Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1237: 556

In fact, the anti-energy barrier is essentially a spatial shield. Since some organizations have already discovered the spatial shield and have researched its characteristics, it’s only a matter of time before this knowledge becomes public. It might as well be disclosed openly and candidly.

There are benefits to sharing development information publicly, for it allows for greater depth of research into the spatial shield, which in turn helps to maintain international discourse power in anti-gravity technology. Moreover, it reflects the bold spirit of the tech field, showcasing a willingness to publish findings outright, without fear that other organizations will catch on and develop something new along the same lines.

After Ruan Wenye had finished his report, he stepped down from the stage and returned to his seat.

Next, it was the Institute of Mechanics’ turn.

The Institute of Mechanics had applied in advance to submit a research report, securing the second spot in the agenda.

What should have been an honor left Holmes Bent in a state of bewilderment; he stood up in a daze, unsure if he should even approach the podium to present.

"Give a report?"

"You’ve said it all, what more is there for me to say?" Holmes Bent paused for a long while before he gritted his teeth, mustered up the courage to ascend the stage and said, "What a coincidence, we’ve made the same discovery."

And that was it. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

With an awkward gait, Holmes Bent descended from the stage, but everyone understood his reaction.

To be elated by a novel discovery you’re about to showcase, only to find out someone else has already conducted more extensive research and presented it in greater detail beforehand?

That’s mortifying!

——

In the end,

The Anti-Gravity Technology Association’s conference still revolved around the local anti-gravity research team. Other participating organizations made some minor discoveries, while some merely reported improving their anti-gravity devices by replacing some parts for better performance.

And that was all.

Without theoretical breakthroughs, such discoveries were not very significant. As for improving device performance, there were many possible approaches.

Ruan Wenye’s report was of great significance to other research organizations because he pointed out that researching the spatial shield necessitated a rearrangement of internal high-energy beams, along with an increase in the operational power of the equipment.

This effectively provided a direction.

However, the technical precision required to rearrange the internal beam apparatus is intricate and cannot be completely made public.

The conference of the Anti-Gravity Technology Association was public, and numerous media outlets promptly published reports indicating that in-depth research into the "anti-energy barrier" had been conducted domestically.

Subsequently, the public discourse revolved around the spatial shield, discussing its potential future applications.

Soon,

An academic paper published in the "Journal of Mathematical Physics" steered public opinion in a new direction and caused a stir in the physics community.

The title of the paper was "Particle Degradation in Anti-Gravity Environment."

The paper was authored by Zhao Yi.

It’s understandable to share ’academic research information’ periodically, especially since there has been a period of anti-gravity research with many foundational discoveries internationally.

Zhao Yi was thus in a position to publish related fundamental research findings.

Also, it laid the groundwork for the public announcement of ’controlled nuclear fusion device research.’

The magnitude of research into nuclear fusion devices is so vast that complete secrecy is nearly impossible.

Since total secrecy cannot be achieved, it’s better to conduct research openly and even enable other organizations to partake in related development.

But the disparity between their starting points is too great.

Even if it is known that an anti-gravity environment causes particle degradation, meaning that nuclear fusion can be controlled under anti-gravity but requires reliance on the spatial shield, just publicly disclosing the discovery of the spatial shield along with some of its characteristics isn’t enough. How to utilize the spatial shield, such as ’creating a hole’ in it, or stabilizing its size, scale, and duration, is incredibly difficult. Without relevant fundamental theories, such research might not yield results for decades.

Therefore, it’s possible to make such information public, and the effect of doing so has indeed met expectations—

There was an uproar in the physics community!

"Particle Degradation in Anti-Gravity Environment" posited a core conclusion that, in an anti-gravity environment, particles would have a maximum speed below that of light, and this maximum speed would vary with the strength of the anti-gravity environment.

This challenged a long-held notion in physics.

Previously, it was universally acknowledged that, in any environment, the maximum speed of particles is the speed of light.

Moreover, particle degradation also prompted scholars to consider another implication—

Could an anti-gravity environment slow down time?