After writing more than two thousand words eloquently, Lu Zhou folded the letter that was destined to change the world, stuffed it into an envelope, and placed it on the corner of his desk. He planned to hand it to Wang Peng when he went downstairs later. Ask someone to send it to Shangjing.
He poked his ears with his index finger, and as he walked in the corridor with Lu Zhou, he hesitated for a moment and asked.
"As long as the results are significant enough, we will reward them together."
According to theoretical predictions, zero-energy Majorana fermions will be formed in the vortex core region at the interface between a three-dimensional topological insulator and a superconductor. This feature makes it possible to realize topological quantum computing.
what does that mean
In fact, Lu Zhou has always had this plan to set up a special scholarship for theoretical science at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, specifically to reward breakthrough research in the fields of physics, mathematics, theoretical chemistry, biology and other fields.
Lu Zhou couldn't do this kind of thing, and it was impossible for him to do it.
What's more, there are only five or six real technical backbones.
How come, wait until he has half his foot in the coffin before thinking about it.
If the first half of the words just make people feel happy...
However, he only thought about it for a few seconds.
"Do you know why the Institute of Computational Materials at MIT has never been able to start? It's not because there is not enough money to recruit people, but because their materials major is too strong! Those who are strong enough to study computational materials as a PHD don't just follow the boss in Silicon Valley. It’s time to warm up and change careers to become a coder or engage in CAD!”
No matter how much impassioned words you say, they are all in vain.
Why does everyone want to be a scientist when they are young, but when they grow up they all dream of singing and dancing as a star
If the continued reduction of chip manufacturing technology is just the icing on the cake to help the modern electronics industry, then the realization of topological quantum computing will have a disruptive impact on the entire modern electronics industry, and even the entire modern civilization!
Five minutes had passed since he came out of the laboratory, and Yang Xu still felt that his eardrums were shaking and hurting.
Even if someone took photos of the house he lived in and posted them online, or spread some baseless rumors about the source of his assets, he never paid attention to them, or even took them seriously.
In layman's terms, it opens the door to a new world for quantum computer research!
After hearing this, Lu Zhou smiled and said nonchalantly.
"As for the bonus being raised too high at one time...is this a problem? If they make more awesome achievements in the future, what's the harm if I buy each of them an apartment in the city center?"
Apart from a sentence of inhumanity, he had nothing else to say at this moment...
Although deep down he was slightly shocked by Lu Zhou's idea, as the director of the Institute of Computational Materials and a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Advanced Study, Yang Xu still had to stand in the overall interests of the Institute for Advanced Study. to consider this issue.
How about learning from Nobel in the future
After his speech, Lu Zhou looked at the excited research dogs and immediately gave everyone a week-long vacation. He also said that he would ask the finance department to give everyone in the project team a bonus of at least 100,000 yuan. And a total of 20 million bonuses were allocated to reward outstanding contributors to research.
Yang Xu: "..."
A breakthrough in carbon-based transistor technology is of great importance. It is better to clear the air with the relevant departments first.
"What about theoretical research?"
This key is also in his hand.
Yang Xu: "Theoretically, that's the case, but I'm a little worried. Researchers in other project teams will feel unbalanced after seeing it. And the bonus is too high at one time. If you want to give people chicken blood in the future, the cost will also be high." Then the price went up.”
Even when he was a postdoc at MIT, Yang Xu had never seen such a treacherous boss...
Lu Zhou has always believed that if even the heroes who created knowledge and opened up territories for the future of civilization are not worthy of getting rich, then who else is worthy of getting rich? Who else deserves to control society’s resources
It’s because the significance and value of carbon-based transistor technology is not just as simple as widening the theoretical lower limit of the chip manufacturing process by an order of magnitude, but also introducing various properties such as topological insulator and specific temperature of graphene material. to the semiconductor industry.
After hearing about the 20 million bonus, the researchers were so excited that they howled so hard that the glass shook. Fortunately, the precision instruments were placed in another laboratory, otherwise I might have lost millions by shouting with this voice.
However, this kind of thing is still too far away for the time being.
Of course, what really prompted Lu Zhou to write this letter was not just the breakthrough progress in carbon-based chip research.
Lu Zhou: "Compared to the value they created, twenty million is just a fraction."
"If you feel unbalanced, try your best to make some achievements. The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study provides them with a relaxed scientific research environment. It is not for them to take care of themselves, but to allow them to spend more time on research."
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"That's a problem."
Back in his office, Lu Zhou sat at his desk. After thinking for a moment, he took out a few pieces of letter paper from the drawer.
It's like he has never shied away from the fact that he owns wealth, lives in a mansion and drives a luxury car.
This means that we have not only opened up a new battlefield in the chip industry, but also created the possibility to use Majorana fermions or Majorana fee zero modes to construct topological qubits!
If a bonus of 20 million is given directly, even if ten people share it equally, one person can still get 2 million.
"I just want the entire academic community to know that I don't care about hard work and hard work. As long as I can produce valuable enough results, I won't let him suffer."
Although we are all scientific researchers, and scientific research requires emotions, people also need to be happy.
"Research in the theoretical direction is not so easy to produce visible results, and it may not be economically beneficial. But if no one does it, our Computational Materials Research Institute will not be able to achieve today's achievements."
As a scholar who had won the Nobel Prize for his research in the field of materials, Lu Zhou could see through the higher value hidden behind carbon-based transistors at a glance.
It is true that scientific research talks about feelings, but feelings cannot be eaten. The meat must be eaten by Star Technology and Jinling Institute of Advanced Studies, but they cannot not even give people a sip of soup.
"Is twenty million too much?"
"Theoretical research is also worthy of encouragement."
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If it is not related to key national projects or large investments from enterprises, the funding that general engineering academicians can apply for is about this amount, which is still higher.
Sometimes, comrades in the publicity department really need to reflect.
Otherwise, it would be a headache for him to spend so much money.
Very lucky and honored.
After listening to Yang Xu's heartfelt words, Lu Zhou was silent for a while.
If controllable nuclear fusion is the first key to the future, then quantum computers are the second.
Then in the second half of the story about merit and rewards, it was like a cloudburst was dropped in the entire laboratory, and every inch of the air was ignited with boiling enthusiasm...