Chapter 973

Although the lithium air battery has not yet been born, the dawn of its coming out has blinded many people. Especially when a magnitude 8 earthquake occurred in the industry, the impact on the academic community was not small.

Some people are astonished, some are indifferent.

Some people are ecstatic, and naturally others beat their chests and feet with regret.

In a word, it is related to billions of scientific research funds. In a word, it is also related to whether countless doctoral students can successfully complete their graduation thesis.

After all, many projects related to lithium-air batteries have been cut or even directly cut off. Many doctoral supervisors who are in this direction are not very comfortable, let alone the students they bring

At the North American Spring Festival of Materials Science in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

The material scientists from all over the world gather here.

If there is no accident, the star of this spring meeting should have been the molybdenum disulfide monolayer material funded by Microsoft, Intel and other companies. Before that, this material was generally regarded as the first choice of materials for the future semiconductor industry except silicon carbide by the academic community.

It is clear, however, that now the accident has happened.

The heat of a lithium-air battery trumps everything else.

At the beginning of the Spring Festival, even though it was set on fire by peers, what about that?

A companion is a friend.

What I really need to make friends with is those big bosses waving money. Only they can pay for their research. At most, those colleagues will sympathize with him when he fails, and then don't know how to laugh at him behind his back.

In fact, up to now, Professor Stanley has already thought about it.

After all, think about it carefully. Apart from being severely humiliated by the Chinese called Lu Zhou, I don't seem to have much loss.

Patents?

It is Exxon Mobil's original thing. After signing the R & D agreement, the benefits enjoyed by itself are quite limited. At most, it's bonus points. That's the way to cooperate with large enterprises.

The relationship with ExxonMobil?

The reputation of industry?

He has suffered enough in the past six years, but now he has become the hot spot in the eyes of major enterprises, and his position seems to be further than before.

So what does it matter?

Listening to people's compliments and watching those who had been away from him climb back to lick himself, Stanley's heart burst with unspeakable joy.

The head of the Department of chemistry at MIT, an old professor who had worked with him in the field of batteries, shook his right hand firmly and said enthusiastically.

"Congratulations, Professor Stanley! After the popularity of lithium-air batteries, the Nobel Committee will seriously consider this epoch-making discovery and present the first Nobel Prize in battery field to you and Professor Lu Don't you think about coming to MIT? We can provide the best experimental environment for your new project! I guarantee you will be satisfied. "

Hearing Professor Lu's name, Professor Stanley's eyebrows twitched reflexively.

However, it's the old fox who has been in academic circles for so many years.

Although the wound in his heart seemed to be torn a little more, he quickly controlled his mood and shook the hand of the old friend who had just contacted him and had the necessary to continue to make friends with him with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness But Binghamton University is ready to nominate me as head of the Department of chemistry, and the laboratory is moving In the short term, I'm not going to be bothered. "

Although there are some regrets, I really can't offer better conditions here. I can't give up my position, can I?

Nodded his understanding, the head of the Department of chemistry at MIT released his right hand and said with regret.

"I understand that, after all, a safe and stable environment is more important for us to learn. No one likes to toss around But if you have any idea of coming to MIT in the future, please do contact me. "

Stanley raised his forehead slightly and tapped.

"Sure."

As usual, he would not talk to the head of the Department of chemistry at MIT in such a cold way. After all, the big man has been a permanent member of the American Chemical Society while serving as the head of the Department.

But now, his coffee is not lower than him, so there is no need to be humble.

Just as Professor Stanley was intoxicated with the feeling of becoming the focus of the whole banquet, a dusty figure walked into the banquet hall quickly, looked around the whole conference hall for a while, and kept thinking that Stanley came here.

With this man on the line of sight, Stanley slightly stupefied, some surprised to say.

"Woods? My dear friend, how can you It's like this. "

I haven't seen him for six years. The man in front of me is far away from the sharp eyed and powerful man in his mind. Instead, he is engraved with wrinkles on his cheeks, old and haggard."Something happened," took a deep breath, and woods stared into Professor Stanley's eyes. "Listen, although we had some misunderstandings before and cut off your topic, now --"

"stop," Professor Stanley, who had a premonition of what this guy might say, said in a hurry, interrupting him. "Just say what you want to do."

"ExxonMobil wants you back," Woods said sincerely. "You're the inventor of the cage carbon molecule. We all know that this honor should belong to you, not to the Chinese. We need a compound with a similar function, at least one that can bypass their patent... "

After hearing Woods's description, Professor Stanley was silent for a while, and suddenly he sighed.

"Give up, woods. I know you're upset, but we're not his match."

I didn't expect that he would say such a thing, Woods said with a slight pause.

"Do you just look at them and ride on our heads all the time? The future that controls our energy lifeblood? California's nuclear power plant will be built soon, and the market of lithium air battery will win a wave of blowout! Everyone wants to use cleaner and cheaper energy, but how many people think that the fall of oil price will make countless American families lose their jobs! If we can't patent lithium-air batteries, there's no room for us to fight back! "

That's what keeps countless American families out of work

Aren't you greedy capitalists?

Of course, it's just a murmur in Stanley's heart. Of course, it's impossible for him to say it to the potential owner in person.

Coughing softly, Professor Stanley straightened his face, looked at the excited woods carefully, and continued.

"Listen, I understand your mood, Mr. Woods, but what can we do in this situation? In the patent law, the ownership of patent expediency is written in black and white. Unless you have a way to persuade Lu Zhou to sell the patent to you, I suggest you Think about something fun. "

"What's more, as you can see, I'm living a good life now. Let it pass in the past six years. At least what should belong to me has not been taken away by him. As for whether you want to hate me or not, a few days ago, I was gnashing my teeth with hatred. I wish I had taken a gun to China and killed him, but now... "

"I want to drive."

It's not just about driving.

It's also because Stanley is really scared.

He didn't know if Lu Zhou had accounted for what happened today, but the only thing he knew was that because of the cunning Chinese, his academic career had stagnated for six years.

Now it's hard to survive. Relying on the latest research results of that guy, he doesn't want to fight with that guy anymore.

After all, he is not young.

Another six years, I can't wait for the coffin!

Shrugged his shoulders and looked at woods with a dull face, Professor Stanley said comfortingly.

“…… As for the unemployment rate, that's what the Lords of Capitol Hill think about, not us. "

Woods stares at Stanley clapping himself on the shoulder, then turns around and leaves, turns to the next circle, and talks and laughs with the big bulls in the same field.

I stood for a long time with dull eyes.

All of a sudden, his shoulders moved, his eyes slightly lowered, and he stared at the floor.

As if I thought of something, I chewed a few words repeatedly between the dry lips.

"Capitol Hill..."

"That's what the Lords of Capitol Hill are thinking about..."

"Yes, I didn't think of it!"