Material Science Seminar
At this stage, human theories are not lagging behind; it is the applied technology that cannot keep up with the theories.
In conclusion, superconductivity is a type of Quantum Material.
The seminar was still ongoing, and Xu Zhenyi was still speaking eloquently, "The emergence of Room Temperature Superconductivity has broadened our applications in the field of materials science. Firstly, in the area of superconductivity and strongly correlated systems, based on the strongly correlated model (Herbard model), we will be able to produce Superconducting Electronic Device."
Strongly Correlated Electron System are systems in which the interaction between electrons cannot be ignored; such materials are also called Strongly Correlated Material.
"The scope of applied science will expand to Topological Quantum Matter System, Low-Dimensional Quantum System, Freely Coupled Quantum Matter System, and Novel Quantum Matter Under Extreme Conditions. We have the ability to synthesize Room Temperature Superconductivity, so following this method, the exploration and synthesis of other quantum substances will also be realized in the near future!"
Xu Zhenyi paused to take a sip of water, then continued, "Based on the application of superconductivity in magnetic material systems, our information storage technology will be improved. Breakthroughs in superconductivity and topological states will enable us to produce electrical components with lower energy consumption."
"The superconducting electronics theory of the 20th century has revealed the superconducting mechanism to us, and we will realize various materials based on the superconducting electronics system one by one."
Traditional semiconductor technology has reached its limits, and we've been stuck at those limits for many years. But now we have the ability to manufacture Room Temperature Superconductivity -insulator-superconductor junction devices. This information material can replace traditional semiconductor components, enabling us to build Superconducting Computer.
Xu Zhenyi did not explain what the superconductor-insulator-superconductor interface is, because most of the attendees at the seminar understood what these terms meant.
In fact, Yue Yuan also understood it. It wasn't that he was particularly professional, but rather that he knew it from the name and the subtitles.
Actually, if Xu Zhenyi had written 'superconductor-insulator-superconductor junction' as 'SI-S', Yue Yuan might have had to think for a long time about what it meant. But since he wrote it in Chinese, Yue Yuan knew exactly what it was at a glance.
This thing was invented based on the Josephson Effect, which is a superconductivity phenomenon that crosses the Josephson Effect Josephson Junction.
Actually, the Hope has already changed all these abbreviations to Chinese, not for any other reason than to reduce the memory burden when people learn physics in the future.
Needless to say, the proposal for this change was made by linguists. In their words, why not take advantage of the strong interconnectedness of Chinese?
However, physicists believe that this was done by linguists so that they could roughly understand various abbreviations of physics terms without having to study them.
Of course, this kind of understanding is really just understanding the literal meaning.
Linguists responded that it's always better to understand the literal meaning than to be completely clueless.
The seminar continued, but the speaker had changed to Computer Expert Chen Haiyu: "Yes, based on the superconductor-insulator-superconductor junction, we can design Superconducting Digital Circuit that will replace traditional Bipolar Transistor, MOS Transistor, and Triode Transistor."
"Compared to traditional Supercomputer, the upgraded Superconducting Supercomputer will reduce energy consumption by at least two orders of magnitude. Most importantly, the Superconducting Supercomputer is fully compatible with the computers we use today."
"This means that the energy consumption of Tianhe Light will be greatly reduced. After the heat and energy consumption problem is solved, we can even upgrade Tianhe Light to build Supercomputer with a capacity of 100 quadrillion times per second."
Upon hearing Chen Haiyu's words, Yue Yuan, who had been listening intently, exclaimed in disbelief, "Wow! Without superconductivity, the Hope would absolutely not be able to support the operation of Supercomputer of this caliber."
To put it in perspective, a petaflop-level Supercomputer consumes about the equivalent of a medium-sized Nuclear Power Plant's annual power generation, while an exascale-level Supercomputer consumes more than one-third of the Three Gorges Dam's annual power generation.
These guys really want everything! But there are only so many humans; how can we possibly create everything within ten years?
"It seems that many major projects will have to be postponed for another ten years," Yue Yuan thought to himself.
This wasn't the first time Yue Yuan had attended Technology Seminar as an observer. He actually had other things to do, but he considered these seminars a good opportunity to improve his scientific knowledge, so he squeezed in the time to attend, figuring he could always go back and work overtime to finish his other tasks.
As a leader, Yue Yuan understands the importance of learning. Rather than doing everything himself, he prefers to know a little about everything.
He always believed that as long as he knew a little about everything, no one could hide anything from him on specific matters, and he could firmly hold power in his hands from top to bottom.
Of course, the learning process will definitely be painful, but Yue Yuan has plenty of time and a long lifespan. In order to avoid having to deal with even trivial matters himself in the future, he can only suffer a little in the first half of his life.
"I disagree with Professor Chen's viewpoint. Regarding the computer issue, I believe there is no need to upgrade 'Tianhe Light'." Before anyone knew it, another scientist spoke at the meeting, and he immediately addressed Chen Haiyu's point of view.
"The reason is that the overall plan is set for ten years. Within ten years, we have no way to stop 'Tianhe Light', so the upgrade plan is not feasible, and there is no need for it after ten years."
"The emergence of Room-Temperature Superconductivity has officially opened the door for us to explore and apply Quantum Material. In the field of computers, I have always felt that we should dedicate ourselves to the development of Quantum Computer."
"Based on Electron Spintronics, Topological Electronics, and Superconducting Electromagnetic Coupling, we have accumulated sufficient technology in the field of Multi-Field Controlled Spin. I believe we already possess the capability to build a truly General-purpose Quantum Computer. To put it another way, we can first develop Magnetic Semiconductor by manipulating electron spin."
Traditional semiconductors only utilize the charge property of electrons, while Magnetic Semiconductor utilize the spin property of electrons as well.
Since traditional semiconductors control current through Electric Field to regulate electrons, and the interaction energy of electrons is 3 to 4 orders of magnitude higher than the spin property, computers built using electron spin properties will consume less energy than simply upgrading the 'Tianhe Light' supercomputer with superconducting components.
Time flew by, and the nearly six-hour scientific seminar finally came to a close.
When the seminar came to a close, Yue Yuan was the first to leave the venue and return to the Command Department office to work overtime to finish the work that had not been completed that day.
Today's work must be done today, because Yue Yuan knows that by tomorrow at the latest, much of the content from the seminar will be transformed into documents and proposals and sent to his office.