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Chapter 720 - 418: Xia Country Academy of Sciences: Nothing Surprising (Subscription Requested)_2

Chapter 720: Chapter 418: Xia Country Academy of Sciences: Nothing Surprising (Subscription Requested)_2

Ding Yue had the media students from his Mist City Arts and Science University create an announcement video, primarily focused on popularizing graphene batteries.

After all, not everyone in the country or even the world knows what graphene is, let alone how powerful graphene batteries are.

Therefore, pairing such a popular science-oriented video with the official announcement can let more people understand just how groundbreaking the technology and products developed by Mist City Arts and Science University are.

"Good, good, I’ve been anxiously awaiting this."

Said Director Xiao Wenxing.

"Alright, Director Xiao, we will inform you immediately once we finalize the official announcement."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Ding Yue looked over at his secretary, Wen Ruohan, standing next to him.

She had been standing there for a while, presumably waiting to report something while he was on the phone.

"Principal Ding, Xia Science Institution called the office earlier, Deputy Director Zhou from there wants to speak with you."

Wen Ruohan quickly reported this to Principal Ding.

That’s the Xia Science Institution!

Known officially as the Xia Country Academy of Sciences, it is the highest institution in Xia Country’s field of scientific research. Even as a liberal arts student, Wen Ruohan knows the status of the Xia Science Institution.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Yue was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

However, this was not Ding Yue’s first contact with the Xia Science Institution. The last time he was working with a few professors from Jiangnan University of Science and Technology to research gallium nitride semiconductor materials, he had dealings with people from the Xia Country Academy of Sciences’ Materials Research Institute.

But this time, it seems that it’s someone from the Xia Country Academy of Sciences itself. After all, the graphene battery technology this time is indeed much more explosive than the gallium nitride semiconductor material technology.

The third-generation gallium nitride semiconductor material technology is available abroad. In this country, it was just not fully developed yet until Mist City Arts and Science University and Jiangnan University of Science and Technology partnered to develop it and caused quite a stir domestically.

However, this graphene battery technology, neither home nor abroad has officially announced any research results!

"Hurry, call them back!"

Ding Yue immediately asked Wen Ruohan to return the call.

"Okay!"

Wen Ruohan returned to her office seat and used the office landline in the principal’s office to return the call to the Xia Science Institution.

However, when she called back this time, no one picked up.

"I think... no one’s answering," Wen Ruohan turned around and said with a hint of disappointment to Principal Ding.

"No worries, keep calling."

Ding Yue was not in a hurry at all.

Since the Xia Country Academy of Sciences had made the first call while he was talking to Director Xiao Wenxing, this matter was certainly not going anywhere.

Wen Ruohan could only call the Xia Country Academy of Sciences again and again, but no one answered still.

Miles away, in Yancheng city.

In Vice President Zhou Sicheng’s office at the Xia Country Academy of Sciences, the office phone was ringing incessantly, but there was no one in the office at the moment.

Just before, Zhou Sicheng had made a phone call to the office of the Principal at Mist City Arts and Science University. The secretary who answered the phone said that Principal Ding was on the phone with their local education bureau. Therefore, Zhou Sicheng decided to call back later.

However, just then, an academician from the academy came to see Zhou Sicheng about an urgent matter which caused Zhou Sicheng to temporarily leave the office.

"Academician Sun, this project underwent strict approval. If it doesn’t work out, your only option would be to go to Dean Chen."

Vice President Zhou Sicheng was discussing a national key scientific research project with a highly respected academician in the academy.

"Ah yes, Academician Sun, research and usage of graphene materials, you did some work on this a few years ago, right?"

Zhou Sicheng suddenly remembered this and asked Academician Sun.

A few years ago, Academician Sun led a team with two other academicians to conduct graphene material research, which included graphene batteries.

However, due to the limited application of graphene materials caused by the de-lamination production of graphene materials, the project didn’t make much progress.

"Yes, why is Deputy Director Zhou asking about this?" The elderly Dean Sun asked curiously.

"This is the thing, our institution received some information from the Ministry of Education, saying that a university recently developed a graphene battery."

Deputy Director Zhou Sicheng explained.

"Graphene battery, this is not uncommon." Academician Sun shook his head, saying.

The team of Academician Sun had also developed graphene batteries back then, but so what?

If you only develop one or two graphene batteries, you cannot do much. If the problem of de-laminating and extracting high-purity graphene is not solved, this technology would have a significant weakness.

That is, there’s no practical implementation.

"Oh? Not uncommon?" Zhou Sicheng frowned, muttering: "The performance of graphene batteries is much stronger compared to the current lithium batteries and fuel cells, right? Has the Aerospace Bureau used fuel cells and not graphene batteries?"

"Yes. At the time we developed three graphene batteries for the Aerospace Bureau to use. Two of them are still in use, but these two graphene batteries are just a drop in the bucket for our country’s aerospace equipment."

Academician Sun said with a helpless shake of his head.

The graphene batteries needed by the National Space Administration are of a very high technical level. Only the top-tier team of Xia Country Academy of Sciences was able to develop them at the time. However, their team could only extract materials for three high-purity graphene batteries.

"Why didn’t you continue afterwards?" Zhou Sicheng further asked.

When Zhou Sicheng initially received the news from the Ministry of Education, he was quite excited. However, it seems he was just overthinking things?

After all, his Xia Science Institution was engaged in the research of graphene battery technology.

"Because the technology of delaminating and extracting graphene didn’t make a significant advancement. Without high-purity graphene materials, what can we use to make graphene batteries?"

Academician Sun said, sighing.

"So that’s how it is." As Zhou Sicheng was no expert in the field of graphene materials and related technologies, he finally understood the situation after listening to Academician Sun.

So, the Ministry of Education’s report that a university in Mist City had developed a graphene battery is not so surprising?

"Deputy Director Zhou, you just now said that a university has developed a graphene battery? Which university? Xiamen University? Or Fudan University?"

Academician Sun was quite interested in this matter.

Although the production of graphene material was limited due to its delamination and extraction technique, developing a better graphene battery technology indeed can lay a good foundation for the future.

Because one day, there will be an efficient method to solve the delamination and production technique of graphene material!

At least, that was what Academician Sun believed. It’s a pity that in recent years, Academician Sun had not been working on research in the field of graphene materials, but rather focused on projects related to nuclear energy.

"It’s not Xiamen University, it’s not Fudan University either," Vice President Zhou Sicheng said, shaking his head and smiling: "You may not believe it when I tell you, but it’s a private university from Mist City."

"A private university?"

Academician Sun was indeed surprised: "Considering the comprehensive strength, to my knowledge, the only private university capable of conducting graphene battery technology research is Westlight University, right?"

Academician Sun didn’t look down upon domestic private universities. It’s just realistically speaking, domestic private universities in the field of scientific research simply can’t compare to the top public universities.

But to Academician Sun, the best private domestic university is Westlight University since its strength is somewhat comparable to some of the top universities.

"No, it’s a young private university named Mist City Arts and Science University. Have you heard of it, Academician Sun? It’s the same private university that completed the mature application of Gallium Nitride semiconductor material technology with Jiangnan University of Science and Technology last time," Deputy Director Zhou Sicheng said casually.

The two were about to reach the Deputy Director’s office. Academician Sun, who had sharp hearing, seemed to hear the ringing of a telephone. "Deputy Director Zhou, is that your office phone ringing?"

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