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The micron-level processing of the B178 sample was operated by Yang Dingtianzhu, the first experimenter of the project team, who has the strongest hands-on ability.

Tang Yuan plays the first support position. He is responsible for monitoring real-time data, adjusting equipment parameters, and fully interacting with Yang Dingtian.

The rest of the staff were ready to respond, and Shen Qi took control of the overall situation.

Buzzing, the equipment started, and a micron-scale technical battle was staged.

"Turn off the gas protection." Tang Yuan skillfully operated various equipment and escorted the main operator Yang Dingtian.

"B178-1 starts processing and starts FIB." Yang Dingtian focused on the sample through the electron microscope.

In the laboratory, only the communication between Yang Dingtian and Tang Yuan was heard, and the sentences were short.

This kind of experiment requires at least two people to operate at the same time. For each key experimental step, one person reports the details of the procedure to be operated, and the other responds with a sentence for confirmation.

Even if these advanced devices have error-proof settings, before AI is popularized, it is humans who directly operate the devices.

As long as it is human, it is possible to make mistakes, so it is necessary to remind and supervise each other.

The focused ion beam was used to etch the surface of the B178-1 cerium-gallium-copper metal plastic sample. This is a very delicate technical task, and the diameter of the processed sample is only a little over 100 microns.

In the processing environment, the temperature quickly reaches 120 degrees at a rate of 20 degrees Celsius per minute.

"The temperature is 120 degrees Celsius."

"The temperature is 120 degrees Celsius."

Yang Dingtian and Tang Yuan reported the number successively.

Shen Qi made an important command: "Keep this temperature and enter the filling stage."

Metal plastics have the strength of metal at room temperature, and have good mold filling ability in the supercooled liquid phase region after heating, which is impossible for conventional crystal phase materials.

Everyone was nervous and looking forward to it. After a series of complicated operations, Yang Dingtian processed a gear.

The diameter of this gear is 100 microns or 0.1 mm, which is close to the diameter of a human hair.

Under the microscope, it can be observed that the outline of this pocket gear is clear and complete, and the size is precise, which shows that the strength of the sample is high enough.

The XRD diffraction pattern of the tiny gear shows obvious steamed bread-like diffraction peaks, without very sharp crystallization peaks, indicating that the gear is completely amorphous.

Yang Dingtian put away the samples, Tang Yuan saved the data, the two looked at each other and gestured OK.

Shen Qi also made the same gesture: "OK."

Other members of the laboratory were enthusiastic: "Success!"

"Yes!"

It took one year, 365 days and nights of hard work and continuous tackling. Under the leadership of Shen Qi, the FASTER project team used their lives, gave full play to the collective wisdom and strength, and achieved significant scientific research progress.

The 100-micron metal plastic, which is the gear that Shen Qi and the others just processed, can also be processed into products with other shapes and characteristics, and are used to manufacture components of some precision instruments in the fields of aerospace, communication, medicine, and national defense.

"Everyone has worked hard during this period, so let's not say anything, let's deal with the finishing work, and then we will go out to celebrate." Shen Qi is also very happy. Every time a major achievement is produced, everyone can read academic articles and get some material rewards , Who can be unhappy about gaining both fame and fortune.

At the dinner table, the researchers kept talking about their own business, and someone asked Shen Qi what to do next, the C series?

Shen Qi believes that the next step should not be the subject of processing scale, but the subject of the internal structure of amorphous materials.

Products in some industries must be bigger, and the bigger the better.

The more Shen Qi and the others researched this industry, the smaller and smaller the objects of research.

Smaller than microns are nanometers, nanostructured amorphous materials are Shen Qi's next plan.

This is not to process the external shape of amorphous materials into pocket and precise gears or nuts, but to study the microscopic principle and development technology between nano-scale amorphous particles.

"This project is actually quite interesting. Our research objects are getting smaller and smaller to the extreme, and it is possible to magnify ever-changing new things. I can't predict what new things are, but I think it must be something Unworthy stuff. Alright, we don’t talk about work during mealtimes in public places, so come and raise your glasses, no goldfish are allowed.” Shen Qi toasted his glass and drank it all, and everyone drank it happily.

The next step is the routine operation. The researchers under Shen Qi are familiar with the road, sorting out the data, writing papers, and publishing phased project summary reports.

Shen Qi lets everyone do everything, but there are two things that he must personally handle, one is people and the other is money.

The core issue of intellectual property rights in the field of scientific research is the issue of patent rights. In layman's terms, it is a question of money.

Shen Qi still went to discuss the patent rights of the B178 sample cerium-gallium-copper metal plastic. He found his acquaintance, Director Qi, and entrusted Yanda Technology Transfer Center to help him with this matter.

"Academician Shen, you have issued a patent in half a year, isn't it amazing?" Director Qi was amazed, he knew that Shen Qi's patented invention was not a gadget like an energy-saving light bulb, but a very High-end, cutting-edge amorphous materials.

Shen Qi said: "Oh, Lao Qi, you can't hurry up. I have issued a military order with the higher-ups. That's how the code name of the FASTER project came about."

Director Qi: "Okay, I'll study the information you gave me and help you get it done as soon as possible."

The thesis on cerium-gallium-copper metal-plastics was written by Yang Dingtian, and the segmental project summary report was written by Tang Yuan.

Both of them are able-bodied officers at the level of 880,000 yuan. They are very familiar with this project and quickly completed the thesis and summary report.

There are practical results, articles, and summaries. The relevant departments are very satisfied with the progress and output of FASTER.

The competent department and Yanda respectively commended the FASTER project team, and hope that all researchers will make persistent efforts and reach new heights.

Today is the first anniversary of the establishment of the FASTER project team. At this time last year, Shen Qi asked the Institute of Physics and Technology to second 10 researchers to the project team.

A year passed, and Shen Qi faced some personnel problems.

Yang Dingtian followed Shen Qi not long after the establishment of the center, belonging to the establishment of the center.

That is to say, Yang Dingtian's personnel assessment belongs to the center, and Shen Qi has the final say on his salary, bonus, subsidy, promotion, logistics support and other matters.

The 10 researchers seconded by the Academy followed Shen Qi to do projects, and their personnel establishment still belonged to the Academy.

In the year-end assessment, Shen Qi gave Yang Dingtian the best assessment grade, but Shen Qi was unable to conduct personnel assessment for the other 10 researchers.

Some researchers complained to Shen Qi that the annual assessment given to them by the Academy of Sciences is very ordinary, that is, the level of neither salary increase nor salary reduction.

Including Shen Qi's center, all departments of Yanda are divided into four levels of assessment for employees: A, B, C, and D.

A. The annual performance is extremely good, and the base salary will be increased by two levels, which will be used as an important basis for evaluating titles and housing allocation.

B. The annual performance is excellent, and the basic salary will be increased by one level.

C, average annual performance, no salary increase.

D, the annual performance is poor, the basic salary will be reduced by one level, and the evaluation of professional titles and house allocation will not be considered within three years.

Shen Qi gave Yang Dingtian an A, but Tang Yuan and the others basically got a C in the museum.

As a manager, Shen Qi can understand the practice of the institute. There is a quota ratio between A and B. The ten seconded physics institutes have not worked for the institute for a year. It is normal for the institute to give them C.

It's not who the institute is targeting. The dean of the institute also has his own considerations. After all, he has to take care of those employees who have not joined the FASTER project team.

So Shen Qi said to Dean Ning of the Institute of Physics: "How about this, Dean Ning, the ten physics researchers who are seconded, all their personnel establishments will be allocated to my center. I have fewer people and more places, A and B places. It’s not used up this year.”