Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 490 - 489: Superconductivity

The conditions in the new laboratory now are much better than before, and there are many more experiments that can be conducted.

Just like the recent room-temperature superconductor material, a necessary condition for controlled nuclear fusion, which was completed by Jiang Cheng and Gu Li.

Jiang Cheng has accomplished many critical pre-technologies, and now it's time to begin research.

After such a long time of preparation, this important project can finally start, and even Jiang Cheng is a bit excited.

You must know this is a controlled nuclear fusion project, a dream for humanity for many years.

Numerous outstanding scientists have spent their lifetimes on this without seeing any hope of success.

If Jiang Cheng can successfully complete controlled nuclear fusion, the laboratory's energy problem will be fundamentally solved.

There's also a huge basement underground in the laboratory, which is now completely empty.

It's a space reserved for building the nuclear fusion reactor, and will also be the main power supply for the laboratory in the future.

Currently, the laboratory uses external power, and there seems to be no issue, but these external powers are connected to Luo City's power grid.

For now, it doesn't seem to be too much of a problem, as Luo City's power system can still handle the laboratory's load.

But in the future, many experiments will need massive amounts of energy, and if these projects are conducted, Luo City may experience blackouts.

The astronomical amount of energy required will directly drain Luo City's power grid, plunging the entire Luoyu region into power outages.

Although with Jiang Cheng's current status, even having Luo City blackout won't be much of a problem.

In Luo City, no one dares to challenge Jiang Cheng, not even the Luoyu officials dare to confront him.

They might even help Jiang Cheng get preferential access, allowing him to freely use the entire city's energy.

But doing so would also impact his reputation: causing a power outage in the entire city for his experiments might seem too selfish.

Moreover, as Jiang Cheng's research progresses, Luo City's entire electricity supply might not suffice for his use, and he'll face a crisis at that point.

In this era, having no electricity is a huge problem, and thinking about countless people unable to use electricity makes Jiang Cheng reluctant to drain Luo City's energy.

The groundbreaking technologies Jiang Cheng is developing are to make life more convenient for everyone, allowing people to enjoy the conveniences of future technology in advance.

Not to cause everyone to fall into suffering because of his research.

Such behavior is not Jiang Cheng's style; he does not wish to make ordinary people bear unjust burdens for the sake of some research projects.

Therefore, controlled nuclear fusion has become an urgent research priority, and Jiang Cheng must complete this project as soon as possible.

Once the energy problem is completely solved, Jiang Cheng can proceed with many experiments, bringing forth numerous achievements.

And controlled nuclear fusion is the solution Jiang Cheng has chosen. Under current conditions on Earth, it is the best energy solution.

Nuclear fusion provides much more power supply than other energy sources and virtually no pollution, proving far better than thermal power plants.

Furthermore, unlike current nuclear power plants, which are incredibly polluting and pose significant threats in case of accidents, nuclear fusion is much safer.

The raw materials for fusion are hydrogen elements, found everywhere, making the raw material problem extremely simple, essentially inexhaustible.

For current human civilization, controlled nuclear fusion is an endless energy source.

Energy issues have always plagued humanity. Though it seems fine now, Earth's energy will inevitably be exhausted in the future.

Oil will be completely exhausted within a hundred years, turning gasoline-powered machines into scrap metal.

Coal seems more abundant but cannot withstand humanity's endless consumption.

Many people are striving to solve energy shortages, and many new energy sources have been developed, temporarily solving a portion of the problem.

But these are merely surface solutions; new energy sources have many problems and cannot resolve all energy consumption issues.

If no solution is found, human development will stagnate due to energy issues, and even a regression of civilization might occur.

For the sake of energy issues, humanity has already fought many wars, seeking the limited energy resources on Earth.

Yet, nuclear fusion can perfectly solve this problem, considering the current total energy consumption of humanity.

If controlled nuclear fusion can be resolved, it will suffice for current human consumption.

Even if human energy consumption increases dozens or hundreds of times, nuclear fusion will still sufficiently supply humanity.

If Jiang Cheng completes the controlled nuclear fusion research, he could completely resolve humanity's energy issues.

Perhaps in the future, as humanity enters the space age, nuclear fusion might become insufficient, requiring new energy research then.

But that is a long way off, not something Jiang Cheng needs to consider right now.

Although it seems nuclear fusion technology is flawless, it's practically humanity's hope.

This technology is extremely difficult to realize; nuclear fusion was discovered a long time ago.

It was even used in warfare, becoming a terrifying and destructive weapon.

The explosion principle of the Cyan Bullet is nuclear fusion, a power capable of easily destroying a city.

Judging by the power of the Cyan Bullet, one can see how immense nuclear fusion energy is, making everyone eager to possess it due to its near-limitlessness.

Unfortunately, although the Cyan Bullet has been manufactured for decades, nuclear fusion energy has not been mastered.

Many countries have mastered the Cyan Bullet, and Flame Country has long studied it based on its strength.

But the Cyan Bullet, a destructive strategic weapon, is technically worlds apart from controlled nuclear fusion.

The Cyan Bullet's nuclear fusion is uncontrollable for humans, destroying everything nearby upon release.

This destructive energy cannot be utilized by humans; collecting energy from such explosions is impossible.

If the Cyan Bullet's technology were used to build power plants, they would only be operational for an instant.

Once nuclear fusion begins, the power plant would be destroyed by the energy, leaving nothing left in its vicinity.

Such extreme, violent energy would annihilate everything nearby in an instant, making collection and utilization impossible.

This kind of energy is, of course, not what humanity wants, hence the research on controlling this energy is ongoing.