Rebirth of science and technology academic master

Chapter 317: Project Establishment

Of course, in theory, there is no problem with lithium-air batteries, and it is only a matter of time before they are born. However, we still have to wait until the laboratory manufactures lithium-air batteries, and then conduct relevant tests, including the performance, safety, etc. of lithium-air batteries. Of course, an important indicator for the commercial application of a product is the cost. If the cost is too high, then the commercial application of lithium-air batteries will be difficult.

It was the Spring Festival holiday now, so it was naturally impossible to conduct experimental manufacturing, so Qin Yuanqing tried his best to adjust his mentality and put aside the lithium-air battery for the time being.

On February 17, the tenth day of the first lunar month, the scientific research institutions of Shuimu University officially went to work. Qin Yuanqing cashed out the first amount of funds, up to 3 billion U.S. dollars. After deducting 20% ​​personal income tax, his personal account increased by 141.6 billion, and the money in personal accounts has reached 20 billion yuan.

In a very good mood, Qin Yuanqing arrived at the unit, and then welcomed the new researchers together with the researchers who had come to Shuimu to report in January.

A total of 400 invitations have been sent out, and so far 100 people have arrived in Shuimu, including 60 from chemistry-related majors and 40 from biology-related engineering. Each of them is quite famous.

After welcoming the new year, Qin Yuanqing gathered chemical researchers and temporarily placed them in the school's chemistry laboratory until the new campus laboratory was completed before moving there.

"The first topic of our laboratory is lithium-air batteries!" Qin Yuanqing announced the first topic of the chemistry laboratory.

Although these researchers have various niches, the laboratory has not yet been built and the conditions are not yet available, so they simply gathered together to conquer lithium-air batteries first.

"Lithium-air battery?" A look of surprise and a hint of shock suddenly appeared on everyone's faces, and then they asked with a slight tremor of excitement in their tone: "Professor Qin, did we hear correctly?"

There are four major sinkholes in biochemical environmental materials. This sinkhole is not only reflected in the money path, but also in the amount of hair that is embarrassing.

In order to measure a set of data, it is common to make a floor in the laboratory. It is also common to stay up until one or two in the morning without turning off the lights in the laboratory. It may be better for those professors who have already made it through. After all, there are many high-quality, hard-working, and hard-working scientific research dogs at your disposal. But those who can make it through this career probably don’t have a few hairs left on their heads.

It can be said that the most important thing that has supported them until now is not money. If it was for money, they would have changed their majors long ago. What supports them is the love from the heart, which is energizing for love.

Although everyone is in different fields, almost everyone knows about lithium-air batteries because it is the forefront of chemical materials and energy.

Even if they have not done research in this area, they have never seen pigs running and haven’t eaten pork. They have all heard of and learned about lithium-air batteries.

If lithium-sulfur batteries are nuclear fission in the lithium battery field, then lithium-air batteries are the same as nuclear fusion in the lithium battery field. The idea of ​​obtaining oxides from the outside air basically represents the upper limit of the energy density of all batteries using lithium metal as the negative electrode material.

Compared with traditional lithium-ion batteries, the energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries is an order of magnitude higher. Compared with lithium-sulfur batteries, the energy density of lithium-air batteries is also an order of magnitude higher, and this is true for both volume energy density and mass energy density.

The only shortcoming is probably that it is not suitable for use on devices such as mobile phones or satellites.

After all, the reason why the energy density of lithium-air batteries is high is largely because its oxide is not integrated inside the battery, but is located outside the battery and needs to "breathe".

Mobile phones are often kept in pockets, and satellites are far away from the atmospheric environment. It is difficult for these devices to take advantage of lithium-air batteries. However, for new energy vehicles or some small fixed-wing drones, there is simply no more suitable energy supply equipment than this thing.

It is precisely for this reason that lithium-air batteries have more stringent technical requirements than lithium-sulfur batteries.

Not only is the lithium dendrite problem faced by all lithium anode batteries, lithium-air batteries also have extremely stringent requirements for materials. After all, lithium itself is a super reactive metal. To expose it to the atmospheric environment, it must only react with oxygen in the atmosphere. The difficulty is self-evident.

Not to mention the complex series of side effects.

The key to solving this problem is to find a membrane that can filter out water vapor, carbon dioxide and other gases in the air, and accurately and quickly directionally screen oxygen molecules.

To find this kind of film, a lot of experiments are needed. Each experiment represents a cost, and no one knows how many experiments are needed and how long it will take to find this kind of film.

Maybe you will find it in the next second, or maybe it will take ten or twenty years to find it.

"You should get familiar with the environment in this half month. We will officially start the topic in half a month!" Qin Yuanqing said with a smile.

He did not directly show his theoretical research results because he had not applied for a patent yet. He happened to take advantage of this period to apply for domestic and international patents. Patents like these do not require physical objects and only need to provide some materials. .

As for others, there is no way to crack the patent with some text descriptions, and once the patent is issued, there is no way to protect it in the military field, but there is no problem in the civilian field.

And because these people are new to Shuimu, they also need time to become familiar with the environment.

After welcoming the new students, Qin Yuanqing participated in the review of the preliminary design plan of the new campus. Qin Yuanqing was very interested in this new campus because he would be working here for a long time.

Even with his push, after he produced the six laboratory design drawings, the construction team entered the site and started construction just after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

There are 6 laboratories, 3 in the field of chemistry and 3 in the field of biological life sciences. Each of them is built according to world-class standards. The civil construction part alone costs close to 1 billion.

However, Qin Yuanqing frowned slightly during the review meeting. He had some opinions about the living area. After the other party gave a thorough introduction, Qin Yuanqing put forward his own opinions: "I would like to give my opinions on the on-campus and off-campus living areas. According to the final plan, in the future we will Some scientific research institutions, doctoral students, and several majors such as mechanical majors will go to the new campus, and the school will continue to introduce top talents. Therefore, my opinion is that there is no need to turn the residential buildings into high-rise buildings, but it is recommended to build them into villas. Provide the best living environment for top scientific researchers!”

"Well, Vice President Qin, your suggestion is very good. It can be well integrated with the environmental style of the new campus. However, the cost of villas is much higher than that of slab buildings, and it also takes up a lot of space. According to the plan, only 5,000 villas can be built. For villas, the cost of related supporting facilities is as high as 10 billion yuan. If a high-rise slab building is built, it can provide housing for 100,000 households, and the construction cost will only be 2 to 5 billion yuan!" Academician Qian, who is responsible for the survey, planning and design of the entire project, frowned slightly. said with an eyebrow.

"We are building a new campus to create a world-class environment. The accommodation area only needs to consider the accommodation requirements of top talents and doctoral students. Normal faculty and staff will solve their own housing problems. We are not allocating welfare housing to each faculty member. "Qin Yuanqing emphasized: "The house we live in also belongs to the school!"

"As for the money issue, I don't think you should consider it. If it's not enough, the school will make further investment!" Qin Yuanqing said with confidence.

He has money in his personal account, but he is worried about spending it everywhere. The money he will cash out from the stock market will continue to flow into his personal account. Are he afraid that he will run out of money?

"This. Principal?" Academician Qian couldn't help but look at Principal Chen.

In Academician Qian's view, the current design is very good. Each unit is built in a large size of 100 to 140 square meters, which can effectively utilize the land and save construction costs. This is the most reasonable.

"Old Qian, just follow Vice President Qin's wishes. We Shuimu want to go to the world's top universities. We can't be as petty as before. We spend money when we need to. As for the money, the school will take care of it." Principal Chen said .

Then there are other colleges and research structures that are moving to the new campus, and they have put forward some opinions on their own sites, including laboratories, office buildings, etc.

After the opinions are summarized, it means that the Shahe campus in the CP area of ​​Shuimu University will officially enter the construction stage, and some parts will be constructed after the drawings are released.

The outside world thinks that the construction of the new Shuimu University campus will take five or six years. In fact, they think too much. The entire construction period is only one and a half years, and the new campus will be completely completed in one and a half years. Especially Qin Yuanqing's laboratory, six The laboratory must be completed within eight months. Once the laboratory is completed, the purchased instruments and equipment can be officially moved into the laboratory. Qin Yuanqing does not have time to wait for five or six years. It will take such a long time that the day lilies will be cold.

As for the tight construction schedule, for China Construction Group, as long as you give the money in time, there is no problem at all. If three thousand workers are not enough to construct at the same time, then four thousand workers will be needed. If four thousand workers are not enough, five thousand workers will be needed, or even ten thousand at the peak. The fact that workers are working at the same time is nothing to CSCEC.

You can never imagine the terrifying construction speed of the infrastructure maniacs, especially the new campus of Shuimu University. There are no particularly tall buildings and there is no construction difficulty at all. This is really too easy for the infrastructure maniacs.

After the review meeting, Qin Yuanqing went to the new campus construction site with Principal Chen to inspect. Qin Yuanqing was very satisfied when he saw that the bulldozers were already at work. For him, time is money, time is life, and nothing is more important than time. It's important.

As for the difficulty of construction and soft foundation treatment, Qin Yuanqing has never worried about it. If China Construction Group cannot even do this well, it can only be said to be unworthy of its name. By then, China Construction Group will not only not be able to make money, but will have to pay for it. With a large sum of money, he believed that China Construction Group would not be so irrational.