Chapter 318 (1/2)

after Ye Su decided the direction of the next research, he was ready to start to study related technologies.

As for why we don't start the research immediately, it's because the current technology can't meet the requirements of fusion reactors.

Without some necessary technology and materials, it's the end of the day if you want to make a fusion reactor directly.

Ye Su needs to get some advanced technology first, or even he can't make a fusion reactor.

Those countries invest tens of billion yuan a year, but since they can't develop fusion reactors, the reason is that the current conditions are not up to the requirements.

No matter how hard the scientists try, there is no hope of success.

First of all, the material is a problem that can not be bypassed. If the material is not up to standard, the fusion reactor can only be imagined.

Fusion reactors require a lot of materials, many of which are not available on earth, and the most important material is superconducting materials.

Superconducting materials are essential materials for fusion reactors, and also play an important role in other fields.

As the name suggests, this kind of material is used to conduct electricity. Generally speaking, it is a kind of conductor.

However, this kind of conductor is not simple at all. Because it has no resistance, it will not heat when it is electrified again.

Although it seems that this kind of material is not very useful, it just doesn't generate heat, but it is actually very, very important.

We should know that in the process of using electric energy, a large part of it is wasted on heating. If superconducting materials are used, these wasted electric energy can be effectively used.

Not only is it a waste of electricity, but heating is actually the biggest problem.

People usually use mobile phones and computers. If they use them for too long, they will get hot, which seriously affects the performance of the machine.

If those machines had superconducting materials, they wouldn't have heated at all.

If the machine doesn't heat up, the heat sink can be canceled.

You may imagine a computer that doesn't need heat dissipation. The fan can be completely eliminated. You don't have to hear the annoying sound of the fan turning any more.

If the mobile phone is made of superconducting materials, it will be charged for at least several hours. In fact, a large part of the power in the mobile phone is wasted in heating. These problems can be solved by superconducting materials.

The benefits of superconductors go far beyond these, and the importance of superconductors can be seen.

Ye Su wants to study superconducting materials, not only for fusion reactors, but also in many other places.

Now, if you study it first, it will be convenient to use it later.

Superconducting materials are nothing new. There are many kinds of superconducting materials that have appeared.

However, these superconducting materials have great limitations, and they all need to be at a very low temperature to have zero resistance.

If you put these materials below room temperature, they lose their superconductivity.

Now the best superconductors need to be used at temperatures below zero.

This kind of material is not practical at all. If you want to use it, you need to keep it cold.