853 The Breakthrough in Antimatter Technology (1/2)
”This is?”
Looking at the black ”storage tank” in the backyard of the mansion as well as the intricately entangled pipelines, Jiang Chen questioned.
”The essence of science and technology!” Lin Lin raised her chest. Her mouth turned into a crescent moon as she proudly announced.
”Speak English...” Jiang Chen facepalmed.
”In a nutshell, it is a magnetic confinement device used to store antimatter—”
Lin Lin didn't even finish speaking when Jiang Chen subconsciously took a step back.
[WHAT? Antimatter this size?]
”In the tank... everything is antimatter?”
Looking at Jiang Chen's expression, Lin Lin burst out laughing, waving her hand.
”No, there is only 0.1 milligram of antimatter in the middle. However, it must be stored with such a large magnetic confinement device.”
Upon hearing Lin Lin's explanation, Jiang Chen felt relieved.
Dozens of milligrams of antimatter could be used as fuel and propel a spacecraft to Mars in six weeks. One kilogram of antimatter exposed to the air could blow up the entire Earth. One ton of antimatter could make the Earth the second largest asteroid belt in the solar system.
It was not unreasonable for the Science and Ethics Committee of this timeline to ban the development of antimatter. The material was too dangerous on Earth. Everyone may explode together because of an experimental accident
However, it amazed Jiang Chen that 0.1 milligram of antimatter was stored in such a large storage tank. After all, the gift given to him by the Remnants of the Void was only the size of the bottle.
Perhaps Lin Lin read what Jiang Chen was thinking as she coughed to hide her embarrassment.
”Ahem. After all, our research on antimatter is only in the very beginning stages. They should have easier access to antimatter in the void compared to us.”
”Why?” Jiang Chen asked curiously.
”There is an argument that the void itself does not have the concept of space. The positive and negative substances that exist in it cannot pass through the specific medium interface... It is very troublesome to explain. It is as if we want to find a drop of water in a desert without an oasis while they are on the beach; their left hand is holding the sand while their right hold is holding the water. Of course, this is only a theory. After all, people who entered the void cannot come back,” Lin Lin explained.
”I see... But what can this 0.1 milligram of antimatter do?”
”It can't do anything.” Lin Lin shook her head and said with repentance, ”The manufacturing process of antimatter is not difficult. In the 21st century, trace amounts of antimatter can be observed through the Large Hadron Collider. It is just that the antimatter particle exists for a very short amount of time. There is no way to save it in the universe filled with positive matter. After analyzing the void technology, this magnetic confinement device I designed can store antimatter in small quantities, but I can't think of the usage of this stuff other than bombs. It is also inappropriate to use it for bombs as the cost is more than a thousand times that of an equivalent bomb.”
”This storage… Hmm, what is the TNT equivalency of the magnetic confinement device?” Jiang Chen asked, pointing to the tank.
”According to the energy equation, one gram of antimatter annihilation releases energy equivalent to three nuclear bombs. The actual killing effect may exceed tennuclear bombs.” Lin Lin quickly gave an answer.
The antimatter destruction power of one gram was only equivalent to three nuclear bombs. Considering the cost of production, this 0.1 milligram of antimatter really did not offer practical value. However, as a scientific area in its infancy, this result was pleasing.
In order to reward Lin Lin's efforts, Jiang Chen brought her three boxes of pudding created from the hands of a Belgian pastry master. Looking at Lin Lin's joyous face as she embraced the boxes and ran to the kitchen, a smile emerged from the bottom of his heart.