27: Successful development of nano batteries and acquisition of energy giants

"What should I call you?"

Lu Xingye followed Meng Huayu into the lab.

"Meng Huayu, a second-year doctoral student specializing in nanomaterials."

"And a part-time administrator for the Nano Lab." Meng Huayu didn't seem particularly fond of Lu Xingye; she wasn't very talkative.

Basically, she only answered what Lu Xingye asked her.

"A senior student in nanomaterials?"

"That's excellent."

"What I'm going to do next is a nanomaterials experiment, so I'll need your guidance, senior student," Lu Xingye said with a smile.

"Nanomaterials?"

Perhaps the mention of something Meng Huayu was interested in made her look up at Lu Xingye.

"What type of nanomaterial is it?"

Lu Xingye, considering that the other party was his senior and knew more than him, briefly explained the general experimental plan to her.

"Lambda Particle — a nanomaterial."

"This material has excellent conductivity and energy storage capabilities, suitable for Nano Batteries. It's primarily separated through high-speed rotation from a series of composite materials including Na ions, He, Ge, lime, etc."

Lambda Particle?

Meng Huayu was stunned when she heard this. She was a doctoral student in nanomaterials and considered her academic performance to be good, yet she had never heard of this material.

Is it a new material?

Or something she had never encountered before?

She took out her phone and searched on a scientific website, but there was no information about Lambda Particle there either.

"I don't think I've ever heard of Lambda Particle..."

"Senior student, it's normal that you haven't heard of it, because this is a new material I'm about to synthesize."

"You're going to synthesize a new material?"

Oh my goodness!

Meng Huayu exclaimed, almost thinking she had misheard.

You, a computer science student, are telling me you're going to synthesize a new material?

Is this... is this even possible?

...No, wait.

Student Lu must be joking with me, right?

It's been a long time since anyone discovered a new material in the scientific community. Scientists who have been working in materials science for decades wouldn't dare claim to discover a new material.

You're just a computer science student!

How could you!

Meng Huayu simply took Student Lu's words as a joke... and the experiment officially began.

Lu Xingye was the lead experimenter, with Meng Huayu assisting him.

After some time experimenting,

Meng Huayu realized that Student Lu was much stronger than she had imagined. Although many of his operations with the experimental equipment were novice, he followed laboratory protocols, at least not making any mistakes.

Moreover, some operations of the experimental equipment were remarkably skilled, even making her feel inferior.

Lu Xingye first started with the British Malvern laser nanometer particle size analyzer (which can measure particle size distribution).

Ultrasonic particle pulverizer composite particles.

High-speed centrifuge.

Homogeneous reactor... First, based on the different sizes and sedimentation velocities (S) of different particles in the sample,

A density gradient solution is loaded into the centrifuge tube, with the solution's density gradually increasing from the top to the bottom of the centrifuge tube (positive gradient).

The sample to be separated is carefully added to the top of the density gradient solution. The sample forms a negative gradient on the surface of the gradient solution.

Due to the different sizes of particles moving at different speeds in the gradient under centrifugal force, several separated sample zones will form after centrifugation.

Finally, Lambda Particle was obtained... Lu Xingye conducted experiments based on the Nano Battery principle provided by Jarvis and the Lambda Particle model established by Jarvis. After only three attempts, he successfully obtained Lambda Particle from the experiment.

With the help of artificial intelligence, the success rate was greatly improved.

Seeing that the experiment was over, Meng Huayu curiously ran over to observe the so-called Lambda Particle under a high-power microscope. In fact, she didn't believe it, she was just curious to take a look.

However,

Just a quick glance astonished her.

"Oh my god!"

"What kind of material is this? I've never seen its properties before."

Meng Huayu stared blankly at the Lambda Particle in front of her, completely dumbfounded.

"It's Lambda Particle."

"It possesses super conductivity and energy storage capabilities."

Seeing the experiment succeed, Lu Xingye was in a very good mood. If there wasn't a beautiful woman standing next to him, he would have really wanted to sing a song on the spot.

"You, you, you... you really invented a brand new material?" Meng Huayu asked in disbelief.

"Ah..."

"Reluctantly, yes."

"I just wanted to produce Nano Batteries, and this Lambda Particle was invented incidentally." Lu Xingye took off his white lab coat, then removed his lab gloves.

"..."

"Then you truly are a genius." Meng Huayu also took off her lab attire. She didn't know when, but her gaze towards Lu Xingye had changed, from initially being unwilling to engage to now having a hint of admiration.

"Just average, very average."

Lu Xingye packed up the experimental materials he had brought, then had Jarvis compile an experimental report for future repeated experiments, and prepared to leave.

Then,

He seemed to have thought of something and suddenly turned to look at Meng Huayu.

"Senior student, I see you're also very interested in Lambda Particle."

"How about you join my company and form an experimental team specifically to research the application of Lambda Particle — Nano Battery?"

"Your company? May I ask what your company is?" Meng Huayu asked.

"Suihuo Technology."

"The Suihuo Technology that developed the smartphone operating system?"

"That's right."

"Suihuo Technology makes mobile phone systems, doesn't it? Why are they switching to batteries now?"

Heh heh!

Woman, don't ask!

If you ask, it's for the rise of China.

Lu Xingye chuckled dryly: "The battery sector is a new business for our company. If you come to our company, I can consider entrusting this business to you."

"I'm sorry. I might need to think about it. Can I give you an answer tomorrow?"

Although Meng Huayu was very tempted, deciding on future work was a big deal, and she needed to consider it carefully.

"Okay."

"This is my phone number."

"If you want to join Suihuo Technology, you can contact me anytime."

Lu Xingye pulled out a piece of paper from Meng Huayu's desk and neatly wrote down his name and phone number on it.

[Lu Xingye 137xxxxxxxxxx]

After writing, he left directly.

When he got to the campus road, the sun was already high in the sky; it looked like it was almost noon.

Lu Xingye took out his phone and dialed Zhao Dawei's number.

"Hello."

"Second Brother."

"How much available capital does our company have in its accounts right now?"

There was a pause on the other end of the line, followed by the faint sound of keyboard clicking. It was clear that Zhao Dawei, after hearing Lu Xingye's words, was using his computer to check the company's remaining available funds.

"150 million."

150 million?

150 million plus the 100 million interest-free loan from the school, that would be a total of 250 million in available funds.

That's a bit low.

Lu Xingye pondered for a moment, then continued to ask, "How much do you estimate the sales of Kunlun System will reach in a week? Or rather, how much available capital will our company have in a week?"

Zhao Dawei was stunned when he heard this, his mind full of questions. Although he didn't know what Lu Xingye wanted to do or why he was asking this question, he still calculated it very carefully.

"It should be around 1 billion."

1 billion!

"That'll do!"

Lu Xingye pondered again, letting Jarvis analyze the current financial situation and the more famous battery manufacturers in Jiuzhou.

"Dawei."

"I will send you information on some battery manufacturers shortly."

"In the coming week, acquire as many of these battery manufacturers as possible. The initial budget is 1 billion, and the only requirement is that we must have complete control, and these battery manufacturers must have complete battery production lines."