But for people who have become scientific research bosses, is this a big deal
"Our project continues." After thinking for a moment, Wang Haifeng looked at Liu Hong and continued, "Just in case, you can help me inquire about the situation at the Jinling Institute of Computational Materials and find a way to find someone to inquire. Next, how is their research progress?"
Liu Hong vaguely thought of a possibility, but still wasn't sure: "What do you mean?"
There are many scholars who can publish papers in Science and Nature, but there are very few scholars who can publish two corresponding author papers in the same issue of the journal.
At least for him, it's not a big problem.
If you can't get a patent, no matter how much work you do in the past, it will only pave the way for others' success. For some large-scale research projects, even if they are 90% sure of the results, they will not release the phased results.
But this thing is easy to change.
Liu Hong hesitated and said: "What if they only released phased results and there are more important results that have not been released..."
Now that another paper has been published so quickly, Wang Haifeng has 10,000 reasons to suspect that Lu Zhou actually started researching this hollow carbon sphere as early as a year ago, after the modified PDMS film technology was developed.
Of course, even if it is an interim result, the superior performance of this HCS-1 material is quite shocking. If the problem of the production process is solved, it may be used in some fields that require high battery energy density but low reuse rate.
When he thought that he had been working in the organic field for more than 20 years, but he was not as good as a junior who had just entered the material industry, Wang Haifeng's heart was twisted with jealousy.
Wang Haifeng glanced at him sideways: "Would you take off your pants and fart?"
Ordinary professors also need papers to prove their academic abilities and meet the school's scientific research targets. At the same time, it is also good that when they apply for scientific research funds next time, their resumes can be written more beautifully and the tone of the staff can be more polite.
He didn't do anything at first, but he started "showing off his wealth".
If Lu Zhou made this HCS-1 material as irreversible as the modified PDMS material, not only would he be willing to admit defeat, but the same would be true for those international chemical giants and international experts in carbon-sulfur composite materials. .
But obviously, this HCS-1 material is not perfect.
For example, drones…
However, as he read down the paper, he quickly calmed down.
"His research has probably hit a bottleneck," Wang Haifeng smiled wisely, "It's safe to say that the young man is still a little immature and can't afford to wait for this little time."
Considering that there are so many research institutions working on hollow carbon spheres, this possibility is really not low. And once someone else publishes their results first, it will mean that all the previous efforts have been in vain.
"But I don't know anyone from Jinda," Liu Hong was in trouble, "and even if I did, do you think they would tell me?"
After a pause, Wang Haifeng softened his tone and continued to speak.
The second article is about HCS-1 materials. As the name suggests, it is about applications. Wang Haifeng read this part very carefully.
Laymen may not understand how valuable modified PDMS materials are, but Wang Haifeng, who is engaged in the materials industry, does. Umicore not only paid 400 million for this patent, but also gave away a large amount of continuous profits.
Obviously, Lu Zhou does not belong to this category.
Then, there is only one possibility left...
Although he was extremely unhappy with Lu Zhou both verbally and in his heart, he had to admit that this kid was indeed a talent.
After all, the longer the results are held in hand, the greater the risks. Especially in some popular research fields, if you wait two more months, others may have achieved the same results.
This kind of person is really hateful!
Although this type of electron gun is much more advanced than a tungsten filament electron gun, with the secondary electron image resolution reaching 2nm, and the image being 5 to 10 times brighter than a tungsten filament gun, it is still reduced to scum compared to a field emission electron gun.
"It's just a phased result."
When research progress is stagnant, it is also a very common method to release phased results first in order to prevent others from making major results first. Although one's own research progress will be exposed, it can also be exchanged for greater initiative.
There is no doubt that the picture in the paper was taken with a field emission electron gun, and it is also a cold field emission electron gun with better performance.
Liu Hong was so sprayed that he shut his mouth and did not dare to speak.
Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, hemmed and hawed for a while, and then said with a smile, "...can't I publish a few more papers?"
However, when he saw the first picture, his eyebrows twitched violently.
In other words, although the paper was published in the summer of 2016, the real research results may have been produced in 2015.
In Wang Haifeng's view, Lu Zhou is a typical young and energetic person. Although he has some power, he can't calm down and can't bear the pressure.
"Also, our proposal report needs to be revised."
Wang Haifeng's eyes flashed with shrewdness: "This guy is not simple. I'm afraid he was already doing related research before he came up with the paper on modified PDMS materials in July last year. At the last seminar, everyone was playing riddles, and he was the only one who spoke. Knowing it so clearly, I guessed that he might have already produced some research results."
After reading the last line, Wang Haifeng closed the journal in his hand with a snap and threw it back into Liu Hong's hand.
Amused by his student, Wang Haifeng chuckled: "Tell me, does he lack a doctorate? Or does he lack a professional title? Does he need to worry about one or two papers?"
The first paper was theoretical. Except for the conclusion, he couldn't understand it even if he wanted to read it. After a quick glance, he put it aside.
While making this conclusion, Wang Haifeng also felt relieved.
Wang Haifeng cursed: "Are you a pig? I have arranged everything for you, so what use do you have!"
Indeed, ordinary scientific research dogs need papers to accumulate their own academic capital, so that they can find a decent job in the laboratory and one day be able to get ahead.
Realizing that he had asked a stupid question, Liu Hong immediately shut up and stopped talking.
Grabbing the new issue of "Science" from Liu Hong's hand, Wang Haifeng spread the journal on the table and studied the lines of small words and pictures carefully.
Unless you are really short of money, you need to use phased results to stabilize investors' emotions, and at the same time bait new investors so that they have the illusion that they will see results soon.
In research in the field of engineering, especially horizontal topics that take money from companies, patents are the most critical thing.
When opening the topic, he only generally described the direction of the hollow carbon spheres used to make carbon-sulfur composite materials. Now that Lu Zhou has released phased results, if he still uses such a general description, he will probably be kicked back because of the "novelty" rule.
Most people start writing papers as soon as they get the patent number. Almost no one waits until all international patent authorizations are issued before they start submitting papers. Considering the patent registration cycle, it will take at least twelve months to have all the documents in place.
There is also a scanning electron microscope in his laboratory, but it uses a lanthanum hexaboride electron gun.