The red signal light keeps flashing.

Under the busy schedule of the engineer, the faulty program was forcibly terminated and the temperature of the processor was finally lowered.

However, with the termination of the calculation process, the blue light that marked "hope" also dimmed.

"The 31st experiment."

Gazing at the chassis in the radiation-proof isolation room, the tip of the nose almost hits the David on the floor-to-ceiling glass, and his eyes are stagnate and heavy.

The 31st experiment.

There is no doubt that it is still a failure.

The atmosphere inside the institute was dignified. Except for the parallel computing engineers responsible for operating the super-computing, the whispered communication of technical problems, everyone was quite languid. I don't want to say a word.

It’s not just super-calculations, but all the researchers who work hard for this project.

In this month's time, for this mathematical model, the d.e.shaw Institute has burned at least $10 million before and after.

During this period, the d.e.shaw Institute continued to improve the calculation process, and Lu Zhou also continually modified the details in the theoretical model through the collected calculation data.

However, in addition to the full number of blackboards and mountain paper, there is no surprising result.

"Sure enough, it doesn't work..." David sighed as he looked at the engineers who entered the isolation room.

"Or, this money is still coming out of me." Lu Zhou said with some disappointment.

"It's okay, this money is nothing. Research is like gambling, I am going to Las Vegas." Compared to the engineers who are dignified and the frustrated computational chemistry doctors, David Although the face is full of depression, the tone is still easy.

I don't know if there is no place for real money, or scientific intuition tells him that this idea must have the value of deep exploration.

Therefore, he is willing to spend this money.

But after finishing this sentence, he couldn't help but add a sentence later, "Although I have never lost so much when I went to Las Vegas."

After the end of the experiment, it is a routine summary meeting.

At the meeting, everyone’s performance was very silent.

After Lu Zhou briefly talked about his own point of view, the rest of the time was basically the speech of the heads of the two experimental groups.

As for David, it was silent until the end of the meeting.

"Maintenance work on anton, starting the 32nd experiment three days later," said nothing. David looked at the engineer closest to him and simply ordered, "I hope that before the next experiment, you can Make sure the anton is running at its best."

The engineer nodded: "Yes, boss!"

"Not just super-calculation, I also need rest, I believe you are the same." Removed the glasses on the bridge of the nose, David rubbed his eyebrows, "That's it, meet."

......

For scientific research, a little setback is nothing.

Even if it has failed thirty times, no one has ever mentioned the word abandonment.

After all, everyone knows that there is no truth, and it can be drawn in the wind.

In order to perfect his theoretical model, Lu Zhou has already prepared for a hundred failures.

However, if the 50th experiment still has no results, he said that nothing will make David spend the research alone.

Even if the money may not really be anything to David, it will still make him feel a little overwhelmed.

After the meeting, Lu Zhou, who came out of the institute, did not immediately return to the dormitory, but walked away on the campus of Columbia University.

Not only does anton need rest, but after a fierce brain exercise, he also needs a certain amount of time to relax his overheated brain.

At least, during the three-day break, he plans to take a day to temporarily not think about difficult questions.

Passing through the square in front of the library, the unsettled Lu Zhou subconsciously avoided all academic-related places.

I don't know how long it took.

When he came back to God, he was already standing under the philosophy of Columbia University.

Looking at the information on the map of the mobile phone, Lu Zhou could not help but smile and shook his head.

"Is this a fate?"

It’s so close to philosophy that there’s no way to make him happy.

On the lawn in front of the philosophy building, a bronze statue sits quietly there.

Its right fist and half grip, against the squat. The muscles of the whole body are tight, and they are integrated with the tight eyebrows. Just like a living person, I am immersed in the thoughts of depression.

It is said that this statue is one of the four most highly regarded "thinkers" in the world today.

However, compared to the other three brothers, the thinker seems to be much more deserted. Except for the boat standing in front of it, he was faced with a lawn that nobody cares about.

Stretched his hand and pressed it on the bronze statue, feeling the coldness of the fingertips, and Lu Zhou sighed.

"From your body, I seem to have seen myself."

Thought is a painful thing.

Especially when the mind can't find a way out.

Somehow, Lu Zhou suddenly came up with an unrealistic thought.

If anyone can suddenly stand up, give yourself a little inspiration.

Even if it’s just a little bit...

But soon, Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head.

If the inspiration is so easy to be born, then the price is too cheap.

This is the theory that is about to change the chemical world, but it is not a cheap thing.

However, just when he had just thought about it, the accident suddenly happened.

There is no sign of the slightest, and even a greeting does not mean to fight.

The light blue dialog box pops up from his field of view...

[Congratulations to the host, complete the reward task. 】

Lu Zhou: ...?

What the hell? !

......

Unlike the bleak clouds in the d.e.shaw Institute, the Materials Research Institute at Binghamton University is cheering at this moment.

"Now is not a time to celebrate, the experiment has been successful, but don't roll over at the last minute," restrained the rush of joy, Stanley told his assistant, "apply for patents, we need to get it in the shortest possible time. Patent No!"

"Yes, Professor!" The assistant nodded excitedly and walked out of the lab.

Before returning to the SEM and looking at the images collected on the screen, Professor Stanley’s face was finally unable to restrain himself, revealing a bright smile.

Preliminary analysis proves that this caged carbon molecule has been determined to inhibit the diffusion of polysulfide compounds to a certain extent, and industrial production costs are barely acceptable.

However, the effect of applying it to a specific lithium-sulfur battery requires further experiments.

For example, they need to find a suitable mixing ratio, as well as a mechanical dispersion method, to mix sulfur element with this cage carbon molecule. At the same time, they have to quantitatively test how much this suppression effect can be achieved.

However, this does not affect the patent application, nor does it affect the publication of the paper.

At the moment they succeeded in preparing such caged carbon molecules, they had already achieved success.

No doubt, they won!

Grab the front of the man and get the top spot on the lithium-sulfur battery project!