Chapter 978 - Controversies (1/2)

Just after Jiang Chen disclosed that Future Group has mastered controllable nuclear fusion technology, the Internet was taken by storm. This news was published onto an official source on Weibo, and the comment section exploded.

“Nuclear fusion? How is this possible!”

“Do you know the central temperature of the nuclear fusion reaction? If you don’t know I will tell you! More than 20 million degrees Celsius! There is no material in the world that can withstand this temperature! I don’t know if the material exists in the solar system, but at least not on earth!”

“I don’t know much, but I have some common sense. Since the temperature is too high, can’t you turn down the fire? I think that our country’s researchers can start from this angle. Since Xin can come up with a solution, it shouldn’t be too difficult.”

“…Do you think the reactor is your gas stove?”

“Hahaha.”

In addition to these non-constructive replies, many well-known influencers also left their opinions, and expressed their views on the breakthrough of the two major technical problems; long- wireless power transmission and controllable nuclear fusion.

“I hope that another 10,000 SCI papers can be exchanged for controllable nuclear fusion. When we are still studying how to carve on bronze, the compatriots across the ocean have already picked up the hammer and started to wrought iron. I mean nothing more than just my amazement of the change happening in our generation” A well-known news commentator shared his amazement after reading the report.

“Because of the breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology, the Xin electricity price has dropped from 0.22 XND to 0.12 XND. I don’t know why the official source didn’t report this. I saw it in the international news of Future 1.0. It seems that the title of the Country of Hope can be moved across the Pacific Ocean. Xin’s housing price is not very expensive? Celestial Trade also recently announced the Mars Colonization Plan. People who can’t afford housing can consider this since there is no need to learn foreign languages there, haha.” A streamer named Shadow Devil on Godly Land bragged on his streaming channel.

Not only Hua was shocked by the technological progress of Future Group, but the UA across the ocean was also shocked.

In the evening scientific talk show aired by CBS, nuclear physics expert, Professor Omar Hareken of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made a rare appearance. Using easy to understand language, he explained the difficulty of controllable nuclear fusion.

“As early as the 1950s, we made bold predictions that after 30 years, we can use nuclear fusion to generate electricity. But knowing that today, the word ’30 years later’ is still an optimistic estimate. As many people know, there is no material in the world that can withstand the high temperature of 20 million degrees. Even if there is, we have absolutely no way to use it.” In the interview, Professor Hareken explained.

“Just a few years ago, we were infinitely close to controllable nuclear fusion technology.”

“At our Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the inertial confinement fusion, 192 lasers were used to heat and compress a fuel pellet until the nuclear fusion reaction took place, and the prototype of a small nuclear fusion power generation device is already in place. The device is now in Livermore, California. It’s like a metal-wrapped ball, but the reactants are smaller than a fingernail.”

Having said that, Professor Omar Hareken’s expression became quite melancholic.

They originally thought that in nuclear fusion technology, the only ones that matched them was Russia, and while Hua was catching up, they did not expect another private enterprise would suddenly emerge.

The host Anderson nodded seriously and then asked, “So, how far do you think the UA is from mastering controllable nuclear fusion technology?”