"What's the problem?" He Xingzhou asked.
"There's a lot, the most urgent being the gene sequencers!" Pan Yan said, "Our current gene sequencers perform about the same as your previous testing reports and cannot provide us with more useful information."
"As for the biological chip you guessed about, we also can't detect that."
"In fact, it's not just the gene sequencers, but all advanced instruments related to Genetic Engineering are lacking!"
"In this aspect, we have to admit that foreign technology and instruments are more advanced than ours."
He Xingzhou was also aware of this, knowing that foreign countries started earlier in technologies and equipment related to Genetic Engineering, and their related technologies and equipment are also more advanced.
The most helpless fact is that due to the development of our country in recent years, those developed countries felt greatly threatened, and thus have placed a list of restrictions on related scientific and technological technologies, commonly referred to as the so-called sanction list.
And Genetic Engineering, biotechnology, medical related technologies, and equipment are all included in this list!
Pan Yan continued: "In previous years, businesses from the UK still provided us with the latest gene sequencers, but these few years they have completely restricted that. Now, the gene sequencers and related instruments we use are one or two generations behind theirs."
"With such instruments, it is difficult for us to obtain any effective research findings on the genetic characteristics of the Insect Race. We can only conduct research in other aspects."
"The responsibilities are heavy and the road is long!" He Xingzhou sighed. Technological research and development have never been a process that can be continuously pushed forward by a single technology alone.
The advancement in biotechnology also requires the cooperation of advancements in industrial manufacturing technology.
"I understand, I'll find a way to deal with this," He Xingzhou said, "Please make a list of the equipment and instruments needed."
"Okay." Pan Yan already had an idea, but she didn't hold much hope, as these instruments are all high-end precision manufacturing products, tightly controlled by foreign countries.
Domestic efforts need time, we can only strive to focus on this area as soon as possible.
However, what He Xingzhou had in mind was that he needed to upgrade the technology related to industrial manufacturing; otherwise, many high-tech products, even if their principles and designs are known, cannot be manufactured!
Huaxia is a major industrial manufacturing country, but in terms of high-precision and high-performance manufacturing, there is still a gap compared to foreign countries.
Returning to his office, He Xingzhou immediately checked the technologies related to industrial manufacturing.
"Ultra-precision manufacturing involves many technologies," the Quantum Light Computer explained, "Ultra-precision machining has special requirements for the material of the workpiece, machining equipment, tools, measurement, and environment. To complete it, you must first unlock the application of precision machinery, precision measurement, precision servo systems, computer control, and other related technologies."
He Xingzhou saw that ultra-precision machining is further divided into ultra-precision cutting machining and ultra-precision special machining, such as ultra-precision turning, mirror grinding, and polishing. To machine a non-spherical reflector with a diameter of 800 millimeters used in a nuclear fusion device, which requires a highest accuracy of 0.1 micrometers and a surface roughness of Rz0.05 micrometers, this kind of ultra-precision cutting machine tool is needed.
And ultra-precision special machining aims for nanometer or even atomic unit precision machining, cutting borrowing technology that's no longer applicable, requiring the application of chemical energy, electrochemical energy, thermal energy, or electrical energy for processing. For instance, lithography machines used in chip manufacturing employ ultra-precision special machining with integrated electron beams.
"Unlocking an ultra-precision cutting machine tool requires ten thousand energy units, and unlocking its various prerequisite technologies also needs several thousand energy units."
"And unlocking ultra-precision special processing technology, just one lithography machine requires one hundred thousand energy units!"
"Still not enough energy!" He Xingzhou thought to himself, there are too many technologies to unlock.
The nanocrystal solar power station he planned is already under construction, and it's expected that once completed, it will provide the Quantum Light Computer with two hundred energy units per day, which is about seventy-two thousand energy units per year.
As he needs to unlock multiple technologies simultaneously, this is definitely not enough.
"I need more resources! It would be best to build another large-scale photovoltaic power station in the western region!" He Xingzhou contemplated that the small photovoltaic power station in the research institute was not enough.
The first batch of funding approved by the government, used to renovate the research institute, purchase various equipment, and recruit staff, had almost been spent.
It's only been two months, and the approval time for the second batch of funds had not yet arrived.
"Since this is the case, let's use the money from technology licensing!" Recently, after licensing the battery technology to other companies, he had obtained a batch of funds.
He Xingzhou planned to build a large-scale photovoltaic power station in the northwest of Huaxia, with sufficient sunlight, in the name of energy research!
Putting thought into action, he immediately called Zhilan Xu and several related personnel to make a plan.
"Site selection, construction, and other matters need to be completed as soon as possible, directly cooperating with the National Grid, under the name of the Xuanwu Plan! The funding will be provided by our research institute," He Xingzhou instructed.
The construction capability of the National Grid is very reliable.
"Okay, we will complete it as soon as possible!" Zhilan Xu took note of his requirements and discussed the complete plan with everyone.
"I estimate that building this large-scale photovoltaic power station will again lead to a lack of funds." He Xingzhou also had an idea, scientific research is a very costly affair!
How costly? Even the world's richest person cannot last long in the projects he wants to invest in! Those beyond-the-era technologies are even difficult for entire nations to sustain!
"Have to continue promoting technological products and earn some more money," He Xingzhou mused, as his second phase video should be released soon, and this time's magnetic levitation motor technology, licensed to those automotive companies, should rake in another huge profit!
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A few days later, He Xingzhou released his second episode video on the website, "DIY Electromagnetic Floating Car (Part 2) - Magnetic Levitation Motor Assembly."
After the release of the previous episode's video, He Xingzhou's followers had already reached one million!
This was thanks to various news promotions and the attention of various enterprise accounts and media accounts.
If it was on an entertainment channel, there would be quite a few content creators with a million followers, as mainstream audiences still prefer to watch celebrity gossip, and videos where young ladies share benefits.
A science channel, still catering to such fact-oriented education content, reaching this level of attention is quite remarkable.
If it wasn't for He Xingzhou being too busy and not participating in any media promotion activities, his followers could have doubled!
His new episode was released, and the website immediately pushed update notifications to his followers.
"Here it comes, here it comes!"
"First, front row!"
"Finally updated, how far has it gone this episode?"
"Seeing the title, has this episode already done magnetic levitation motors?"
"@ Volkswagen, @ Orient Motors, @ Da Mi Technology, @ BYD Auto Company, @ Tesla… the boss has updated, hurry and watch!"