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This statement is quite novel indeed...

"Ah... I think it's better to... forget it. If you want, you can take me with you. If Stockholm is really willing to give it, I'll donate the money to the institute as research funding," Edward Witten shrugged and said casually.

When he decided not to accept the award, he already gave up the prize money. Now that Qiao Ze intends to retrieve it, he doesn't plan on keeping it for himself.

For someone of his status, splitting tens of thousands of US dollars among three people is really not a big deal. Especially since coming to Xilin, the treatment in all aspects has been really good, he doesn't even find a place to spend money.

However, speaking of which, Qiao Ze indeed has a reason to ask about the money.

After all, not only did he share the Nobel Prize in Physics with the other two, but he also received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry independently, totaling over a million US dollars.

"Alright." Qiao Ze nodded in agreement.

Peter Schultz hesitated for a moment and advised, "Actually, research itself is a fun thing to do."

"But working hard and receiving the agreed-upon reward is what makes sense in this world," Qiao Ze responded earnestly with an honest attitude.

Qiao Ze actually didn't vocalize the even more rebellious opinion he had. He always felt that Stockholm should give him a series of compensations. It might sound absurd to say it out loud, but after meticulously reviewing a piece of history during the summer vacation, Qiao Ze found it quite reasonable.

In matters of reason, it's never about who's loudest; it's mainly about who's the toughest.

Now the fist of the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute should be considered tough enough.

So not to mention he already has a point, even without a point, one would have to accept it.

Peter Schultz shrugged and didn't say more. The two men beside him were supposed to be qualified to stand on the Stockholm award stage.

He stood from a European perspective to express an opinion, which was already very loyal to his homeland.

"Besides, I've been informed that the expert delegation visiting to understand the collider will be arriving in Xilin tomorrow, so we need to take some time to host them," Qiao Ze added.

"Tomorrow?" Edward Witten was stunned. Although he was accustomed to the internal efficiency of the research institute, he didn't expect the external system to be so efficient either, which left him a bit unsettled.

"Professor Qiao, do you really think that Huaxia's industrial level can support this project? Never mind other things, but the main body of the accelerator requires relatively high-temperature superconducting materials that are still unavailable, right? And such high-temperature superconductors need to maintain superconductivity at liquid nitrogen temperatures to ensure particle acceleration and guide particle beams. With the inspection coming so soon, how do we answer these questions?"

Qiao Ze glanced at Edward Witten. It was evident that this physicist was not aware of Huaxia's current materials development level. After thinking for a moment, Qiao Ze thought it's not really confidential, so he replied, "We already have superconducting materials at liquid nitrogen levels. The most advanced room-temperature superconducting materials can now be effective at around -30 degrees Celsius."

"Ah?" Edward Witten was stunned, and it was clear that Peter Schultz next to him was also taken aback.

After all, it has indeed not been reported in the news.

Qiao Ze answered, "When the material model first came out, teams already verified through the model that room-temperature superconducting materials could be created in a lab environment at around 0 degrees Celsius. But since there are many issues to resolve, we settled for second best and started simulating from -200 degrees Celsius, or 73.15 Kelvin, and succeeded.

Even though the most advanced room-temperature superconductors can reach 243 Kelvin, superconducting materials above 78 Kelvin can only be prepared in labs and are not suitable for mass production. So when designing this new type of accelerator, it was planned to operate at a temperature range around 78 Kelvin.

Now these materials, in addition to supplying laboratory research, have plenty in stock. Dou Dou has already arranged everything, and they can be delivered as soon as construction begins."

Qiao Ze explained patiently.

But this information was like a bombshell in Edward Witten's ear.

From a scientific perspective, materials that maintain superconductivity at -30 degrees Celsius could basically be defined as room-temperature superconductors.

Scientists who accomplish this definitely have the qualification to compete for a Nobel Prize. Even if they didn't win last year, this year they absolutely could. But without Qiao Ze's disclosure, he wouldn't have known this information.

Given the academic world's attention and anticipation for room-temperature superconductors, if there were really related papers and samples, it would have already ignited an academic frenzy.

"Huaxia is indeed a magical place. How did you persuade the scientists who made this achievement not to publicize their discovery? They should be respected by the entire world," Edward Witten couldn't help but say.

"Any publication of the achievements using the material model requires an audit, but it's not me doing the audit, so not publicizing isn't my decision, so using 'you' to represent isn't accurate. Moreover, judging the credit for the technology is difficult. If I were to evaluate, the most credit for this success should go to Dou Dou."

Qiao Ze stated modestly.

One sentence left Edward Witten speechless.

Right, the material model...

It's undeniable that when it comes to materials science, Huaxia is indeed at an advantage.

In recent years, top journals in global materials science have been practically dominated by papers from Huaxia.

Nobody wants to see this happen, but it cannot be stopped.

Even though everyone knows that these results came with a tool that seems like a cheat code, if those journals don't accept Huaxia papers, on one hand, similar papers would not achieve as good results as here. On the other hand, people still hope to gain some insights from the published papers.

Even knowing that the likely published papers are not the best lab results, if those results are better than one's own, they're still worth referencing. It's impossible to completely blindfold oneself.

Recently, there's been a noticeable slowing trend in Huaxia's various material science labs submitting papers, making many international materials science journals anxious. It's said that not only have they relaxed their requirements for Huaxia's paper submissions, but many major journals have even actively lowered their page fees.

As for why Huaxia's materials science submission enthusiasm has decreased, Edward Witten also understands.

The reason is simple: there were too many previous papers, and in the field of materials science, leading research institutions in Huaxia no longer highly value the gold content of the researchers' published papers. Specific measures show a decline in the weight of papers in evaluations and an increase in the weight of internal contribution rewards.

Especially since the material model activation code was widely adopted this year, key universities and research institutes no longer recognize the value of publishing materials science journal papers, even in top-tier publications.

Such a straightforward approach has dampened the enthusiasm for flooding the literature with papers.

In this situation, Edward Witten really doesn't know how to comment.

The gap between theory and reality should supposedly be vast.

Even if Qiao Ze previously indicated that Huaxia had the capability, using this framework, to design a futuristic particle collider, in Edward Witten's view, there were still many problems to solve.

Who would have thought that the most challenging problem had already been quietly resolved?

Obviously, Qiao Ze's ability to read between the lines wasn't strong. Observing Edward Witten's serious expression, he misunderstood that this physics guru was still worried about whether the collider construction could proceed as smoothly as anticipated. So he continued, "No need to worry, um..."

Pausing for thought, Qiao Ze then continued: "I'm not sure if these involve any sensitive content, but I can tell you that Dou Dou has verified that Huaxia can produce pumps and sealing technologies to maintain ultra-high and extremely high vacuums, our industrial precision is already capable of meeting the manufacturing demands of collider vacuum vessels.

Also, a high-energy high-frequency acceleration chamber has been ordered from the same manufacturer. Compared to foreign products, the price is quite low. The manufacturer responsible for high-precision particle detectors has also been found. This means that apart from the nonlinear electromagnetic field generating device still under design, all other major components are ready.

I am very confident that these progress reports are real, so rest assured."

Edward Witten was speechless for a long while, then seriously said, "You know, Qiao, I used to not believe in miracles... but now I do!"