"Hmm? This scanning electron microscope is pretty good!"
Lu Yongchang's voice came from the front: "It should be the latest model now, right?"
Fang Xu suddenly raised his head and looked towards Lu Yongchang.
"Huh? This Fourier transform infrared spectrometer is also new, right?"
"besides..."
"Not bad, not bad... I said the wrong thing just now. I didn't expect there are still some good things in this laboratory!"
There was a hint of surprise in Fang Xu's eyes.
Every instrument is named correctly!
Even the newest machines, Lu Yongchang accurately reported their names.
"...Do you know these instruments?" Fang Xu hesitated for a moment and asked.
Lu Yongchang glanced at Fang Xu with a strange look on his face: "Of course I know him."
"If I don't even know the instrument, what am I doing here?"
Fang Xu's breathing suddenly stopped.
What he said made so much sense that he couldn't even refute it!
But... isn't this too contrary to common sense? !
I guess most graduate students, let alone undergraduates, wouldn't be able to recognize all the equipment in this laboratory!
How did Lv Yongchang, a sophomore undergraduate, recognize him? !
As if seeing Fang Xu's confusion, Lu Yongchang chuckled and explained, "I have read a lot of papers, so I naturally understand these equipment."
Fang Xu looked a little strange.
But... at least it's a reasonable explanation.
"Yongchang, let me ask you a very important question first."
Fang Xu's eyes flashed with confusion: "Can you really use these instruments?"
"Or, have you ever used these instruments?"
Lu Yongchang shook his head without any hesitation.
"Of course I haven't used it! Academician Fang, I'm just a sophomore undergraduate student, how can I have access to these high-end instruments?"
Fang Xu suddenly became anxious!
"Then why did you tell Minister Hong..."
Lu Yongchang smiled and interrupted Fang Xu: "However, I know how to use these instruments, so don't worry!"
As he spoke, Lu Yongchang turned his head to look at an instrument beside him and began to explain its detailed usage procedures.
Fang Xu stood there in a daze as he listened to Lu Yongchang's error-free usage process.
After a long while, he asked with difficulty: "This... is this also what you learned from reading the paper?"
Lu Yongchang nodded and cast a strange look at Fang Xu: "Of course! What else?"
Fang Xu: "…"
He took a deep breath and rubbed his stiff face hard with his hands.
All right!
Maybe there really are geniuses in the world!
"When do we start?"
Fang Xu chose to change the subject.
Lu Yongchang looked at the researchers in white coats waiting at the door of the laboratory and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Now!"
…
Looking at Lu Yongchang's smooth operation, Fang Xu fell silent again.
"This... is this something you learned from your thesis?"
"Didn't you say you didn't touch the experimental equipment?"
Fang Xu looked at Lu Yongchang in front of him with a crazy look on his face.
In just half an hour, Lu Yongchang had operated three instruments in succession.
Originally in Fang Xu's imagination, Lu Yongchang should be a pure "theoretical worker".
In other words, Lu Yongchang would make many mistakes in actual operations.
This situation is very common.
After all, there is a huge gap between theory and practical operation.
When it comes to materials technology, a small operational error can lead to a huge difference in the final result!
In fact, Fang Xu was already prepared to "clean up" Lu Yongchang's mess!
but!
The scene that happened just half an hour ago completely shattered Fang Xu's worldview!
Lu Yongchang's series of operations were as smooth as if he was a veteran in the laboratory!
Not only was there no mistake at all, he even noticed a lot of key points that Fang Xu hadn't noticed!
"Yes, I have indeed never touched any experimental equipment in my life."
Lu Yongchang said lightly with a faint smile on his face.
You are right!
These so-called latest experimental equipment are all leftovers from his previous life!
Fang Xu had a look of ashamed: "Then you..."
"Academician Fang, sometimes talent is still very important!"
As he spoke, Lu Yongchang reached out and gently patted Fang Xu's shoulder: "You understand, right?"
Fang Xu: "…"
After finally getting over his shock, Fang Xu asked Lv Yongchang curiously, "Why did you choose carbon nanomaterials to achieve room-temperature superconductivity?"
Hearing Fang Xu's question, Lu Yongchang slowly stopped the work in his hands and said softly: "When two layers of parallel graphene are stacked at an angle of about 1.1°, a superconducting effect will occur."
Fang Xu's pupils shrank slightly.
"This…is this true?"
Lu Yongchang smiled and said, "You can give it a try. Aren't there so many idle instruments around?"
A few hours later.
"Oh my god...it's actually true!"
Fang Xu looked at the instrument screen in front of him with shock.
"Yongchang, how did you discover this phenomenon?"
While bending over to operate the equipment on the lab table, Lu Yongchang said softly, "I calculated it. I haven't seen the actual scene."
Fang Xu was somewhat speechless: "How dare you say that even though you haven't seen it before?"
"Well, what if I'm wrong?"
"Doesn't this mean that everything is lost?!"
"It can't be wrong!" Lu Yongchang straightened up, his eyes flashing with confidence, "I have confidence in myself!"
Fang Xu: "…"
I don't know why, but since I met Lu Yongchang, Fang Xu feels that the time he spends speechless has increased significantly!
…
Three days later.
Lu Yongchang and Fang Xu stared at the display screen of the scanning electron microscope.
On the screen, there was a cylindrical substance!
"Yongchang, this is what you mean, carbon nanotubes?"
"Are you sure this carbon nanotube can achieve room-temperature superconductivity?"
Fang Xu's face was full of suspicion.
It's no wonder that he was suspicious, because he basically did nothing in these three days.
Apart from helping out and running errands, all the really important operations were done by Lu Yongchang alone!
As an academician who has been leading a team for many years, I have to say that this is an extremely novel experience!
Facing Fang Xu's questioning, Lu Yongchang did not say anything, but operated the microscope with a serious expression and changed several observation angles in succession.
It was not until he saw the standard nanotube structure on the screen that Lu Yongchang let out a long sigh of relief.
"That's right, this is it!"
After saying that, Lu Yongchang estimated the time and a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.
"What a pity! At the current manufacturing speed, we won't see the results until tomorrow at least!"
Fang Xu glanced at Lu Yongchang's regretful profile with a strange expression.
Is this a pity?
It took only four days to produce an experimental sample of room-temperature superconductivity. Isn't that fast enough? !
You know, the time it takes to come up with any new material is measured in years!