Chapter 876: Using 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 with the original idea and study and process 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 their electrothermal properties have been relatively clearly studied, are more suitable as the entry point for our research. We should start with the easier ones and then the more difficult ones..."

In fact, he had another reason that he didn't tell—

At the moment, 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. .

China'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.

Related papers and patents are also in a relatively chaotic state.

In this case, spending great efforts to develop a new processing method for CFRP will not be of much use, at least in a short period of time.

But metal is different.

Apart from anything else, 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...

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. You can send me the article for a look. If there are no major problems, I can submit it as soon as possible."

Chang Haonan waved his hand:

"The most important role 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 had not told anyone the second reason before.

But now.

No need to hide anymore.

"This topic will make a lot of noise next, 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."

In the past, his research on laser processing was basically based on interest and technical reserves, so naturally it was based on the strength of this laboratory and at most Jinghang University.

But now that this topic has been linked to the production and finalization of the turbofan 10, as the model chief engineer, he must mobilize all relevant resources.

However, the technical reserves in this area within the Aerospace Power Group, or the entire Science and Technology Commission system, are relatively weak.

It will definitely involve the Chinese Academy of Sciences and even universities in other systems.

The implications are huge, even if it is as high as two bombs and one satellite, the news will definitely leak out.

Moreover, the act of confidentiality itself is also a kind of information——

"You kid must be doing something big if you are sneaking around there!"

Instead of doing this, it is better to openly admit that we are studying laser processing.

As long as you provide some guidance in more detailed areas, you 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?"

Causing trouble to competitors in the same industry through papers or patents is not a particularly rare thing in academic circles, especially in academic fields that are closely related to applications.

As long as you don't engage in academic fraud, others can't say anything.

But use a nature article to do this...

It's extremely 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 eight hundred to yourself.

However, Chang Haonan nodded:

"It's because we have this habit of thinking that it's easier to take advantage of children. The longer they are misled and the deeper they are, the better it will be for our future development."

"Furthermore, this paper did not involve too much energy. The equipment was not in place during this period, and it was not possible to conduct in-depth experiments. As for the previous investment, it was regarded as training for Li Yabo..."

"..."

"..."

Yao Mengna and Li Yabo were speechless at the same time.

If you practice your skills and write a piece of Nature, who are you going to talk to for explanation?

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 relative.

At present, laser processing has climbed up the big tree of the WS-10 project, so the previous expenditure of one million is naturally nothing.

Even if it is just a bait, it is a blood profit.

…

One month later.

London, England.

Macmillan Publishing Company.

For Huaxia, the 2001 Spring Festival holiday has just begun, and most people, even Chang Haonan, have turned to rest.

But Europeans do not celebrate the Spring Festival, and the Christmas holiday has long ended.

Therefore, the Nature editorial department has returned to its usual busy scene.

As one of the two most prestigious natural science journals in the world, it receives a large number of submissions from various research institutions around the world every day.

After all, there is almost no researcher who has not dreamed of publishing in Nature.

The number of papers in each issue of Nature and the number of issues of the journal itself are strictly limited.

This is still the case even after entering the digital age.

This is in stark contrast to some journals that have increased their publication volume crazily after going electronic and no longer restricted by the length of paper versions in order to earn page fees.

This has greatly guaranteed the influence and authority of the journal,

but it is not good news for editors.

Because with the opening of online submission channels, the number of submissions has increased by almost an order of magnitude in recent years.

Among them, only one in a thousand can finally break through the numerous barriers and be published...

This is because the field of natural sciences has high requirements for experiments, which inherently excludes most of the amateur scientists.

Otherwise, it would probably be even lower...

So, for the editorial staff, it is actually a bit boring...

"Ah..."

Senior editor Paul Nicholson threw the 20th paper he had read today into the recycling bin, then sighed and got up to make himself a cup of black tea.

"What's wrong?"

Fanny Black, who was sitting opposite, raised her head:

"Did you receive any ridiculous submission requests again?"

It is true that Nature is indeed a top journal.

But no matter how top-notch, it is still part of the academic circle.

Although there are few cases of asking the editorial department to directly accept manuscripts by means of personal connections, economic interests or political pressure, there are definitely some.

This is the case that Blake said.

"That's not the case."

Nicholson returned to his seat with a cup:

"It's just that I have seen 10 papers claiming to have discovered single-layer carbon atom materials this morning..."

"..."

Blake did not answer, but just smiled helplessly.

She had similar experiences before.

If you want to publish in Nature, it is definitely impossible without some groundbreaking content.

But some authors put too much groundbreaking content in the abstract, not the conclusion...

At a glance at the abstract, each person has Nobel Prize-level achievements.

Then look at the content...

Even if they, the editors, are not professional researchers, they can see that there are many loopholes in it.

While talking, Blake also clicked on a manuscript classified as "carbon-based materials", and then quickly scanned the abstract.

"Hey... I've also published an article."

"Although it's not about discovering a single layer of carbon atoms, it also says that I solved the problem of unpredictable laser thermal effects in the processing of carbon-based composite materials..."

But at this point, her voice stopped abruptly.

Nicholson raised her head and cast a questioning look.

"Wait..."

Blake raised her hand and brushed her originally loose blonde hair back.

This was her habitual action when thinking.

"The data in this article... seems to be able to fit?"

"Ah?"

Nicholson, who was about to open the next paper, immediately put down the teacup and walked behind Blake.

Then he was also stunned.

The fit between this curve and the data is so good that it doesn't seem real.

"Did it have to be adjusted by the data?"

Nicholson frowned immediately.

In theory, editors and even reviewers are not responsible for the authenticity of the data in the paper.

But if you encounter something particularly outrageous, you still have to pay attention to it.

"Let's take a look at who the author is first?"

He suggested again:

"If there have been achievements in this field before, it should be credible."

Blake clicked on the personal information column of the first author as he was told.

In fact, Nature's review results are also highly affected by the author's previous scientific research results.

In other words, even if the content of the paper remains unchanged, the difficulty of passing the paper will be greatly reduced if a well-known professor in the industry submits it as the corresponding author.

This is not entirely due to academic hegemony, but in most cases, natural science research itself is a gradual process.

There was no movement before, and he can make a big one right away.

The possibility is not to say that there is no possibility, but at least it is very small.

"Yabo Li... is a complete newcomer, a blank."

Blake shook her head, and then clicked on the corresponding author.

The content loaded on the screen made her stunned:

"Huh?"

Nicholson leaned in front of the screen:

"Haonan Chang... I have published some pretty good papers, but they don't seem to have anything to do with materials science... Don't come here just to bully me, right?"

"no……"

Black 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, Chang Haonan was a professor at a Chinese university called Beijing Aeronautics and Astronautics University. His contact email address was...so is it really him?"

Blake nodded nervously.

But Nixon relaxed:

"Then just leave it to the reviewers. If an author of this level fails to pass the manuscript, we cannot have the final say."

"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 couldn'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 considered a prominent subject here, so even if Black is an editor for Nature, it feels a bit numb for a while.

"To put it inappropriately, it seems more suitable to be submitted to Physical Review..."

She complained casually:

Although the Physical Review series founded by Cornell University is not as well-known 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-in-chief will probably kill someone..."

Nixon said half-jokingly:

"This kind of truly groundbreaking paper can only be published in our journal Nature."

Black ignored Nixon's joke about using the names of his own company and his friends' 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 wiping his pants:

"How many more reviewers do you need?"

Blake no longer cared about this and started writing an email directly:

"It doesn't matter, just let Professor Jeske recommend it to us."

"The content of this paper should be of interest to him..."