Free Web NovelChapter 1509: Chapter 714 Spacecraft Formation
The Nobel Committee hoped to hold the award ceremony domestically, and upon reflection, it wasn’t at all surprising, because the Nobel Prize’s influence had been waning over the years, primarily due to questions about its fairness.
In international academic research over the past decade, whether in mathematics, physics, or areas such as biology and medicine, there’s no doubt that domestic achievements were leading. Yet domestically, there had been only one medical prize awarded, and that was for work from the 1980s, which seemed somewhat unacceptable.
This perspective wasn’t solely domestic; it was shared internationally.
Once a scientific award is tainted with poli-tical factors, it’s no longer fair, much like the peace prize, which the whole world knows is meaningless.
The Nobel Committee’s wish to hold the awards domestically also signaled that this year’s prizes would definitely include domestic winners.
And possibly not just one.
For instance, Zhang Qican.
Edward Witten had only mentioned Zhang Qican’s nomination among dozens of candidates, but the fact that he specifically mentioned Zhang’s name indicated that Zhang was highly likely to win, perhaps without any competition.
Although Zhang Qican had not been famous for long, several of the latest technological advances in particle physics, optical physics, and space physics bore his name, with some studies listing him as the second author and others as the first.
Against the backdrop of Zhao Yi declining scientific awards, any one of these achievements would be enough for Zhang Qican to earn a Nobel Prize.
Additionally, Zhang Qican had a major study as the leading author in material teleportation research, meaning he was the chief researcher.
The research in material teleportation alone could easily generate several Nobel laureates, and as the chief researcher, it was almost certain that he would receive the Nobel Prize.
Compared to the other candidates, none had any competitive advantage, as no other physics research projects could possibly have more impact than material teleportation.
Domestically, in fact, people aren’t placing much emphasis on the Nobel anymore.
The most highly regarded award currently in the country is the "Zhao’s Science Prize." Zhao Yi personally organized a science prize foundation, which announces candidates and winners each year, and distinguished winners not only receive the prize itself but also a significant monetary award.
When a prize includes a large sum of money, it tends to attract more attention, and Zhao Yi’s personal influence is an important deciding factor.
Every recipient of Zhao’s Science Prize gains massive prestige by virtue of the award.
Recent rapid discoveries in domestic technology have instilled great confidence in domestic academics, who believe that their technology is the most advanced, and as a result, the influence of domestic awards is growing.
The influence of Zhao’s Science Prize has become so significant that it is highly esteemed even abroad.
It can be said that Zhao’s Science Prize has already posed a challenge to the Nobel, and a very serious one at that.
In this context, the Nobel Committee’s decision to locate the award ceremony domestically is also a bid to increase its influence.
These are matters Zhao Yi does not concern himself with.
In fact, even Zhao’s Science Prize only occasionally captures his attention; he will make an appearance at the award ceremony to look around, and if he’s too busy, he may not even attend. He merely acts as a private sponsor who established a foundation, leaving the selection of award recipients and the foundation’s operation to the professionals.
Now, Zhao Yi continues to conduct theoretical research, hoping to find methods to further enhance the channel.
This task is part of what the anti-gravity team’s technology group needs to do, but their theoretical capabilities are limited, so they hope the theory group can provide some suggestions based on theoretical foundations.
Zhao Yi also hopes to strengthen the channel further to create greater gravitational forces; thus, he continues to research space link-related content.
There is a vast amount of content to be developed in this direction.
Just like with the advancement of technology, space linking is a new technique, and the history of human technology proves that new technologies have high prospects.
For example, trains. freewebnoveℓ.com
The very first train built was extremely slow, even slower than a horse-drawn carriage, and now trains can easily travel hundreds of kilometers per hour.
For example, computers.
When computers first developed, they were like steel monsters with very poor performance, whereas current computers are small in size and operate at speeds far beyond previous imagination.
These are examples that prove that new technologies have vast potential.
The space link devices manufactured today can support the creation of a stable channel with up to one-tenth of Earth’s gravity. Perhaps in the future, it will be easy to create a gravitational force equivalent to that of Earth or even to create a powerful gravitational field far exceeding the sun’s gravity.
The future is hard to imagine.
What Zhao Yi and the theoretical group must do is conduct research bit by bit, hoping to identify the theoretical direction for a breakthrough that can guide the leap forward in technology.
Meanwhile, the material teleportation project continues and is preparing for a large-scale experiment.
This large-scale experiment underwent extensive preparations and even specially ordered the most advanced space linking devices to make the channel more stable.
The large experiment will be conducted three times in a row, with a total investment of over three billion yuan.
Just three experiments will consume more than three billion yuan. The sheer cost indicates the magnitude of the project, involving over five hundred mathematicians and physicists and more than two thousand computer engineers and other technical staff.
