Energy is an important indicator that determines the degree of development of a civilization. It can be said that only by mastering a large amount of energy can the level of science and technology be developed.
Originally, Jiang Cheng had already obtained the nuclear power reactor technology from the coal family, and it was a miniaturized nuclear power reactor.
Logically speaking, Jiang Cheng should have no shortage of energy. After all, nuclear energy is a very efficient energy source.
But the nuclear power reactor Jiang Cheng obtained was a fission reactor, which was a technology that existed a long time ago.
Today's nuclear power plants are just this kind of reactor. The coal industry has just miniaturized it, so it is not considered an advanced technology.
There are several shortcomings of fission reactors, each of which is a very fatal flaw.
The first is that the reactor itself is quite unstable. If an accident occurs, it will be a serious radiation leakage accident.
Unexpectedly, there was a leakage accident at a power station in China a few years ago, and the leaked radiation has not yet been cleaned up.
Bear Country has also had serious nuclear leaks in its history, and a huge accident occurred at the Chernobyl Power Station that year.
That place is still uninhabitable now, and decades later it is still desolate.
If we vigorously develop this kind of reactor, it will only be a matter of time before an accident occurs.
Jiang Cheng didn't want the Yan family to become like that by then. If there were radiation zones everywhere, he wouldn't have a good way to solve it.
The second is that this kind of reactor requires special radioactive materials, and such radioactive profiles are very rare.
There are not many on the entire earth, and it is not easy to develop vigorously.
Even if Jiang Cheng wanted to use it himself, it would be troublesome. With his current status, he could still get a small amount of materials from the state, but if he needed them in large quantities, it would be difficult for him to get them.
The third is that the upper limit of the energy output of this reactor is not high enough, and it completely fails to meet Jiang Cheng's usage requirements.
The shortcomings of this kind of fission reactor are quite big, and various problems caused Jiang Cheng to not want to use it.
Even the reactor on Iron Man's armor was used as a last resort. Jiang Cheng wouldn't want to use it if there was a better option.
Bi Yi carries a scourge with him anytime and anywhere, and he can't let it go even when fighting.
Apart from fission reactors, there are not many energy sources that can be used at present.
Jiang Cheng doesn't like traditional thermal power generation at all, and wind and tidal energy are not very good either.
Although solar energy is very safe and pollution-free, it can be said that solar energy will never run out.
As long as the sun goes out every day, solar energy can continue to be used.
However, although solar energy is very good, it is not enough for Jiang Cheng to use.
The current technology's utilization rate of solar energy is too low, and the output power is simply not enough for Jiang Cheng to show off his teeth.
Jiang Cheng thought about it in the laboratory for a long time, but couldn't find any suitable new energy source.
After pondering for a long time, Jiang Cheng finally set his goal on nuclear energy.
The nuclear energy Jiang Cheng wanted was not a fission reactor, but something completely new like a fusion reactor.
Nuclear energy includes fission and fusion. Although both are nuclear energy, fusion is much more advanced than fission.
There is no pollution at all in the fusion reactor, and the raw material it uses is the very common hydrogen element.
This energy source is not only safe but also has abundant raw materials. The output power is also quite large, which is enough for Jiang Cheng to use in the future.
It is a pity that although the fusion reactor looks quite beautiful, it is very difficult to realize this technology.
Various countries have long set their sights on fusion reactors, but they have not yet succeeded in research.
Jiang Cheng was ready to build the reactor and completely solve the source problem.
After Jiang Cheng decided on the direction of his next research, he was ready to start researching related technologies.
As for why research is not started immediately, it is because current scientific and technological means cannot meet the requirements of fusion reactors.
Without some necessary technologies and materials, it would be impossible to directly build a fusion reactor.
Jiang Cheng needs to get some front-end technology first, otherwise even he won't be able to create a fusion reactor.
Those countries invest tens of billions of dollars every year, but since they cannot develop fusion reactors, the reason is that the current conditions do not meet the requirements.
No matter how hard those scientists try, there is no hope of success.
First of all, thinking about materials is an unavoidable problem. If the materials are not up to standard, fusion reactors can only be imagined.
Fusion reactors require a lot of materials, many of which are not available on earth yet. The most important of them is superconducting materials.
Superconducting materials are essential materials for fusion reactors and also play a very important role in other fields.
As the name suggests, this material is used to conduct electricity. In layman's terms, it is actually a conductor.
However, this conductor is not simple at all. Since it does not have any resistance, it will not generate heat when it is energized.
Although it seems that this material is of little use except that it does not generate heat, it is actually very, very important.
You must know that during the use of electrical energy, a large part of it is wasted on heating. If superconducting materials are used, this wasted electrical energy can be effectively utilized.
Not only is it a matter of wasting electricity, heat is actually the biggest problem.
The mobile phones and computers that everyone uses daily will heat up if used for too long, seriously affecting the performance of the machine.
If those machines used superconducting materials, they would not generate heat at all.
If the machine no longer generates heat, the cooling device can be eliminated.
You may imagine a computer that does not need cooling. There is no need for fans at all, and you no longer have to hear the annoying sound when the fan rotates.
If a mobile phone uses superconducting materials, it can be used for at least several more hours after being fully charged. In fact, a large part of the power in the mobile phone is wasted in heating. These problems can be solved by superconducting materials.
The benefits of superconducting materials go far beyond these, and its importance is evident.
Jiang Cheng wants to study superconducting materials, not only for fusion reactors but also for use in many places in the future.
If you research it now, it will be more convenient to use it later.
Superconducting materials are nothing new. There are already many kinds of superconducting materials that have appeared.
However, these superconducting materials have great limitations in their use. They all need to be at very low temperatures to achieve zero resistance.
If these materials are brought to room temperature, they lose their superconducting properties.
The best superconducting materials now need to be used at temperatures of tens of degrees below zero.
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