Unbelievable Luxury Equipment

The atmosphere in the conference room was so lively that everyone forgot about time, and the old academicians greedily absorbed knowledge.

There's an old saying in China: "The knowledgeable are teachers."

If Chu Feng hadn't stopped them, Gong Yi and the others would have definitely taken on several disciples who were over fifty years old.

Chu Feng knew the implications and didn't dare to do that. These treasures were the result of a lifetime of hard work for the country, deserving of respect and remembrance from every Chinese person.

Although they felt it was a pity...

He touched his non-existent cold sweat, finally calming down the desire of these old academicians to become disciples.

With everyone's full cooperation, over 200 shipping containers were unloaded in just five hours.

Everyone had just finished dinner and, upon hearing that the unloading was complete, came over since they had nothing else to do.

Over 200 40-foot shipping containers were neatly arranged in the rented warehouse.

The doors of the containers were opened, and the mysterious instruments inside were officially revealed to the world.

The instruments inside were all precision instruments and could not be unpacked. They were all securely fixed with anti-collision devices.

Old Lu and the others, led by Gong Yi, inspected the equipment one by one.

"This is an Atomic Force Microscope Probe," Gong Yi introduced casually, too lazy to even mention its performance. After all, in his database, this instrument was like an ordinary microscope in reality, not worth introducing.

However, Old Lu and the others excitedly caressed the protective layer of the instrument, as if reuniting with a long-lost lover.

Chu Feng could understand the emotions of Old Lu and the others.

An atom probe is a technique that analyzes atoms of different elements one by one and provides a distribution map of atoms of different elements in a nanospace, allowing for quantitative analysis. It is currently the most microscopic and highly precise analytical technique. It includes a three-stage vacuum chamber to provide a high vacuum of torr, and a liquid nitrogen cooling device to maintain the analysis chamber environment temperature at 20-80K. It is also equipped with a power distribution device capable of providing 1KV-10KV high voltage, a laser module, a support air cushion vibration damping compressor, a water chiller, and other accessories.

Atom probe equipment is very expensive precision equipment, with a purchase price of about 30-50 million, and high experimental costs. Only CAMECA company produces it globally. However, the atom probe is one of the important analytical techniques in materials analysis.

Therefore, only a few top-tier laboratories in the country are equipped with them, and they are all lower-end models from other countries. The new generation LEAP 5000XR uses a UV wavelength laser focused to a very small spot. The small spot ensures excellent mass resolution, and the UV wavelength ensures better results for many materials, including many insulators. The new generation LEAP 5000R is equipped with a new energy-compensating reflectron, which obtains a large field of view (up to 250nm) while optimizing mass resolution.

But looking at this instrument, not only is it the size of a desktop computer, but its various data far exceed those of developed countries. How could it not make the experienced Old Lu salivate?

Reluctantly leaving this instrument, everyone wished they could just carry the atom probe away. If it hadn't been for the fact that it hadn't been unpacked yet, Chu Feng believed these academicians would have hugged it and refused to let go.

At Old Lu's request, the other equipment was explained in detail, such as the X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer, the Electron Microscope with a maximum magnification of 20 million times, the Atomic Emission Spectrometer...

Old Lu and the others couldn't take their eyes off them. Based on the instruments they saw, not only was the measurement accuracy higher than known instruments, but they were also smaller in size. If they were truly put up for sale, you couldn't buy them for less than a billion, and even then, they would be unavailable.

Many precision instruments were under embargo by foreign countries against China!

Finally, they arrived at a black-painted shipping container, which also indicated that the contents inside were not ordinary.

When the container was opened, the contents were finally revealed.

This is the quantum computer on Planet Taibo, equivalent to a flip phone.

Old Lu and the other academicians stared blankly at the quantum computer stacked to fill the container, speechless for a long time.

A quantum computer, simply put, is a machine that can perform quantum computation. It is a system that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to perform mathematical and logical operations, as well as process and store information. It uses quantum states as memory units and information storage forms, and quantum dynamical evolution as the basis for information transmission and processing in quantum communication and quantum computing. The dimensions of the various components of the hardware in a quantum computer reach the atomic or molecular level. A quantum computer is a physical system that can store and process information about quantum mechanical variables.

Just as traditional computers distinguish between 0 and 1 through the on and off states of circuits in integrated circuits, with silicon wafers as their basic units, quantum computers also have their own basic units – qubits. Qubits, also known as quantum bits, represent 0 or 1 through a two-state quantum mechanical system of quantum states. For example, the two orthogonal polarization directions of a photon, the spin direction of an electron in a magnetic field, or the two directions of nuclear spin, two different energy levels occupied by a quantum in an atom, or the spatial modes of any quantum system, etc. The principle of quantum computation is the evolution of quantum states in a quantum mechanical system.

In the early 1980s, Benioff first proposed the idea of quantum computation. He designed a quantum Turing machine that could be executed and had a classical analog – the prototype of a quantum computer.

D-Wave, the world's first quantum computing company, announced on June 22, 2015, that it had broken the 1,000-qubit barrier and developed a new processor with about twice the number of qubits as the previous generation D-Wave processor, far exceeding the qubits developed by D-Wave or any other competitor.

The advantages of quantum computers are also very obvious.

Weather Forecasting: If we use quantum computers to analyze all information simultaneously and obtain results, we can understand the precise direction of weather changes, thus avoiding significant economic losses.

Drug Development: Quantum computers also have great advantages in developing new drugs. Quantum computers can map out trillions of molecular compositions and select the most likely methods, which will increase the speed of inventing new drugs and allow for more personalized pharmacological analysis.

Traffic Dispatch: Quantum computers can predict traffic conditions based on current traffic situations, perform in-depth analysis, and carry out traffic dispatch and optimization.

Secure Communication: Not only in aspects close to our lives, but quantum computers, due to their no-cloning principle, will make it impossible for intruders to decipher and eavesdrop without being detected, which is determined by the inherent nature of quantum computers.

Research on quantum computers in China is still in a confidential stage, and no physical entity has even appeared.

"This... this is a quantum computer?"

Old Lu stammered slightly. It was understandable, as even the quantum computers produced by the world's top country, the USA, were much larger than this. Moreover, these computers looked like ordinary computers, wrapped in paper. It just didn't feel reliable at all.

"Yes, Old Lu, these are quantum computers, but they are enterprise-grade. However, they are incomparable to computers on the market."

Chu Feng said confidently. This wasn't an empty boast. Although these models were older, they could still easily outperform the cutting-edge technology in the world today. As for IBM's quantum computer, it was only at a calculator level.

"And Old Lu, I can make the decision to give ten quantum computers to the country for free."

This caused an uproar. At first, everyone maintained their dignity, as it was someone else's property, and they couldn't say much. If they needed to use it in the future, they would have to rely on the owner's favor.

But now, the situation was different. With so many academicians present, who wouldn't want one?

This was better than a market.

"Brother Chu, since you're from Jinling, we're practically fellow townsfolk. You can't treat your own people poorly, right?" Cao Jianjun, the director of the Purple Mountain Academy of Sciences, was the first to try and build rapport.

"No, Old Cao, you're being unreasonable! The quantum computer should at least go to the Kyoto Academy of Sciences first. Our Kyoto's strength combined with a quantum computer would be like adding wings to a tiger."

"You two stop arguing. In any case, our Magic City definitely needs two!"

"Dream on, two? Aren't you afraid of choking with such a big appetite? Our Yangcheng needs one anyway."

The academicians' energy was boundless; they grabbed Chu Feng's hand, afraid he'd change his mind and run off.

Although Chu Feng's physical condition allowed him to handle a group of people easily, any damage to these precious items would be a monumental disaster. Chu Feng didn't dare exert force, so he was being pulled along unsteadily.

Seeing Old Lu smiling beside him, Chu Feng had an idea.

Old Lu watched the scramble with a chuckle, showing no favoritism. As long as it benefited China's scientific research, he felt it didn't matter where it was placed.

"Everyone, please hold on a moment. Old Lu is the head of the China Academy of Sciences. I think it would be best to let Old Lu decide. I'll only be responsible for installation and maintenance; I won't manage anything else."

Old Lu, who had been enjoying the spectacle, was so startled that he actually pulled out a few strands of his beard.

"Chu, you're not being fair!" Old Lu sighed inwardly, realizing things were about to get complicated.

As expected, all eyes turned to Old Lu. Chu Feng was unfamiliar to them, and being young, he couldn't push too hard. But Old Lu was different; many had worked under him before and found him approachable.

Watching Old Lu surrounded by the crowd, with an embarrassed look on his face, Chu Feng smiled with a hint of smugness.