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With his knowledge of the editors of various academic journals, Xu Zhou knew that such a reply would most likely mean that Ning Chen's paper was very satisfactory to the journal editors.

It is very rare in the paper review process that the paper can be published directly without any modification.

Being able to give Ning Chen such a reply is enough to prove the journal editor's attitude towards Ning Chen's paper.

After listening to Xu Zhou's opinions, Ning Chen subconsciously opened the system interface to check the progress of the task.

As expected, the system does not show that the previous task has been completed, but the task progress has been updated to "Edit has responded".

Ning Chen felt that although the system could understand the progress of paper submission earlier than they did, as long as the paper was not 100% certain to be published, the system would not determine that the task had been completed.

However, the current results have given Ning Chen great confidence, which proves that the relevant research content is still very recognized in the academic community.

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As time went by, after countless experiments, Ning Chen continued to optimize the silicon-based negative electrode material, which also allowed the entire lithium battery model to show higher energy density.

Compared with conventional carbon anode lithium batteries, the battery capacity density of new silicon-based lithium batteries has increased by about 40%, which can be said to be a qualitative breakthrough.

But at the same time, this new silicon-based lithium battery also has its own shortcomings.

After the electrode is recycled for many times, the cycle performance of the electrode will drop very significantly, and the battery capacity will quickly begin to decay.

Compared with conventional carbon anode lithium batteries, the lifespan of new silicon-based lithium batteries is much shorter, which means that this silicon-based lithium battery has no application value for the time being.

Such a result was also expected by Ning Chen. If this research really had such great application value, then the system would probably rate it more than E-level.

After completing this stage of the experiment, Xu Zhou and Ning Chen summarized the entire experiment.

"Ning Chen, although we are currently unable to solve the problem of low lifespan of silicon-based lithium batteries, the current research results alone have very high academic value."

This study has verified that silicon-based as an anode material for lithium batteries may have great application potential in the future, and may even open up research on silicon-based anode materials.

"Teacher Xu, which journal do you think I can consider submitting my research results to after I write them into papers?"

Xu Zhou also seemed a little excited when he heard this, with a proud smile on his face.

"I will definitely give it a try in Nature this time. Of course, it is best to wait until the last paper is officially published, because this will allow researchers in the industry to learn some relevant information, which will be more conducive to improvement. Everyone is interested in related research.”

Hearing what Xu Zhou said, Ning Chen also strengthened his confidence in working in the direction of "Nature".

After all, "Nature" is one of the three top academic journals in the world. If a paper can be published in it, it will be enough to demonstrate the scientific research ability of the author of the paper.

In addition, the school’s rewards for publishing papers in top journals are also very generous. Now Ning Chen still owes Zhou Li 200,000 yuan. Ning Chen doesn’t like the feeling of owing others money. When he saves enough money, he will definitely Returned as soon as possible.

"Okay, Teacher Xu, I will start writing the paper in the next few days."

"Well, you can read more papers in "Nature" before writing. In fact, "Nature" attaches great importance to the novelty and application value of the results. We should try our best to reflect these key points in the paper. We must be special about this paper. Take it seriously, and every time you write a piece of content, you can send it to me for a look."

Xu Zhou knew that if Ning Chen's paper was really accepted by Nature, the response would be very enthusiastic.

Although Shengzhou University publishes several articles in top journals such as Nature and Science every year, all of them are experiments conducted by a large team, and the leaders of the teams are often at the academician level.

As for Ning Chen, apart from Xu Zhou giving some guidance and Sui Feng helping with some experiments, Ning Chen did most of the work alone.

"Um?"

At this moment, Ning Chen suddenly felt the system changes in his brain.

The task that was previously displayed as being in progress suddenly prompted "Task Completed".

However, because Xu Zhou was still with him now, it was inconvenient for Ning Chen to carefully check the information in the system panel, so he left the laboratory on the pretext of going back to write a thesis.

Returning to the doctoral student dormitory, Ning Chen closed the dormitory door, called up the system interface in his mind, and checked the task panel.

[It is detected that the host has completed the task: publish a paper in any SCI area one academic journal]

[Get mission reward: a random E-level gift pack]

[The mission system has been updated...]

[Task: Complete a research independently without relying on the information provided by the system, and publish the research results in any SCI area one journal]

[Task introduction: Have you become accustomed to relying on the system to complete various researches? If so, please try to get rid of dependence on the system and truly rely on your own strength to conduct research]

[Task reward: Brain simulation simulation*5]

[Using the brain simulation function, you can simulate various physical, chemical, biological and other phenomena in the brain]

[There is no absolute limit to the time of each brain simulation, but it will be affected by the host's own energy, brain power index, corresponding subject level and other factors]

After browsing the information in the task panel, Ning Chen became excited.

"It seems that the editor of "ACS Nano" will probably reply to Teacher Xu in the next two days. According to the reward standards of Shengzhou University, there is a bonus of 20,000 yuan for publishing a paper in the first area..."

Ning Chen was still very happy thinking that he was one step closer to paying off Zhou Li's loan.

After seeing the updated system tasks, Ning Chen also agreed with the system task settings.

"Judging from the previous system reward direction, I hope that I can reduce my dependence on the system's capabilities as much as possible. Indeed, it is time for me to complete a research independently."

Fortunately for Ning Chen, he never had the idea of ​​overly relying on the system, but rather enjoyed the process of acquiring knowledge through his own learning.

Seeing the rewards for the next mission, Ning Chen was also looking forward to these rewards.

"Simulation directly through the brain? I just don't know how effective it will be in actual use. Is there any computer simulation that is as good as the simulation?"

However, since it is produced by the system, Ning Chen believes that at least it should not be too bad.

After browsing the information about the next mission, Ning Chen did not rush to think about the next direction, but first checked the system backpack.

The E-level gift package just obtained as a reward has been displayed in the system backpack.

"This time, you won't be playing any 'mutilated version' tricks, right? System, open the E-level gift pack!"

[The E-level backpack has been opened for the host]

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained an E-level artificial intelligence program]

[It is detected that the host subject level is insufficient, and the artificial intelligence program is temporarily locked]

[Warm reminder: To unlock the E-level artificial intelligence program, the host needs to meet the conditions: Mathematics Lv2, Informatics Lv1]

Looking at the text on the system panel, Ning Chen's mood went through roller coaster-like ups and downs.

"Okay, okay... I won't do the incomplete version this time, I'll lock the rewards directly. System, my old lady won't help you, so I will obey you!"

After calming down, Ning Chen had no choice but to accept this reality.

Since it is an E-level artificial intelligence program, it is true that if Ning Chen's own abilities are not enough, it may be difficult to control it.

Anyway, Ning Chen also wants to constantly upgrade his academic level in various subjects, so he should use this method to give himself a kind of motivation.

Ning Chen brought up the personal panel of the system and checked the level experience data of each subject.

[Host name: Ning Chen]

[Brain Power Index: 125]

[Mathematics: Lv1 (688/1000)]

[Physics: Lv1 (136/1000)]

[Chemistry: Lv1 (132/1000)]

[Creature: Lv0 (20/100)]

[Information: Lv0 (38/100)]

[Material: Lv1 (568/1000)]

Looking at his subject levels and experience in each subject, Ning Chen felt that the gap was not that big.

"I'm already halfway through the subject experience in mathematics, so I'm not that far away from upgrading. I also have enough experience in informatics, and I'm just upgrading to level one, so there won't be too much pressure."

Thinking about it this way, maybe it won't be long before Ning Chen can unlock this E-level artificial intelligence.