupted.
"Have you successfully extracted graphene a long time ago, but you have not published the paper until now? You have done a really good job of keeping confidentiality!"
"You have also published the paper!" Wu Yuanchao's head was filled with mush.
"The latest issue of "Science"! I understand. It's not very popular in mainland China, so it probably hasn't been sent to you yet. But sample issues are usually sent in advance!"
"Science"? The world's three largest journals? I may not even be able to send that thing out!
Wu Yuanchao was even more confused and didn't know how to answer at all.
Chen Kangming continued on the phone: "The last time I went to Tsinghua University to visit, I didn't see Professor Zhang Wei. Next time I go, you must introduce Professor Zhang Wei to me. I know him.”
“Professor Zhang Wei? Where did this person come from?”
Wu Yuanchao was completely confused. He felt that Professor Chen from the University of Hong Kong was simply a top riddler.
Speaking Mandarin is like guessing riddles.
Now we all communicate in English, why are we still guessing!
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(End of this chapter)