Chapter 42 Cracking Failure and Chinese Papers!
In the afternoon, Dr. William Nelson, chief scientist of DuPont Group, suddenly felt a suffocation in his chest. The closed environment of the laboratory and the buzzing sound of the air filters, all of which made him suppress it and it was very difficult to breathe.
So he handed over the rest of the work to his subordinates, walked out of the laboratory quickly, came to the empty grass outside, and took a deep breath.
Not long after, his assistant Durand also walked out of the lab, sat down next to Nelson, and let out a long sigh.
"Failed again?" Nelson asked.
Durand nodded helplessly, "It's a hell. Our chemical ratio is obviously the same as Kunlun Company, but the result is so much worse. Kunlun Company's fiber quality is so good that it's explosive, but our imitations are completely garbage!"
Nelson showed an unexpected expression, "It seems the same, but it is actually different. Kunlun Company's chemical equations have added trace stabilizers, and the special stabilizers protect the fiber structure so that they will not lose strength due to excessive honeycombization, and at the same time greatly enhance the toughness of the fiber."
In fact, the dilemma encountered by DuPont is not an isolated case. Hakone at the foot of Mount Fuji, far away on the banks of the Rhine River in Germany, is facing continuous setbacks.
The x fiber cannot be imitated, which is full of confidence in this.
But Gao Yuan is also very happy to see that the whole world is trying to crack, because the more cracking is tried, the more money and resources the opponent will waste. Gao Yuan has always liked it when he sees the competitors being defeated.
Nelson rubbed his temples and sniffed again. The California fire that began to burn since September made the entire West Coast air not sweet. The sky was strangely orange-yellow, and the smell of burnt paste could be faintly smelled in the air.
In 2019, Australia's fires that lasted for several months emitted more than 400 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air, which was equivalent to the total annual emissions of 139 countries. The global hegemony, North America, is even stronger. The West Coast fires are common and will come every now and then.
However, when we turn our heads, Australia and North America have to accuse the Chinese of not being environmentally friendly enough and destroying the earth's carbon balance and need to be punished.
Many Chinese people don’t understand why they don’t try their best to put out the fire?
This question is really boring. First of all, it has nothing to do with us whether we can save the fire or not.
Secondly, if you really want to know the reason, it is recommended to go to Mohe, take a look at the Daxinganling Fire Memorial Hall, and look at the soldiers who rushed to the fire one after another, the shovels, burnt clothes, and the photos they left behind. Maybe you will understand that there are many things in the world, but there is actually no reason. We are different from them, that's all.
Nelson said meaningfully: "People often do not pay attention to materials science, but as the cornerstone of industry, once new materials are born, they are likely to change the whole world. This is like people in the Bronze Age who accidentally invented iron making technology, and what follows will inevitably be a subversion."
Durander immediately opened his eyes wide, "Do you think Kunlun's x-series fiber has the potential to disrupt the chemical fiber industry?"
Nelson looked up and said seriously: "It's not that I think it's happening. In just half a year, our coolmax, Toray's softwarm, Asahi Kasei's thermogea, too many of the top fiber technologies that originally monopolized the market, were overturned by Kunlun Company. Recently, news of Dongyang Textile going bankrupt."
"From x1 to x2, those Chinese people have beaten the most-selling chemical fiber products on the market one by one, and have never met any rivals yet."
"What's next? Will the reinforced version and derivative version of x-fiber enter more fields? For example, the rubber industry, tire industry, medical industry, military industry?"
"You see it's just a small fiber? But it's very likely that it's the cornerstone of subverting the world! After all, no one knows how many derivative technologies can be developed based on x-fiber."
Nelson's words shocked Durand. X-fiber is not scary. The key is that this super honeycomb structural fiber has unimaginable huge potential and may shine in more industries in the future.
Suddenly, Nelson's cell phone vibrated. He glanced at the screen, then frowned and said to Durand: "It's our research center in China."
To be fair, the strength of DuPont Group is not without reason. They attach much more importance to R&D than people imagined. Not to mention the experimental institutions all over the world, they have a large research center and eight laboratories in Shanghai, China, and employ hundreds of elite researchers of doctoral or above.
Durand watched from the side, Nelson's increasingly severe face showed that things might not be simple.
Finally, Nelson hung up the phone and smiled tiredly.
"What I said just now." Nelson grabbed his hair and said, "Kunlun Company's x3 fiber has been launched in large quantities. It is an elastic fiber, which is tit-for-tat to our Lycra fiber, but its performance is far better than Lycra. Our preliminary calculations in the laboratory in China have been that the overall performance is about three times that of Lycra."
Durand could hardly believe his ears, and history was repeated again. In the late summer, Kunlun Company launched the x1 fiber, which made Dupont coolmax defeated.
When time comes winter, Kunlun Company launches the x3 model again, with the target pointing directly to the king of elastic fibers, and DuPont Company once again became the target of being attacked.
Is this a rhythm of revenge?
Nelson paused and said, "What's even more terrifying is that in addition to calculating the performance of x3 fibers, Huaxia Laboratory also received a rumor."
"It is rumored that Kunlun Company has developed a bulletproof fiber called Silver Cream based on x3. Its performance is far better than our Kevlar, and even surpasses the third-generation Pe bulletproof fiber. It is currently preparing to start production on a large scale."
"With our current mortal enemy relationship with China, this news may have made the people in the Pentagon furious."
Huh ~
Durand took a breath and finally understood why Nelson was so worried.
The prophecy is being implemented step by step. The x-fiber is copied and mutated like a virus, from one model to two models, and then from two models to three models, until it forms a legion, destroying the original system and rules of the world.
You know, Kunlun Company has only entered the chemical fiber industry for half a year!
They have forced Dongyang Textile Group to death and entered the industrial market, becoming Pla's winter clothing and body armor suppliers!
Such a development speed is simply not human!
coolmax, Leica, Kevra, and in a blink of an eye, three generals were lost in a row!
Even though DuPont Group has a rich foundation and is known as the King of Chemical Fiber, how many rounds of such attacks can it withstand?
"That's so cruel... These damn Chinese people!" Durand clenched his fists and roared in anger.
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Ah snee~
Suddenly, Gao Yuan sneezes, and he walked to the air conditioner and touched the air outlet with his hand.
The warm wind is still strong, but unfortunately my office is a little larger and it is not particularly closed. The indoor temperature is completely incomparable to the heating rooms in the north.
This place was a textile fabric factory before, but the conditions were indeed a little more rude.
Back at his desk, Gao Yuan stared at the content on the screen, checked typos, and was very serious.
After all, the paper is to be shown to peers across the country. Many eyes are staring at it. Gao Yuan is a shameless person at least, and he doesn't want to make a fool of himself in front of others.
As for why it is only for peers across the country, not global, the reason is very simple, because the Plateau paper on x-fiber is written in Chinese, and whether foreign peers can understand it is not within his consideration.
Chapter completed!