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Amid internal and external troubles, everyone inside Piati was in danger, and everyone was even prepared for the company to go bankrupt and to be laid off.

As the R\u0026D manager of Piati, Xu Shou is under great pressure. If he really cannot develop any breakthrough technology in the future, Xu Shou will be ready to pack up and leave.

At this time, Xu Shou saw a news headline that caught his attention.

The Materials Science Laboratory of the University of Southern California has successfully reproduced the high-capacity phenomenon of new silicon-based lithium batteries!

Seeing this news title, Xu Shou couldn't help but his heart beat faster.

It actually reappeared successfully?

As a leader responsible for research and development, Xu Shouhui often pays attention to various scientific and technological achievements in related fields.

Xu Shou noticed this not long after the Shengzhou University paper on new silicon-based lithium batteries was published.

But at that time, Xu Shou was only paying attention to this achievement, and did not think that this achievement would definitely have practical value.

After all, similar things have emerged one after another, but most of them are just gimmicks, and few of them can really be applied to the field of technology.

Furthermore, it does not rule out the possibility that these results may be accidental or even fraudulent.

However, as the same results were reproduced by other laboratories, things became completely different.

This at least proves that the entire experimental results are indeed authentic and credible, and has been affirmed by more experts at the academic level.

Once this technology can really enter the application stage, it will undoubtedly cause major changes in related fields.

Piati has now started the business of new energy vehicles, and the energy part of new energy vehicles is exactly the technology that will be applied to lithium batteries.

If lithium batteries with higher energy density can be developed, new energy vehicles using this technology will undoubtedly have lower usage costs...

Xu Shou felt that he should probably go to Shengzhou University to find the laboratory that produced this result and have a chat.

After all, this laboratory is the first to produce this research result, and it will definitely have a deeper understanding of related technologies.

Thinking of this, Xu Shou went to the company's leader and explained his thoughts.

Mr. Wang, have you paid attention to the paper on the new silicon-based lithium battery? The experimental phenomenon in the paper has been successfully reproduced by the laboratory of the University of Southern California!

Is it the research result that can improve the energy density of batteries?

Yes, that's the research result. I want to go to Shengzhou University in person to learn about the relevant information. If there is really a lot of application space, I think we can consider cooperation.

In addition to the company's own R\u0026D department, Piati will also outsource some research work. After all, the company needs to develop too many technologies, and the company's own R\u0026D department alone is definitely not enough.

Okay, Manager Xu, you can go over there. I think we can still give it a try. In this way, if this technology really has great application potential, we can spend up to 10 million R\u0026D expenses.

Xu Shou was also a little surprised when he heard this number.

In this era, R\u0026D funding of 10 million is not a small amount.

In addition, the company is now facing a crisis stage, and the R\u0026D expenses of 10 million will account for a large proportion of the company's total R\u0026D expenses for a year.

Okay, Mr. Wang, I understand. I will check the air tickets to Shengzhou now and try to meet the person in charge of the experiment with this result as soon as possible.

After that, Xu Shou bought the nearest flight ticket from Shenzhen to Shengzhou and made preparations to go to Shengzhou.

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Shengzhou University, Materials Laboratory.

Xu Zhou was sitting in front of the computer, staring at the data in the paper, frowning, as if thinking about something.

The paper Xu Zhou read was the one previously published in Nature with Ning Chen as the first author, Preparation of Porous Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Application in Lithium-ion Battery Negative Electrodes.

The question Xuzhou is thinking about is how to solve the shortcomings in this achievement and give lithium batteries a longer life.

If this problem can be solved, then hopefully this result will be truly applied... Hey, I should be able to find a solution.

At this moment, there was a knock on the laboratory door.

Xu Zhou opened the door and found a man he didn't recognize standing outside.

The man was about forty years old, carrying a briefcase, and looked like a senior leader of a certain company.

Hello, are you Professor Xu Zhou?

I'm Xu Zhou, um... to be precise, I'm still an associate professor now. Xu Zhou said with a smile.

Haha, I believe you will be promoted to professor soon. Let me introduce myself, my name is Xu Shou, and I am the manager of Piati's R\u0026D department.

As he spoke, Xu Shou took out a business card from his briefcase and handed it to Xu Zhou with both hands.

Xu Zhou took the business card and looked at the information on the card.

At this moment, Xu Zhou had roughly thought of the reason why Xu Shou was looking for him.

Manager Xu, please have a seat.

Thank you Professor Xu.

Just call me Teacher Xu. Sui Feng, help me pour a glass of water for Manager Xu.

After the two got to know each other briefly, Xu Shou talked about the reason why he came to Xu Zhou this time.

Mr. Xu, I saw in Nature that your school's materials laboratory has produced a research result on silicon-based lithium batteries, and you are the person in charge of this project. The company sent me here, hoping to learn more about it. Detailed information, if possible, we also hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you.

Xu Shou's words further confirmed Xu Zhou's previous guess that he wanted to discuss a horizontal topic with him.

In this case, Manager Xu, I called a student over, and he also played a big role in the project. Xu Zhou said.

In front of Xu Shou, Xu Zhou couldn't attribute all the results to Ning Chen. After all, Ning Chen was too young. Although Ning Chen had strong scientific research ability, Xu Zhou had to take charge of the project negotiations.

By letting Ning Chen come over, he could better explain some technical issues. At the same time, Xu Zhou still had to let Ning Chen have the right to know about this matter.

Okay, Teacher Xu, let's call this classmate over.

Xu Zhou called Ning Chen and explained the general situation of the matter to Ning Chen on the phone.

At this time, Ning Chen was studying issues related to Kahler geometry, but because the matter Xu Zhou was talking about was indeed more urgent, he said that he would be there soon.

It's actually Piati's R\u0026D manager who came here in person?

Ning Chen did not make any preparations for this matter. Unexpectedly, this research result has attracted attention in the field of new energy vehicles.

Ning Chen knew that if the laboratory could receive this horizontal topic, it would definitely have many benefits for the laboratory.

But at the same time, Ning Chen also understands that there may still be a long way to go before this technology can be applied.

If things go wrong, all the research and development funds Piati invested in this technology may be wasted.

Thinking about these questions in his mind, Ning Chen came to Xuzhou's laboratory.

Seeing Ning Chen coming, Xu Shou quickly stood up and greeted Ning Chen.

This is Manager Xu from Piati's R\u0026D Department, and this is Ning Chen, who is also the first author of this paper.

Hello, Manager Xu.

Hello, Ning Chen. I didn't expect you to be so young and still have a master's degree, right?

No, I'm a sophomore now, but I should go to graduate school or get a doctorate soon.

Really? It's really not easy to publish a paper in Nature at such a young age. Ning Chen, I always feel that your name seems familiar.

Seeing this, Xu Zhou smiled and said:

Manager Xu, you should have heard this name in the Qiu Chengtong College Students Mathematics Competition. Yes, Ning Chen is the student who won five gold medals and one silver medal in the autumn competition.

Hearing Xu Zhou's words, Xu Shou couldn't help but be surprised again.

So you are that Ning Chen! You can win the grand prize in a mathematics competition and publish a paper in Nature. This is amazing!

Seeing Ning Chen smiling awkwardly at the side, Xu Zhou said:

Manager Xu, let's continue talking about silicon-based lithium batteries.

Yes, yes, your time is very precious, so let's get to the point.

In the following time, the three of them chatted about more detailed information about this research result.

After a detailed understanding, Xu Shou expressed his admiration for the exploratory spirit of Xu Zhou and Ning Chen during the research process, and he was also optimistic about the future potential of this result.