It has a fat, round shape and a smooth surface, making it look like a bloated vat. At the top are several large coils, similar to the coils of magnetic field detection instruments in the laboratory, wrapped in special glass, like big ears on a seismograph.
Three robotic arms are installed on the body, making the seismometer look more like a three-legged big-eared crab. The logo and name of the Army Ant Company are clearly printed on the smooth surface.
They have been scientists for so long that they have seen all kinds of weird instruments. This style, in the eyes of everyone, seems very ordinary.
"Is this instrument from the Army Ant Company?" An expert walked around the instrument and found nothing special except for a few large coils.
They spent a lot of effort just for these six instruments, but they didn't know what these instruments were used for.
"What is the use?"
The group of people looked at Wu Zhen.
"Army Ant Company's seismograph." Wu Zhen said.
As soon as these words came out, the place fell into an eerie silence. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. They all thought it was just an ordinary geological exploration instrument, but it turned out to be a seismograph.
"Is it the paper on earthquake early warning published by Chen Mo of Marching Ant Company some time ago?" asked a geological expert.
"Yes, this is the seismograph he made based on the principles of the paper." Wu Zhen said.
"I have read his paper. The idea is very novel, but it is too unrealistic. It is all theoretical, has little application, and has a high possibility of failure." A geological expert said.
"We have to test even though we know it will fail. Do we stop experimenting because we are afraid of failure? This is not science."
Wu Zhen's words made it impossible for anyone to refute.
"We have been studying earthquake early warning for decades, but we have only focused on seismic wave early warning. We are not necessarily right. If we want to provide longer-term early warning, why can't we learn from other people's ideas? Stones from other mountains can attack jade."
Everyone fell silent. Wu Zhen was the oldest among them, and what Wu Zhen said was right.
"Let's not talk about this now. Let's see how to use this instrument first." Wu Zhen inserted the USB flash drive into the computer.
The scientific research ship sets sail without much attention.
Everyone can only see the stability on the surface of this country, but they cannot see the scientists and workers who are working hard behind the scenes.
The location of the seismometer is very important. First, it must be a fault with active plate movement, and it must be on the seafloor above 2,000 meters.
When designed, it can only withstand water pressure of more than 2,000 meters. The water is too deep and the seismometer cannot withstand the pressure of the sea water.
The scientific expedition team often conducts scientific research in the Mariana area, and they have a good understanding of the topography and geology of this area. The placement can be easily found.
It is now autumn, the weather is relatively stable, there are not too many waves at sea level, and the seismograph launch work is going very smoothly.
Few people knew that the Army Ant Company they were mocking had already produced a seismograph, and no one knew that the installation of the seismometer was already at the end.
The Western Pacific, where the Pacific Plate and the Eurasian Plate meet, is one of the places with the highest concentration of earthquakes.
Wu Zhen stared at the computer intently. Behind him, several experts also watched quietly.
It has been half a month since it went to sea. The scientific research projects of this scientific research ship include marine chemistry, marine physics, marine biology and marine geology.
While other scientific surveys are being carried out, the deployment of seismometers is also underway. Except for the location problem, there are no other big problems, and the delivery method is very simple. The first five have all been deployed and this is the last seismometer.
"The installation was successful."
After seeing the information displayed on the computer, Wu Zhen finally smiled. After hearing the news about Wu Zhen, others applauded.
Shi Tengchuanying looked at the radar display and satellite images. The target above is a Chinese scientific research ship.
This scientific research ship seems to be putting some instruments into the seabed.
I didn't know the exact location last time, but this time I tracked it from a distance. The task he received was to find out what these Chinese people threw into the sea, and if possible, retrieve a piece of equipment.
Seeing the red dot on the radar leave, Shi Tengchuan Yingcai gave the order to go to the location where the scientific research ship just stayed.
The sea was calm and the wind was not strong, so the boat was not rocking so much. Shi Tengchuanying walked to the side of the ship and checked the sea surface with a telescope, but found nothing.
"Put in the sonar and find out what they just put here." Shi Tengchuan put down the telescope and said.
Following Shi Tengchuanying's order, two sonar devices were thrown into the sea.
"Captain, we discovered the situation." A soldier ran out and said.
Shi Tengchuanying immediately walked into the cabin.
"There is something at this location. It is a metal object. It may be a submarine or other unknown instrument." An officer said, pointing to the data collected by the sonar.
Shi Tengchuanying thought for a while and said: "Get ready to salvage it."
Army Ant Company.
In the laboratory, Chen Mo's attention was entirely on the electron microscope.
All seismometers in the snow area have been installed, monitoring stations have been established, and some detection data has been transmitted back.
Several 3.0-magnitude earthquakes have been detected, but these earthquakes cannot be felt by ordinary people, so they are of little use. However, the data proves that this instrument can be used. When an earthquake reaches magnitude 5 and becomes destructive, the seismometer will automatically give an early warning.
The launch of instruments in the Pacific region is also underway, and I believe that all the instruments will be launched soon.
Regarding the seismograph, the next step should be the detection data. He doesn't have to worry too much anymore. Now he has plunged into new research.
Room-temperature superconducting materials are what he will focus on next.
The Science and Technology Library has eight technologies to research, but he has not yet completed any of the materials. Only by completing this material can you get the research for the next project.
During this time, all the required instruments and equipment have been returned. What he needs to do now is to synthesize the room temperature superconducting material - silicon carbon. The molecular structure of this material is a honeycomb hexagon, which is similar to the structure of graphene.
After a long time, Chen Mo withdrew from the electron microscope and continued to prepare chemicals. The synthesis of this material requires special chemicals and is synthesized under high pressure.
I just did an experiment and the concentration of the chemical was a little lower. The requirements of the experiment are very high. Although the synthesized material contains silicon carbon, the purity is not high and requires multiple purifications to obtain a small amount of silicon carbon.
The higher the purity of this material, the better the superconductivity.
If used to make superconducting chips, the requirements for the purity of silicon carbon are almost strict, just like the silicon crystals used in current chips. Although it is almost impossible to synthesize with 100% purity, he still needs to improve the purity of silicon carbon as much as possible to facilitate future use.
While Chen Mo was carefully preparing chemicals, Mo Nu's voice suddenly sounded.
"Brother Mo, the people from the island country took away a seismograph."
(End of chapter)