426: Chapter 876: Another materials science paper published!

Zhao Yang leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyes. The path for the lithography factory could be considered cleared. When the Dragon Kingdom faces sanctions in the future, at least the chip production lines won't grind to a halt overnight. With the lithography factory as a safety net, it's not a permanent solution, but at least it provides some breathing room.

He had returned from the future and knew very well that sanctions from the USA were inevitable! As for when they would come, history had already undergone some subtle changes, so Zhao Yang couldn't say for sure if the timing of the sanctions would shift.

However, by doing his homework in advance, he wouldn't be caught off guard when the time came.

A few days later, the relevant departments of the Dragon Kingdom issued an announcement regarding the attack on Zhao Yang in Seoul. The wording of the announcement was very brief, characterizing it as a premeditated attack and stating that the criminals had been shot dead.

A new round of discussion immediately erupted online. Some people analyzed the content of the announcement word for word, trying to infer the severity of the incident from the term "shot dead"; others felt the conclusion was too understated, arguing how such a well-trained group could possibly be ordinary terrorists;

Others stated that since the authorities had given an explanation, the case was likely closed, and the forces involved behind the scenes were not something netizens could uncover via their keyboards. The two sides argued for quite a while, but Zhao Yang himself did not comment further, and the buzz died down quickly. A few days later, the trending topics were replaced by new ones.

During this time, Zhao Yang had been researching the atomic arrangement of Superalloy. After the Beyond Quantum Computer was in place, all the nodes he had previously been stuck on regarding lattice bonding angle calculations were resolved, and several sets of simulation data for atomic layer slippage under different pressure and temperature conditions all converged.

He repeatedly compared this data with the actual atomic arrangement under an electron microscope and gradually figured out a simplified set of arrangement laws that could be applied to the existing industrial system.

To be precise, he used tungsten alloy as a base, adjusted the bonding method between metal atoms under specific conditions, and ultimately obtained a batch of special alloy samples.

The strength of this batch of samples was about twenty percent higher than the best alloy steel currently on the market. In a laboratory, this number was just a set of impressive test reports, but if applied to aerospace engines or high-end weapon systems, a twenty-point increase meant that many structural designs previously deemed unfeasible due to material limitations could now be re-evaluated.

More importantly, this special bonding and smelting method was not only applicable to tungsten alloy. He had Shin-chan run analog simulations for several other common alloys, and the results showed that this bonding adjustment had multifaceted effects on improving the strength of the alloys themselves.

He compiled a paper detailing the optimization of metal material strength by changing the special bonding methods between atoms.

The data and information provided in the paper were theoretical, capable of being reproduced, but were the kind of theoretical models that could never be mass-produced industrially.

After finishing the paper, he submitted it to the Spark Biology Journal, and at the same time, sent the encrypted parameters and test reports of the new alloy to General Li.

General Li was in a meeting at the General Armament Department when he received the data. He opened the email attachment and went through the test report from beginning to end twice.

The staff officers in the conference room watched their general stare at his phone screen for quite a while, then suddenly slap the table and curse, "Good lad." After the meeting adjourned, he immediately had his driver take him to the entrance of Zhao Yang's villa.

"Zhao Yang, is this data real? The ultimate strength is twenty percent higher than the strongest existing alloy steel, and the fatigue life test data passed too?"

"Just about. In special scenarios, this level of improvement is already sufficient, but the mass production cost won't be too low, and the initial investment is quite large."

General Li spread the printed test report out on the coffee table. When he turned to the fatigue data on the last page, he pressed his finger on the paper for quite a while. Then he looked up, his voice several decibels higher than usual.

"Don't worry too much about the cost! Just produce it first! You know better than I do how many technical bottlenecks this thing can resolve when applied to aerospace engines. Some improvement plans that we wanted to do before but stopped because the materials weren't up to standard can now be restarted with this batch of alloy. You don't need to worry about the funding. I'll call the people from the Materials Research Institute over. You give them a detailed list of requirements, and the subsequent production line adjustments and local coordination will be handled by the higher-ups."

"Alright. I have already compiled the smelting plan and process parameters; I'll transfer them directly to the people at the Materials Research Institute. If any specific parameters need fine-tuning during the subsequent mass production process, you can contact me at any time."

General Li stayed in the villa for quite a while. When he was about to leave, he stood still at the door, turned around, and shook Zhao Yang's hand.

"Professor Zhao! On behalf of the Dragon Kingdom, I thank you!"

A rare smile appeared on his face.

"No need, this is what I should do!"

Zhao Yang smiled.

"There is no 'should' about it! The good development of the Dragon Kingdom over the past two years is all because of you! We old antiques can't do much!"

General Li said with emotion. After speaking, General Li left.

On the other side, after Professor Gu Ming handed this paper to several old experts in materials science and Physics, because the paper itself had no issues, with rigorous logic and detailed data, their review speed was very fast.

The reviewers couldn't find any major flaws despite looking it over repeatedly, so they quickly issued a notification of acceptance.

When Zhao Yang received the email, the system notification sound also rang simultaneously. He gained 200,000 in Physics experience. Added to the data accumulation from Professor Xue Qikun's superconductivity research earlier, his progress toward leveling up Physics to Lv6 had crossed a significant threshold.

On the day the paper was officially published, the website traffic for the Spark Biology Journal soared several times over.

On Weibo, Zhao Yang's new paper quickly hit the trending topics, and the discussion section was extremely lively.

"God Zhao has published a new paper, and it's actually in the field of materials science. If I remember correctly, the last one he published was on Directed Evolution, the one before that was on mitochondrial positive feedback regulation, and before that was the Superconductivity Model. Does this guy think subject classification is just for show?"

"This is too outrageous. I have never seen a scientist like this. Isn't this interdisciplinary leap a bit too intense?"

"I have a premonition. The next time we open the company website, we might find that God Zhao has started some new materials company. After all... when he worked on Directed Evolution, he came up with good stuff like the Foundation Establishment Pill. This time, working on materials, he's probably going to provide good steel for aerospace engines!"

"Honestly, I never thought someone in their early twenties could simultaneously win a fields medal in mathematics, work on Directed Evolution mechanisms in Biology, build a Superconductivity Model in Physics, and now publish a paper on atomic bonding. This isn't just a matter of crossing fields; he is likely redefining what it means to be a scientist."

"Indeed, God Zhao is redefining science. This is truly a bit absurd; I never imagined a scientist could be like this..."