Oak Ridge Laboratory, this is a scientific laboratory that many people don't know, but it is a well-known scientific laboratory in the industry, and it is among the top in the world.
Eagle Country's Super Calculation machines, which are ranked among the best in the world and compete for the first place, are mostly built by Oak Ridge Laboratory. Its strong technical strength is evident.
However, the Super Calculation machine is only a small part of the Oak Ridge Laboratory industry. Its core is energy research, including various energy sources. At the beginning of its establishment, it was engaged in Mushroom Egg. Now Mushroom Egg is no longer engaged in it, but is engaged in various energy sources, and then expanded to scientific experiments and so on.
Thomas is the director of the Computing Institute of this laboratory. Recently, he also discovered some anomalies in the computer field.
Eagle Country, which has been in the national destiny for a century and is at the peak of its strength, has countless talents and top talents in the country, and its intelligence and intelligence are beyond the level of "excellence" and have reached the top level. Compared with it, China is still twenty or thirty years behind. This is not a joke, but a fact.
"Immortal Wood Romance"
Despite all the weird things that have happened over the years, their elite standards can never be questioned.
Whoever dares to question will be "punished"!
Thomas is the elite of the elite.
Through a large amount of data comparison, he found that in the recent period, the data simulated by the Super Calculation machine always had some small problems, which led to errors in the final results. The frequency of errors is much higher than before. Not talking about other people, just talking about their department, some people found that it was at least 50% higher.
This is an interesting phenomenon.
Well, for Thomas, any abnormal situation can be said to be "interesting", because it represents a problem. Since it is a problem, there are ways to improve it, which also means there is room for improvement.
Progress is a necessary condition for the continuous development of human science and technology.
If we stand still or even go backwards, then human science and technology will never be able to continue. That would undoubtedly be the most terrifying outcome.
On this day, Thomas is preparing to take time to study this issue carefully.
Michael Roman from King Material Company suddenly came to the door and asked him to help solve a problem related to the Super Calculation machine.
"... This is probably what happened. Professor, please help me analyze the reason."
Michael Roman went to Thomas alone, told him the details of the matter, and then asked him for help straight to the point.
Of course, this favor is not for nothing. Necessary benefits must still be given, but only after the matter is resolved.
"What a coincidence!"
Thomas felt extremely surprised after hearing what he said. This was much more serious than the fact that the frequency of errors in their laboratory was higher than before.
What happened to King Material Company is not an error problem, but a very serious error problem.
"Take me to see it."
Thomas said immediately.
Then, he called his three assistants, a total of four people, and followed Michael Roman first to the Super Calculation Department of King Material Company to collect data, and then to the company of John's friend Pete for on-site confirmation.
The data of the Super Calculation machine is very large and complicated. If you want to confirm where the problem is, you must go through a lot of comparisons and inspections, which takes a lot of time.
Thomas and his three assistants did not have the ability to find the problem immediately. They collected the data and then returned to the laboratory.
"Professor, where do we start this time?"
After returning, an assistant immediately asked.
Thomas already had an idea and replied, "Let's test the performance data of the computer itself first. This time, we have to complete it independently and cannot use the Super Calculation machine in the laboratory."
An assistant asked in confusion, "Why?"
Thomas was so patient that he answered this stupid question, "Because the error rate of the Super Calculation machine in our laboratory has been a bit abnormal during this period, I don't think it can be used to detect these data."
The confused assistant suddenly blushed with shame.
They were all core technicians who knew about the error anomaly, but they didn't think for a moment that this error anomaly would cause great distortion in data detection.
Subsequently, Thomas and his assistants began the boring and tedious data research work.
On King Material's side, Michael Roman didn't get an immediate answer. Although he was anxious, he still didn't dare to make mistakes when facing Oak Ridge Laboratory. So when Thomas told him that it would take at least a month, he could only wait.
The only good news is that Thomas told him that their company's Super Calculation machine can still be used normally, but it has to be reserved in terms of data.
Michael Roman finally breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly whispered in his heart, "I hope there will be a good result in a month."
"It seems that I have to ask Pete for help with the calculation work during this period. Maybe I should apply for funding for him?"
But watching Thomas and others operate like a tiger, but the result is that they have to wait for a month. John immediately had an idea when he discovered this.
Without finding out the matter clearly, how could he dare to use the company's computer for calculations within this month? He was simply digging a hole for himself.
Eagle Country, Department of Energy!
Everything in Oak Ridge Laboratory, no matter how big or small, will be summarized here every day.
Thomas and others' actions, Department of Energy naturally received the news immediately.
"Is the collective virus infected?"
Some analysts were very alert and gave their own guesses.
"Unlikely, these are all Super Calculation machines. What kind of virus can break through the defense capabilities of Super Calculation machines?"
Another analyst immediately retorted.
Most people also think that it is impossible to "get the virus".
To put it bluntly, a virus is nothing more than a string of codes, just encrypted.
But in front of the Super Calculation machine, any code can be violently cracked in minutes. Any encryption has many possibilities. This number can be measured in trillions. But in Oak Ridge Laboratory, the computing power of Super Calculation machine can reach billions of times per second. What encryption can resist it?
"Perhaps some factors have affected the performance of these Super Calculation machines."
Most people assess this to be the possibility.
"Professor Thomas has paid attention to this matter and he will solve it."
The team leader finally made the final decision.
Thomas is a giant in the computer field. There are few people in the world who are better than him. They all believe in Thomas's ability. If even Thomas can't be solved, then they can only give up.
As a result, this abnormality report stopped inside Department of Energy and was not reported to the top. It was even shelved and left to gather dust.
On the Chinese Nanjiang Province Nanjiang County side, Fei Yang Company's independent research room.
Xinghe was reporting the situation to Zhou Feiyu with great interest, "Father, my interference has had a certain effect. Their research has encountered unprecedented difficulties, but they just thought that their computer had a certain malfunction and had no other associations. This is the information they exchanged on the Internet, please take a look..."