Free Web NovelChapter 1554: Chapter 734 Milestone Technological Breakthrough
The police dog ’Stone’ landed in a state of shock, completely clueless about what had just occurred. Its first reaction was to check its body and tail, probably to see if there were any injuries, and then it looked back at the path it had just traveled, evidently quite frightened, as if feeling an overwhelming fear.
It was spooked.
What puzzled Stone was that the humans nearby burst into applause, as if they were admiring its performance.
Its owner in military uniform also patted its forehead and gave it a tasty sausage to eat. With food involved, what else could matter?
Eat up!
As Stone devoured the delicious treat, everyone else felt extremely shocked. They understood what had happened: simply put, gravity had inverted.
What should have been gravity pulling downward had somehow shifted upward, which explained why Stone had entered and then seemed to disappear, able to walk upside down.
This was because twice the force of gravity was being exerted from above, while the ground provided only the normal gravity.
The earlier demonstration with the large iron ball had been astonishing, but the ball, being an inanimate object, didn’t sway the onlookers as much with its wobbling display.
Now, the effect was unequivocally confirmed.
Some of the security personnel, including the one in military uniform from earlier, appeared eager to try it out themselves.
One individual, standing closer to Zhao Yi, directly volunteered, saying, "Academician Zhao, I have steady hands, let me give it a try."
Zhao Yi smiled and shook his head, "Not yet, there’s still danger. You may not fully understand the risk, but if an accident were to occur, it would be quite terrifying."
He didn’t spell it out specifically.
Indeed, there were inherent dangers. The primary concern was that upon entering, parts of the body might experience gravity pulling upward, while others felt it dragging downward, potentially tearing the body apart.
Granted, gravity alone wouldn’t likely tear someone apart or cause bleeding, but internal complications were a different matter. It could possibly lead to internal issues, which in turn could cause diseases later on.
Since ’Stone’ moved quickly, the risk for him was relatively low.
Nevertheless, there was a potential risk.
As long as that risk existed, they wouldn’t allow people to enter the experiment, nor was there a need to do so, since Stone’s entry had already proven everything.
After the experiment concluded, the core members gathered in the conference room.
Zhao Yi gave a summary, "This experiment can certainly be deemed a resounding success!"
"Although we were quite confident before, the data is still somewhat surprising. A 6.3-fold increase – I think you all know what that means. I have successfully mastered gravity generation technology and can easily create devices equivalent to Earth’s gravitational pull."
"This success is historic, global, and will mark a significant Chapter in humanity’s technological progress toward exploring the universe!"
Zhao Yi’s affirming words ignited excitement in the conference room. Though his statements seemed somewhat formal, they were solid facts, not mere exaggeration of the experiment’s results or pep talks to boost morale.
He absolutely didn’t need to do that. ƒrēewebnovel.com
The publication of this research would inevitably lead to a world war and also completely change every institution’s and nation’s outlook on space exploration.
Many organizations and countries were still watchful about space exploration, even though they already had spacecraft capable of independent travel. But what was the future of space exploration?
It was hard to say.
The main reason was that humans still couldn’t stay in space for prolonged periods, and for now, no second planet suitable for human habitation had been found.
Now, the situation was different.
Once in possession of gravity generation technology, it was certain that ordinary people could stay in space long-term, living in large spacecraft.
Additionally, the spacecraft’s performance was receiving great attention.
The spacecraft could carry enough supplies for three thousand people to live for over a year, and its onboard fusion reactor could provide power for more than five years. The spacecraft also featured an unlimited power solar energy system, supplying the necessary energy for internal facilities.
With energy and supplies,
and now with a perfected gravity generator, a simple calculation would show that a spacecraft carrying a thousand people could operate for over three years in space.
And this was only the first spacecraft built.
If an even larger spacecraft were constructed, the performance would undoubtedly leap forward. If it incorporated a sophisticated recycling system, it might enable people to live permanently.
And so on.
A deeper consideration reveals just how vital the perfection of the gravity generator is.
This moment signifies that humanity’s exploration of the universe has entered a new phase.
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Throughout the entire meeting, Huang Hongguo remained silent. He simply followed along with a few rounds of applause and then contentedly played the role of an invisible participant.
In fact, the shock in his heart was stronger than anyone’s.
He and his team had only just arrived at the experimental base and hadn’t been there long, nor had they ever witnessed a gravity-generation experiment before. They were only now discovering that the research had progressed this far.
The gravity-generation experiment that had just concluded had overturned his understanding; previously, he had only known about the existence of gravity-generation technology, never imagining it could be achieved to such an extent.
Huang Hongguo realized the gap.
Even if he and his team worked as hard as they could, they would not be able to research and develop such technology, or even understand the principles behind it.
The theory group had done it.
It wasn’t just Zhao Yi, but the other members of the theory group who had obviously made substantial contributions as well, greatly surprising him. He had always thought that he wasn’t far behind the top scholars, but now he clearly saw the gap, and it was so large he couldn’t even catch a glimpse of their backs.
For instance, the pile of documentation they and their team had studied was completely beyond their comprehension.
And that documentation was just the basics.
"It’s just as Yan Rong said, better to stick to technical work honestly. Theoretical research, especially theories related to cutting-edge technology, truly isn’t something just anyone can do," Huang Hongguo said with a wry smile, only able to accept the reality of the gap.
The summary meeting determined the focus to conquer gravity-generation technology; they would submit the experimental results and reports.
This large-scale gravity-generation device was created not only for experimentation but also to serve as a ’standard’. Teams that needed gravity-generation technology could refer to it to build less powerful gravity-generation devices.
For example, the most basic spacecraft’s gravity-generation devices could be designed by taking a section of this and producing one with the Earth’s gravity strength without issues.
After the summary meeting, Zhao Yi called together the theory group and Huang Hongguo’s team to continue discussing the research and development issues related to Z-wave detection technology.
He already had a direction in mind.
When the meeting commenced, Zhao Yi didn’t even speak himself, instead asking Qiu Chengwen to explain, believing that several core members of the theory group already understood the principle.
Qiu Chengwen didn’t disappoint and immediately said, "Our direction is to research the effect of this wave on gravity generation."
"We all know that the active force of Voidons in the Z-wave coverage area greatly increases, causing a compression reaction. Theoretically speaking, in the Z-wave covered area, the emergence of a region with gravity will definitely produce an effect."
"The larger the gravitational field area, the smaller its effect, and conversely, the smaller the gravitational field area, the greater the effect." freewёbnoνel.com
"Moreover, according to Voidon theory, we can deduce that the activity of Voidons affects gravity and is also related to the strength of gravity itself."
"So, our experiment is to design exposure of the large-scale gravity device to the intense gravitational field created by Z-waves and to detect changes in that gravitational field."
Upon finishing, Qiu Chengwen looked towards Zhao Yi.
The others pretended to understand; in reality, except for a few people in the theory group, the rest barely knew how to design the experiment and didn’t understand the theory at all. Some internally complained, "The first thing said is, ’We all know’, but the problem is, ’we don’t know!’"
Of course, that didn’t matter.
Zhao Yi affirmed what Qiu Chengwen said and continued, "Academician Qiu is correct; our overall research direction is indeed as such. However, I would like to add that we need ultra-precise measuring equipment."
"I’ll explain the reason, too. We’ve been awaiting the production of the gravity-generation device mainly because the effect of Z-waves on the gravitational field is very small, extremely small. On the ground, considering the strength of Earth’s gravity, detecting this is very difficult."
"Even using the highest-performance Z-wave Generator, it’s tough to detect changes in Earth’s gravitational field in the covered area. Furthermore, one more thing, Earth’s gravity is everywhere, which will completely engulf the Z-wave’s area, significantly weakening the effect of Z-waves on gravity."
"Therefore, our experimental design requires controlling the intersection area between the Z-wave coverage area and the gravitational field. Ideally, we want to control it within 0.01 square meters."
"Controlling it in such a way is very challenging, and we need everyone to put their heads together to come up with solutions—"
Zhao Yi talked a lot about the requirements for experimental design. As for how to design the experiment, it was relatively simple; as long as everyone thought together and designed together, this difficulty was not a problem at all.
The plan was ready the next day.
Huang Hongguo’s team, true to its technical research background, offered several very useful suggestions that made the design process much easier.
In comparison, the theory group was indeed better at theory, and in terms of technical design, there was still some lacking.
Additionally, the cooperation of the Z-wave team was also crucial; they were very adept at controlling the Z-wave region, contributing quite a few suggestions.
The experiment, in the end, chose the basic ’spring test’. Simply put, it involved designing an extremely stable spring with a weight suspended from the bottom, continuously stretching it.
If the gravitational field within the area changed, the distance the weight hung would increase.
Of course, it wasn’t actually that simple. While the principle was indeed this, the equipment wasn’t just a spring; it was a super-precision instrument specifically designed for testing.
The device could detect even a 0.1 percent change in gravity that lasted only a short 0.1 second, and the apparatus inside would continuously oscillate.
