Although the relevant plans have been made, those things on paper alone are not enough. Some things still need to be explained in person.
Stopping at the door of the office, Vera hesitated and turned around.
Whether an applied technology can be called great requires time to test.
He dropped by the company for a tour just to satisfy his curiosity. The main purpose of his coming to Philadelphia this time was not for this matter, but to meet a person, the consultant that AM Firm contacted for him.
After walking around a bit, Lu Zhou left the office building and returned to the car.
These research results are ranked in no particular order. After all, results in different fields cannot be compared horizontally.
As for another major event that happened at the beginning of the year, Trump issued his inaugural declaration at the White House.
In the second week after New Year's Day, Professor Lu gave his students a long holiday.
Although this is said in name, in fact the ranking of the lists given by Science every year still reflects the subjective opinions of the journal editors to a certain extent.
With 473 genes, it contains the minimum number of genes necessary to maintain life activities. At the same time, this is the simplest living organism that humans can currently create.
However, just like the "Father of Artificial Life" and the famous science geek Craig Venter, no one will be surprised if one day the Nobel Committee actually awards the Chemistry Prize medal to Lu Zhou.
Firstly, it was to make up for the winter vacation he owed them, and secondly, he would be busy until New Year's Eve on the 27th and would not have time to take care of them.
"No one is born with it, you have to learn to adapt," Lu Zhou looked into her eyes and said seriously, "If you are worried about travel expenses, you don't have to worry about registration fees, air tickets and other expenses on the road. , you can spend it from the project funds. But if you just don’t dare to go on stage, I hope you can overcome it. Believe me, I am doing this for your own good."
As for third place, the modified PDMS film that solves lithium dendrites is undoubtedly on the list.
The famous academic journal "Science" follows its usual practice and selected the top ten scientific and technological breakthroughs of last year, that is, 2016.
Although there is some lack of momentum, it is still a big improvement.
Also on the list is Google's AlphaGo, a final learning system built by combining the Monte Carlo decision tree algorithm and the deep neural network algorithm, making it a well-deserved master in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Of course, this is just a layman's perspective.
The Nobel Prize has very strict criteria for selecting outstanding achievements in applied fields. As an outstanding achievement in the field of application, modified PDMS materials are destined not to be awarded the Nobel Prize immediately the year after the results were confirmed, like gravitational waves.
After hearing the words "I'm doing it for your own good", Vera's cheeks turned slightly red and she was a little overwhelmed.
After waiting for a long time without getting a reply, Lu Zhou, who was not planning to leave any escape route for her, continued to ask.
It is said that the other party is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an expert with a doctorate in business administration and a doctorate in international trade.
Looking at Vera like this, Lu Zhou sighed.
In the second week after New Year's Day, two big things happened.
After all, the problem of lithium dendrites has indeed troubled the entire materials science community for decades.
As well as breakthroughs in space exploration technology, the seeds that humans have sown into space are gradually sprouting...
As soon as she heard that she was going to go on stage to give a report, the little girl suddenly panicked and said nervously: "I... I haven't gone on stage to give a report yet."
As for Vera, when Lu Zhou asked her what her plans were for the holiday, the little girl probably had no idea what to do and just had a confused expression on her face.
After all, the views of "Science" only represent "Science" and do not represent the entire scientific community.
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Among his three students, Vera has the highest talent, and Lu Zhou also has the highest expectations for her.
According to the list given by "Science", many people on the Internet are speculating that with this outstanding research result, Lu Zhou may hope to become the second mathematician to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry after John Pope. Home.
He could only find something meaningful to do for her.
"What's your answer?"
Ranked second is Cynthia 3.0. Compared to the gravitational waves that shocked the world, most people may not even know what this thing is, but this is the closest that humans have come to becoming God in a true sense.
But this has nothing to do with Princeton, and it is not the same world as Lu Zhou, who is not interested in politics.
Because the office is still under renovation, there is nothing to see here except the decoration materials and cardboard boxes piled on the floor.
Lowering her head slightly, the little girl smiled sheepishly: "It's nothing, I just want to thank you... No one has ever cared about me so much before."
Noticing Vera's hesitant expression, Lu Zhou asked casually: "Is there anything else?"
"Then get ready. There are three days left before the deadline. Don't come to the office during these three days to revise your paper carefully. I will help you with the air tickets. Just sign up."
Regarding this hard-won short vacation, Qin Yue said that he would go home to celebrate the New Year, while Hadi said with a happy face that he planned to travel to the Mediterranean with his girlfriend. For this naive student, Lu Zhou resisted the urge to show him something like "winter vacation homework" and smiled and nodded to wish him a happy time.
After thinking for a while, Lu Zhou said: "Mathematics is a subject that requires inspiration. If you just indulge in librarianship, you may end up leading yourself into misunderstandings in thinking. This spring, the American Mathematical Society held a scene at Berkeley. For the exchange meeting for young scholars, the paper you showed me last time was pretty good, I suggest you try to submit it."
That's it
After semi-forced decision-making for her, Lu Zhou kicked her out of the office.
If electromagnetic wave telescopes are human eyes, then gravitational wave detectors are like human ears. From then on, humans can finally listen to the sounds from the universe.
But her words...
One day she will stand on a stage like the International Congress of Mathematicians and present her research results in the form of a 45-minute or one-hour lecture. If she is unable to go on stage just because of stage fright, she will never be able to become a world-class scholar. .
Of course, the fees are not cheap.
"… Um."
For the materials science community, which has not had a "major breakthrough" for many years, this is undoubtedly a very outstanding achievement. At the same time, "the seventh row of the periodic table of chemical elements has been filled" was also selected. This year's chemistry community can be said to be in high spirits.
Leaning on the office chair, Lu Zhou nodded with satisfaction, barely considering that she had passed the test.
After finishing matters in Princeton, Lu Zhou drove his Ford Explorer to Philadelphia that afternoon and came to the office building where Star Technology's North American branch is located.
At the request of the expert, Lu Zhou arranged a time to meet with her and planned to chat in person.
As the last piece of the puzzle of general relativity, the discovery of gravitational waves undoubtedly takes the top spot.
If it were someone else, he might suggest going back to see his parents, reunite with his family, relax, etc.
Lu Zhou said matter-of-factly: "You're welcome, after all, I am your mentor."
I have to admit that AM Firm's service is indeed very satisfying. It not only solved all the problems he could think of, but also helped him solve problems he hadn't thought of yet.