I really just want to be a scholar

To be honest, Qin Ke's team only theoretically verified the feasibility of this "radioactive element harmlessness" experimental plan. There are still many subtle uncertainties at the operational level, especially since the entire experiment involves different frequencies. For strong and weak laser irradiation, the switching needs to be accurate to the millisecond level, and the energy density needs to be accurate to 0.1J/cm2.

This makes the precision and accuracy of experimental restoration affect the results of the experiment to a considerable extent.

Therefore, after asking Academician Ji Xingming from Qingmu and Academician Du Jianzhang from Yanda University to conduct the experiment, Qin Ke also thought about observing and following the experiment himself in order to obtain ideal experimental results in the shortest time.

However, considering that the experiment had certain radioactive risks, academicians Ji and Du were determined not to let Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun get close to the laboratory. Qin Ke could only regretfully give up this plan, and then he decided to return to Yuanzhou for a "vacation" "Itinerary.

At this moment, listening to Academician Ji Xingming Nayou's excited words with a tone of disbelief, Qin Ke also cheered up: "Academician Ji, where is your experimental report? Send me a copy as soon as you get it."

"My assistants are still sorting out all the experimental procedures and data. The detailed report will not come out until tonight. I will send it to you and Academician Ning as soon as possible after it comes out. Then only if we verify the repeatability of this experiment, we can It is announced that the issue of 'harmless radioactive elements' has been completely solved!" Academician Ji Xingming's voice was so excited that he did not sound like a man in his forties or fifties.

In fact, Academician Ji Xingming is indeed in an extremely excited state now.

Cesium-137 is the most important radioactive cesium isotope produced by fission. Its half-life is about 30 years, and it can completely disappear for up to 3 years. Due to its radiotoxicity, once cesium-137 in the environment is absorbed by the human body, it will cause harm to the human body. In the detection of environmental pollution caused by nuclear explosions or nuclear accidents, cesium-137 is one of the key radioactive elements to be detected.

But now, the piece of cesium-137 metal, which was no bigger than a fingernail and could detect strong beta and gamma radiation before the experiment, was safely in the palm of his hand.

After strictly following the experiment and undergoing dozens of special laser irradiation treatments, this piece of cesium-137 metal actually no longer decays, nor does it turn into cesium-135 or cesium-134!

This simply subverts Academician Ji Xingming’s previous theoretical system on radioactive elements. You must know that the nuclei of radioactive elements are unstable. In order to achieve a stable state, the nuclei of radioactive elements will release energy or particles in different ways, thereby transforming into other nuclei or isotopes. This It's decay.

Decay is a random event. Any radioactive element may decay in the next second, or it may decay after 10 billion years. As for the half-life, it describes only a probability.

Now the cesium-137 metal is actually in a stable state. It obviously does not emit beta particles and positrons. Protons are not converted into neutrons, and neutrons are not converted into protons. Is it because its nucleus gained some energy or lost some energy and became stable? Or does the probability of half-life become infinitesimally small?

Although he has conducted hundreds of experiments himself, Academician Ji Xingming still has not been able to figure out why such incredible results can be achieved through such experiments, let alone the principles.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, facts speak louder than words!

The seemingly impossible experiment of "harmless radioactive elements" was really successful in his hands!

As a scientific researcher, what could be more gratifying than witnessing with your own eyes the success of a great experiment that may affect the course of human civilization? Not to mention that he personally led the team to complete this experiment! Even if the experimental plan was not his own, as an experimenter, his name is enough to be recorded in history forever!

"Academician Qin, the experimental plan you gave is very perfect. We have failed almost a hundred times before, all because some details could not fully and accurately implement your experimental plan. This time we have accumulated enough experience, and every detail has reached It was perfect, and the experiment was a success!”

Academician Ji Xingming rambled for a while before ending the call. He still wanted to continue observing the cesium-137 metal in his hand and review the entire experiment.

Ning Qingyun was sitting next to Qin Ke and could hear clearly, with excitement in her eyes.

"Academician Ji's experiment of 'reducing the probability of decay to infinitesimal' was successful!"

"Yeah, I wonder how Academician Du's experiment to 'increase the decay probability to 100%' is progressing." Qin Ke thought for a while and decided to call Academician Du Jianzhang of Yanda University.

The experimental plan is actually divided into two parts, one is to reduce the probability of decay, and the other is to increase the probability of decay, both of which change the half-life.

In fact, Academician Ji Xingming cannot understand it because he has a strong academic level and strong thinking inertia, and cannot easily achieve cognitive "innovation".

It is not difficult to understand. Since Newton studied gravity and even universal gravitation, it has become common knowledge that objects on the earth have gravity, just like "water flows downwards." People believe that universal gravitation is an unchanging truth and the true meaning of the universe. Universal gravitation Formulas can explain the motion trajectories of all celestial bodies.

However, with the observation that the orbital period of Mercury does not match the calculated orbital period of gravity, and the discovery of "black holes", the universal gravity that was considered to be "can explain the operation of everything in the world" was pulled down from the altar.

Then Einstein proposed the general theory of relativity. He believed that time and space are soft and can be stretched and flattened. He believed that gravity and time are equivalent. The faster the speed, the greater the gravity, and the slower time will be. , he also explained that the reason why the earth revolves around the sun is not due to "universal gravity" at all, but because something with mass will bend the space, and things close to this thing with mass will enter an incline and start around it. change.

Although Einstein's theory can explain many phenomena that cannot be explained by gravity, it was not until 2015 that a gravitational wave from 13 billion light-years away was detected for the first time - this gravitational wave was produced by the collision of two black holes. This proved Einstein's prediction, indicating that space is really soft and can fluctuate. Einstein's general theory of relativity has thus officially ascended to the altar and become a new truth.

At this point, mankind's understanding of the universe has ushered in an "innovation", which spans more than 400 years.

However, Einstein's general theory of relativity also has flaws. It cannot explain singularities - singularities are things with infinite mass - Einstein's theory of relativity cannot calculate infinite things, and it cannot explain black holes. As technology develops faster and faster, the time for these "truths" to be pushed off the altar will become shorter and shorter.

It's a bit far-fetched.

Qin Ke actually solves the problem of decay probability from the perspective of space-time dimensions, such as spreading decay to more dimensions, making the probability of it happening in the current dimension infinitely small. This is a theory born out of "gravity waves". Gravity is a super strong force. Light will be sucked into the black hole, but gravity waves can be transmitted from the black hole, and the black hole cannot retain them. But gravity is the weakest force and can only be felt when the mass contrast is very different. For example, humans can feel the gravity of the planet under their feet, but human gravity can only attract dust particles that are too small to be distinguished by the naked eye.

The root cause is that gravity is the only force that can penetrate dimensions among the four basic forces. Since it works in all dimensions, it is dispersed, so the gravity felt in our dimension is very small. Qin Ke adopts a similar approach, but this theory is too beyond the current "cognition". It is not surprising that Academician Ji Xingming cannot understand it better.

Not only Academician Ji Xingming, but also Academician Du Jianzhang cannot understand it.

When Qin Ke called, he was nervously leading the team to conduct a "reproduction experiment." He successfully completed the experiment two days earlier than Academician Ji Xingming, but the experiment at that time had a certain element of luck. Academician Du Jianzhang was not sure whether the "expected experimental results" were due to accidental factors, and he had to conduct it himself again. A "reappearance".

His experiment was to take tritium gas, which originally had a half-life of 12.5 years, and make it all decay into helium 3 instantly through the experiment. The decay rate can be judged by the intensity of beta rays.

Of course, Academician Du Jianzhang does not need to do the experiment himself, but he has to follow the entire process and observe the generation of various data in real time to determine whether the entire process is correct and meets the accuracy requirements in the experimental plan. Naturally, such a nervous laboratory does not allow mobile phones. Entry - Any sudden electromagnetic waves may affect the high-speed moving electrons released during the decay process, thus affecting the results of the experiment.

The busy experiment came to an end at about three o'clock in the afternoon. The "reproduction experiment" achieved real success, and some "accidental factors" that were considered to be influential were eliminated, and finally proved that the experimental plan itself was correct!

Listening to the excited cheers of everyone in the laboratory, Academician Du Jianzhang breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead due to nervousness, and could not hide the ecstatic look on his face.

It has actually been achieved to make radioactive elements decay in advance and release energy. For example, gamma rays can trigger the decay of other atomic nuclei. However, if we want to achieve the instantaneous decay of radioactive elements with 100% accuracy like Qin Ke's experimental plan, it is still a matter of physics. This is an amazing miracle in the academic world, and its significance to human medicine, industry, energy, and even the understanding of the universe will never be smaller than controlling nuclear fission!

It wasn't until the carnival mood of everyone in the laboratory was slowly vented that Academician Du Jianzhang's assistant came in and explained the phone call from Academician Qin.

Academician Du Jianzhang did not dare to neglect. He asked the researchers to be responsible for the follow-up matters. He hurriedly took off his full set of protective equipment, checked the personal radiation measurement device he was wearing according to the laboratory regulations, and returned it. All procedures were completed and waited for him to return. By the time we arrived at the office, nearly 15 minutes had passed.

He picked up the phone and quickly called back. Now he was finally convinced by the two young men, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun. Even though he had been conducting experiments all his life, he had never seen such an accurate experimental plan. It can be said that except for very subtle adjustments that need to be made due to the temporary replacement of experimental equipment, the detailed parameters of all other steps are all correct.

This is also the main reason why this experiment was successful.

It's really amazing. Who would have thought that two young people who had never conducted high-precision radioactive experiments could write such a high-accuracy program just by relying on the huge experimental materials and data he provided, combined with self-developed theories. experimental plan?

Even if the great physicist Edward Witten from the United States may have assisted him in the process of writing the experimental plan, it was enough to amaze Academician Du Jianzhang. After all, he had confirmed the two people's opinions on this experimental plan in person last time. Understanding and cognition are both at a first-rate level.

Academician Du Jianzhang attached great importance to the call from Qin Ke, and he wanted to report the good news and take credit, so as soon as the call was connected, he started talking like a machine gun: "Hello, Academician Qin, I heard that you called me before? Sorry, I have been doing experiments just now, and I was just trying to tell you the good news. The latest experiment was very successful..."

After listening to Academician Du Jianzhang eagerly recount the recent two experiments, especially the success of this "reproduction experiment", he picked out some key parts on the phone. Qin Ke encouraged Academician Du again and again with a smile on his face, asking him to The experiment report will be issued as soon as possible, and he and Ning Qingyun will come to thank Yunyun in person two days later.

After ending the call, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun excitedly high-fived their hands again.

The experiments of the two academicians achieved results faster than expected. This also means that the "nuclear sewage problem" can have a perfect solution. All that is left is to carry out industrial design and create a device that can remove radioactive elements from nuclear sewage. No radioactive equipment is required.

This is not very difficult. The main devices are various laser exciters, which are safe and reliable. There are already relevant equipment on the market, and it only requires certain assembly and optimization.

A rough estimate is that the equipment cost is about 10 million yuan, and including the annual operation and maintenance costs, it is only 30 million yuan. For nuclear power plants, the treatment cost of 30 million yuan can save the cost of processing and burying nuclear water and nuclear waste in units of 100 million yuan! Japan should and would be happy to adopt such a low-cost method that is generally recognized by the international community to replace the irresponsible approach of "one line at a time".

For the nuclear sewage that Japan has discharged, it can also be arranged to temporarily install such instruments at its outlet locations and locations with higher concentrations to reduce the harm as much as possible. However, Qin Ke has no plans to personally inquire about Japan's nuclear sewage problem. The country has the "radioactive element harmless instrument" developed by his team, and will naturally handle it properly.

Qin Ke is more concerned about how to add such instruments to all seawater desalination and purification plants at a lower cost to achieve harmless treatment of radioactive elements in water quality and ensure the safety and cleanliness of freshwater resources.

These are left to the Yuanzhou Qingning New Energy and Freshwater Resources Recycling Technology Research Center, which strives to promote the use of the "Qingning Technology New Energy and Water Desalination and Purification Integrated Technology Solution 2.0" in coastal areas across the country starting next year. "The large-scale seawater desalination and purification plant with patented technology provides sufficient, clean fresh water resources at a low cost and is connected to the tap water supply network to alleviate the ongoing drought across the country in the next few years.

As for other countries that want to apply for this patent, they can provide it at a lower price.

Water shortage is a serious problem that the whole world will face. It may even lead to war and chaos due to the fight for fresh water resources. In order to unite the world's forces as much as possible to resist and resolve this extreme global climate change that is related to the survival of mankind. In a crisis, Qin Ke doesn't mind doing more. Anyway, money is just a number to him. If this difficulty cannot be overcome, human society will collapse and all wealth will be wiped out.

No matter what, the fresh water crisis that has plagued human survival and development has been completely solved!

Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun exchanged their future research plans in a low voice while drinking fruit tea. The two planned to focus most of their energy on the study of climate variability from September.

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook, and the cup containing tea seemed to be shaking.

Qin Ke felt as if the ground beneath his feet was suspended in the air for a moment, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind:

"earthquake!?"

I'm very sorry. I've been on a business trip for three days and really can't spare the time to type. I just came back today. I'll update one chapter first and another chapter in the evening. I hope you can forgive me.