Chapter 971 It's Really Scary!

Since the breakthrough of lithium-sulfur battery technology, all kinds of debates about future batteries have been settled. Both academia and industry have tacitly promoted it to the throne of the new era.

A large number of concepts similar to aluminum-ion batteries have been cut off one after another. Instead, major companies and research and development units have silently adjusted their research directions, and instead began to study how to use "modified PDMS materials and HCS-2 materials". On the basis of the lithium-sulfur battery, the energy density of the lithium-sulfur battery is made higher and the safety is stronger.

The reason for this result is that lithium is a BUG in the battery field. In theory, it is impossible for any material to surpass the ranking on the periodic table in terms of energy density per unit mass. The third lithium metal.

Considering various factors such as volume and quality, at least in the case of chemical batteries, lithium materials are almost at the apex, and lithium-air batteries have raised this apex to a higher level from the mechanism.

If you want to surpass it, it is impossible to go beyond the material alone, and you can only look for this possibility from places other than chemical batteries. For example, regardless of the electrochemical performance of the material itself, explore from the perspective of mechanism, and develop things like fusion batteries...

However, just when everyone believes that the new energy industry will maintain a stable lithium-sulfur battery situation for at least fifty years in the future...

This tacit tranquility was completely broken by a paper published in "JACS" in the middle of March!

At the gate of a kindergarten in Jinling, two car owners picking up their children were squatting on the ground, smoking and bragging, because they are all car lovers, and the topic of chatting ran to the noon news.

"Have you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"Jinling Institute for Advanced Study seems to have researched that lithium-air battery! It is said that it seems to be able to double the energy density of the original lithium-sulfur battery."

Upon hearing this, the hairless car owner immediately widened his eyes.

"Isn't it?! It's all lithium batteries, and doubling it is too exaggerated. I guess it can add one or two hundred miles of cruising range to the car at most, which is great."

The tall and thin car owner pushed down his glasses, shook his head and said.

"Ghost knows, how do I know what the experts said? But... think about it carefully, it is actually not impossible. After all, you think, lithium-empty lithium-empty, doesn't this mean using air as the positive electrode?"

"...Yeah, what's the matter?"

"Then you think, using air as the positive electrode, doesn't it mean that it has no weight? If the mass of the entire positive electrode is omitted, won't the energy density go up? My statement may be a bit wrong, but this is the principle of Daniel!"

Upon hearing this, the hairless car owner finally understood.

However, it doesn't matter after this reaction, the face full of flesh suddenly collapsed, and he slapped his thigh with a sad face.

"Damn, I just mentioned a new car! It's a Tesla MODEL-S!"

The tall and thin car owner was shocked immediately.

"Damn it, I can't see it, you local tyrant!"

"What a local tyrant," the hairless car owner flicked the cigarette butt with a sad face, and said, "It's a disaster this time."

The tall and thin owner of the car opened his mouth in Le. He didn't know whether it was gloating, or he was glad that he was not in a hurry to change the car, so he comforted him with a smile.

"It's okay, it will take some time until the technology matures, you can drive it first, and maybe this thing can be replaced like the internal equipment. Besides, you, a consumer, have nothing to worry about. Those new energy car manufacturers are not worried. Haha, fortunately, I am not in a hurry to change the car, and I will wait and see in half a year!"

Similar dialogues are being played out in different forms in many places.

However, the report of CCTV International News Channel is only the beginning.

Almost at the same time when the lithium-air battery and Professor Lu's name appeared on the international news column, overwhelming reports on this research and various eye-catching headlines also sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

"Lithium-air battery turned out! The new energy industry ushered in a new round of revolution? "

Science Monsters of the Western Pacific! Another world-class achievement was born in Huaguo! "

"A small battery is changing the world!" "

"Energy giants called the White House overnight, predicting that the status of the US dollar is in jeopardy, and we must stop the Chinese from taking action on oil prices!" "

"..."

The only thing that can defeat lithium batteries is lithium batteries.

Because of this turmoil, what has been broken is not only people's inherent impression of lithium-sulfur batteries, but also liberated people's imagination of the long-held concept of "lithium-air battery".

Although the oil price has not fluctuated greatly because of this...at least not as crazy as when the lithium-sulfur battery first came out, but at this moment, the CEO office of the ExxonMobil headquarters building in Texas, North America, is There was a deafening roar.

"Fack!"

His fist dropped heavily on the table, and he swept the papers and newspapers on the table under the table. The furious Woods cursed furiously like a wounded lion.

"The shameless thief! The bug! The liar!"

His chest was heaving violently, trying to calm down his breathing, he took a deep breath to calm himself down a bit, and then suddenly looked at the secretary who was sitting tremblingly at the desk next to him.

"Retrieve the file immediately! I want to know in five minutes, about six years ago, which company bought the patent for the caged carbon molecule!"

The impact of lithium-air batteries is mainly on lithium-sulfur batteries. Although it will improve the market competitiveness of new energy vehicles in the long run, it will not have much impact on oil prices in the short term.

However……

This patent originally belonged to them!

It would be fine if he was just a pile of waste paper, but this stuff has suddenly become a key material for lithium-air batteries! This feeling of grabbing a basket of gold and selling it as a piece of shit made him so heartbroken that he could barely breathe.

The only thing he prays for now is that Lu Zhou hasn't reacted yet, and Starry Sky Technology hasn't reacted yet. They still have time to buy back the sold off patents...

However……

The reality is obviously cruel.

The trembling voice of the secretary made him lose that insincere prayer.

"The one who bought the patent was a foreign trade company registered in California...it was canceled about three years ago."

There was a thud in my heart, and a bad premonition climbed into Woods' heart.

However, he still couldn't believe it.

In other words, I dare not believe it, that terrible assumption...

Clenching his fist tightly, Woods continued to order the secretary in a trembling voice: "Check the patent number! I want to know who owns the patent now."

He swears, as long as he finds out which company it is, he will do everything possible to acquire it to make up for his mistakes! He also believes that with Exxon Mobil's financial strength, it can definitely do this.

He only needs to buy a shareholder who is not so firm, and he can enter the board of directors of the other company in a grand manner, and present a merger agreement that people cannot refuse in front of all shareholders.

It would be even better if the other party is a listed company, and there will be more room for him to operate.

"querying……"

Just halfway through the words in the secretary's mouth, the hands resting on the keyboard suddenly stopped.

A bitter expression appeared on his face, even though knowing this answer might drive his boss crazy, he still replied tremblingly in the face of that coercive gaze.

"A patent-owning business is..."

"Starry Sky Technology."

Star Technology...

The shoulders relaxed slightly, and Woods rarely got angry, but instead calmly showed a bitter smile.

At this moment, he understood everything.

From the experiment six years ago, from the little assistant who defected and leaked the model to Professor Stanley, this game has been set.

The Chinese man surnamed Lu not only completed the research on the key technology of lithium-air batteries through deliberate disclosure, but also used the resources of ExxonMobil and Professor Stanley's research team, and also used the guise of lithium-sulfur batteries to get them to patent Throw it away as waste, and take it out again after six years...

The more he thought about it, the more terrified Woods' face became, and a drop of sweat gradually fell on his forehead.

that man...

Even now, six years later.

Is this something people do?

Such scheming.

It's really scary...