Chapter 876: Use a Nature article as bait (4k)
"Metal?"
Li Yabo was obviously stunned for a moment.
His previous research, including the paper that is currently refining experimental data, focused on carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRP) panels of different thicknesses, and Chang Haonan had never mentioned changing the research subjects before. Why did he suddenly do so? Was it changed to metal material soon?
Looking at Li Yabo who looked confused, Chang Haonan smiled and explained:
“I initially planned to continue the original idea and study the processing of carbon-based composite materials.”
"But I have been thinking about it for a while recently and found that according to the energy transfer theory of electrons and lattice, the relationship between the laser and the material being processed will be affected by the electronic thermal conductivity, the lattice thermal conductivity, and the electro-acoustic coupling coefficient. Characteristic parameters are affected, but carbon fiber, even after multi-layering, is still too anisotropic, which is a huge trouble for controllable processing. "
“On the contrary, metals, including alloy materials, because the electrothermal characteristics have been relatively clearly studied, are more suitable as the entry point for our research, first easy and then difficult..."
Actually, he had another reason that he didn't tell—
At present, even industry leaders such as the United States, Japan, and Germany are relatively conservative in the application of CFRP materials.
Especially in the aerospace field, it is almost always the icing on the cake. .
Huaxia's research accumulation in the field of CFRP materials is even weaker, and its commercialization level is almost completely blank.
Except for some low-grade experimental products, aviation-grade products are almost 100% dependent on imports.
ˆ Relevant papers and patents are also in a relatively chaotic state.
In this case, great efforts have been made to develop a new processing method for CFRP, at least in a short period of time.
But metal is different.
Among other things, the turbine and the air film holes on the inner wall of the combustion chamber of the turbofan 10 are still waiting for new processes to improve production efficiency.
As for why Li Yabo didn't know about this matter…
Because Chang Haonan figured out this layer while waiting for the right temperature window in Hailar.
There was no time to inform him.
“But my paper is basically finished…”
Li Yabo felt a little at a loss:
“Should we also use metal materials as a research object and add some content?”
“That's not necessary. Send me the article for a look. If there are no big problems, submit it as soon as possible.”
Chang Haonan waved his hand:
“The main purpose of your paper is to meet the graduation requirements and to make the industry misjudge our specific research direction.”
Hearing this, Li Yabo and Yao Mengna looked puzzled at the same time.
Chang Haonan has never told anyone the second reason before.
But now.
There is no need to hide anymore.
“This topic will cause a lot of noise in the future, and it will definitely not be hidden.”
Chang Haonan explained:
“Our country's hard power in the laser field is still much weaker than that of developed countries. If others can judge our technical route in a short period of time, there is a high probability that they will be ahead of us and catch up.”
Previously, his research on laser processing was basically based on his interest and technical reserves, so naturally it was mainly based on the strength of this laboratory and, at most, Beijing Hang University.
But now that this topic has been linked to the finalization of the production of Turbofan 10, as the model chief engineer, he must mobilize all relevant resources.
However, the technical reserves in this area are relatively weak within the Aerospace Power Group, or the entire Science and Technology Commission system.
It will definitely involve the Chinese Academy of Sciences and even other universities in the system.
The implications are huge, even if it is as high as two bombs and one satellite, the news will definitely leak out.
Furthermore, the act of confidentiality itself is also a kind of information -
“You kid must be doing something big if you are sneaking there!”
Instead of doing this, it is better to openly admit that we are studying laser processing.
As long as some guidance is provided in more detailed places, it may be able to achieve better results.
"But…"
Yao Mengna next to her raised her eyebrows:
"That paper...isn't it going to be published in nature?"
Chaining trouble for competitors through papers or patents is not a particularly uncommon thing in academic circles, especially in academic fields that are strongly related to applications.
As long as you don't engage in academic fraud, others can't say anything.
But take a nature article to do this...
is particularly rare.
After all, if you just write a random paper, there is a high probability that you will not get into Nature at all.
And if you invest too many resources in this direction that you know is wrong, you will injure the enemy by one thousand and lose yourself by eight hundred.
However, Chang Haonan nodded:
“It's not easy to let go of children to trap wolves. It's because everyone has this kind of thinking inertia that it's easier to take advantage of them. The longer they are misled and the deeper they are, the more beneficial it will be to our future development.”
“Furthermore, this paper did not involve too much energy. The equipment was not in place during this period, and I could not conduct too in-depth experiments. As for the previous investment, I regarded it as training for Li Yabo..."
Yao Mengna and Li Yabo were speechless at the same time.
Practice your hands and write a piece of Nature. Who are you going to talk to for reasoning?
In fact, for a normal research group, even for the Torch Laboratory, the investment from the school headquarters is not low.
But whether it is low or not is all relative.
At present, laser processing has climbed onto the big tree of the turbofan 10 project, so the previous expenditure of millions is naturally nothing.
Even if it is just used as a bait, it can be regarded as a loss of blood.
One month later.
London, England.
Macmillan Publishing Company.
For China, the 2001 Spring Festival holiday has just begun, and most people, including Chang Haonan, have gone to rest.
But Europeans don't celebrate the Spring Festival, and the Christmas vacation is already over.
Hence, the Nature editorial department has returned to its usual busy scene.
As one of the two most prestigious journals in the field of natural sciences in the world, it receives a large number of submissions every day from various research institutions around the world.
After all, there is almost no scientific researcher who has never dreamed of publishing in Nature.
The number of papers in each issue of Nature, as well as the number of publications in the journal itself, are strictly limited.
This is still the case even after entering the digital age.
This is in sharp contrast to some journals that, in order to earn page fees, have crazy increased the number of journals after they have gone electronic and are no longer restricted by the length of paper editions.
This greatly ensures the influence and authority of the journal.
But for editors, it is not good news.
Because with the opening of online submission channels, the number of submissions has increased by almost an order of magnitude in recent years.
And among them, not even one in a thousand can break through many thresholds and finally be published...
This is because the field of natural sciences has high requirements for experiments, which excludes most civil sciences.
Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be even lower…
So, for the staff of the editorial department, it is actually a bit boring...
"well…"
Senior Editor Paul Nicholson threw the 20th paper he read today into the recycle bin, then sighed and got up to get himself a cup of black tea.
"What's wrong?"
Fanny Black, who was sitting opposite, raised her head:
“Have you received any ridiculous requests for publication again?”
Nature is indeed a top journal. But no matter how top you are, you are still part of the academic circle.
Although there are few cases where the editorial department is required to directly accept manuscripts due to external recruitment such as personal connections, financial interests or political pressure, it is by no means unheard of.
This is what Blake is talking about.
“That's not the case.”
Nicholson returned to his seat holding the cup:
“It's just that I have seen 10 papers in a row this morning claiming to have discovered a single-layer carbon atom material…”
Blake didn't answer, just showed a helpless smile.
Similar experiences have happened to her before.
If you want to publish in Nature, it is definitely impossible without some groundbreaking content.
But some authors put too much groundbreaking work in the abstract instead of the conclusion...
Looking at the abstract, we can see Nobel Prize-level achievements per capita.
Look at the content again…
Even if they, the editors, are not professional researchers, they can see that it is full of loopholes.
While speaking, Blake also clicked on a submission classified as "carbon-based materials", and then his eyes quickly scanned the abstract.
“Here…I also have an article here.”
“Although I did not discover a single layer of carbon atoms, I also said that I have solved the problem of laser thermal effects being unpredictable during the processing of carbon-based composite materials…”
However, when she said this, her voice stopped abruptly.
Nicholson raised his head and cast a questioning look.
"etc…"
Blake raised his hand and pushed back his blond hair that was originally hanging down.
This is her habitual action when thinking.
“The data in this article…seems like it can really be fitted?”
“Ah?”
Nixon, who was about to open the next paper, immediately put down his teacup and walked around behind Blake.
Then he was stunned.
The fit between this curve and the data is too good to be true.
“It's not adjusted by data, right?”
Nixon frowned immediately.
Theoretically, editors and even reviewers are not responsible for the authenticity of the data in the paper.
But if you encounter something that is particularly outrageous, you should still pay attention to it.
“Let's first take a look at who the author is?”
He proposed again:
“If there have been results in this field before, it should still be credible.”
Blake followed the instructions and clicked on the personal information column of the first author.
In fact, Nature's review results are also highly affected by the author's past scientific research results.
In other words, even if the content of the paper remains completely unchanged and a well-known professor in the industry submits it as the corresponding author, the difficulty of submitting the manuscript will be greatly reduced.
This is not entirely due to academic hegemony, but in most cases, natural science research itself is a step-by-step process.
There was no movement before, but now we can make a big one.
The possibility is not to say impossible, at least very small.
“YaboLi… is a complete newcomer, completely blank.”
Blake shook his head, and then clicked on the corresponding author.
She was stunned by the content loaded on the screen:
"Um?"
Nixon leaned in front of the screen:
“HaonanChang...has published some pretty good papers, but they don't seem to have anything to do with materials science...don't you just come here to bully me?”
"no…"
Blake raised his hand to stop Nixon from continuing:
“Is this person the one who was very popular last year... one of the two people who solved the Poincaré conjecture?”
"like…"
Nixon's tone also became serious:
“I'll check it out…”
He quickly returned to his seat and started typing on the keyboard.
After a few minutes, the result was obtained:
“Last year's Chang Haonan was a professor at a Chinese university called Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His contact email address was...so is he really him?”
Blake nodded nervously.
However, Nixon relaxed:
“Then just leave it to the reviewers. For an author of this level, we can't decide whether he can pass the manuscript or not.”
“That's the problem.”
Blake showed a troubled expression:
"This paper... is said to be about materials science, but it is about 1/3 of the length, and at least half of the innovation lies in elaborating basic physical laws and performing mathematical calculations. I can't think of anyone to review it for a while..."
“Professors of materials science most likely do not understand mathematics and theoretical physics, professors of physics may not understand mathematics, and professors of mathematics do not understand the actual situation of materials science… I always feel that this paper is awkward no matter which field it is classified into.”
Chang Haonan added a lot of computational materials science content to this paper.
But computational materials science is not yet a prominent subject here, so even if Black was an editor for Nature, he felt a little numb for a while.
“To put it bluntly, it seems more suitable to submit it to PhysicalReview…”
She complained casually:
PhysicalReview series founded by Cornell University, although its public reputation is not as good as Nature and Science, it is definitely an extremely important journal.
In the past half century, 60% of Nobel Prize-winning papers in physics were published on it.
“But if you really dare to reject the manuscript, the editor will probably kill someone..."
Nixon said half-jokingly:
“This kind of truly groundbreaking paper can only be published in our journal Nature.”
Blake ignored Nixon's joke about using the names of his own and friend's business journals, and just started looking through the list.
“Yes!”
After a full hour, she suddenly raised her head, and her sharp voice startled Nixon, who had almost forgotten about it.
All the black tea was spilled.
“Henry Jeske is a materials physicist, but his research field is more theoretical, so he doesn't usually interact with us much. He published an article of a similar style in Physical Review about two years ago.”
“Even so…”
The cup of tea just happened to be spilled in a very bad place, so Blake quickly grabbed a piece of paper and started to wipe his pants:
“How many more reviewers do you need?”
But Blake no longer cared about this and started writing the email directly:
“It doesn't matter, let Professor Jeske recommend it to us.”
“The content of this paper should be of interest to him...”
(End of this chapter)
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