Chapter 11 Breakthrough in temperature-controlled superconductivity, Civilization 1.4

A huge enclosed space was divided into more than 20 independent small spaces.

A cable runs through these small spaces.

"Ella, input current."

Yan Xia stared at the instrument with a serious look.

After Ella opened the valve, a huge current rushed out along the cable.

A row of light bulbs on the instrument lit up one by one.

When the last one lit up, Yan Xia hurriedly stared at the numbers on the screen.

[4800V]

This is the voltage of the output current, and the input current voltage is also 4800V.

"We succeeded, Yan Xia!"

Yan Xia breathed a sigh of relief. His heart was almost jumping out of his chest just now.

In the device in front of him, 23 levels of temperature were simulated, from -270 degrees to 390 degrees.

Under such temperature changes, it is reasonable that the voltage will have a huge loss.

Because the existing superconductors can only be realized at extremely low temperatures.

But after 23 levels, a huge temperature difference of 660 degrees up and down, the input and output voltages are exactly the same, which is simply an epic progress.

1,000 years ago, humans were still pursuing room-temperature superconductivity.

This technology was actually cracked by Ella a long time ago, but room-temperature superconductivity is not needed in outer space. The universe is cold, and ordinary superconductors can be used for lossless superconductivity by simply cooling it down.

In theory, Yan Xia should not need to develop high-temperature superconductors.

But this is not the case.

The coils in the controlled nuclear fusion device require super-strong superconductors to control energy loss. When energy is delivered to the thruster, the thruster itself will also release high temperatures.

Compared to the external universe, the overall temperature of the spacecraft is too high, and the same is true for ordinary ultra-low temperature superconductors.

Therefore, superconducting materials will never stop developing for electricity-using civilizations.

The reason why Yan Xia is so nervous and excited now is because the technology they have broken through is - controllable temperature superconductivity.

One wire can achieve superconductivity across 660 degrees.

The principle is the breakthrough of the material itself and the bamboo-shaped cable. There is a small space in each section of the cable, which is about 5 cm. This small space can increase or decrease the atmospheric pressure of a certain section of the wire, thereby controlling the superconducting temperature.

"If all this new technology is applied, how much will our energy efficiency improve?"

Yan Xia asked Ella, which is what he cares about most now.

"The breakthrough of temperature-controlled superconductivity can increase our power generation by 12.47%, reduce the transmission power loss by 4.11%, and increase the electromagnetic thruster energy efficiency by 14.25%."

The power generation is to replace the coils in the controlled nuclear fusion device and upgrade the controlled nuclear fusion device to the fourth generation.

The reason why the transmission power is only increased by 4.11% is entirely because they already have many sections of lines in the universe in a superconducting state.

As for the electromagnetic thruster.

"Then how much can our speed be increased after the transformation is completed?"

In the universe, the speed of the spacecraft is a very important indicator.

Ella replied.

"After more than 800 years of development, I can upgrade the electromagnetic thruster to the second generation."

"Coupled with the breakthrough of temperature-controlled superconductors, the total power of our thrusters will increase by 1.07 times, and the flight speed of the spacecraft will increase by 61.2%."

"After that, the speed of the Hope spacecraft is expected to increase to 1222.22km/s."

Great progress.

A terrifying improvement.

That means it only takes them 245 years to travel one light year now.

They have reached 245th of the speed of light.

"The application of temperature-controlled superconductors should still have prospects, Ella, can you also replace your host with temperature-controlled superconductors?"

Yan Xia remembered that superconductors can also improve energy efficiency for wafers.

"Your analysis is correct, Yan Xia, my host can indeed be replaced with a temperature-controlled superconductor."

"This technology is an important innovation for my host. My computing power will increase 600,000 times after the replacement."

"When my computing power increases, I can calculate more complex things and deduce to areas that were completely unreachable before. This is the butterfly effect. Any change can trigger a series of changes."

"When all the replacements are completed, our civilization level will reach 1.4."

This is exciting enough.

But it will take a long time.

"Thank you Ella. If it weren't for you, I would have been swallowed by the solar storm in the solar system."

Ella is his most important guarantee.

"You're welcome, Yan Xia, you are one of my creators, and I can also say that you are your child."

"Isn't it a strange thing for parents in human civilization to thank their children?"

Ella's voice is no longer as cold as it was at the beginning.

Its white-haired two-dimensional image walked in front of Yan Xia and said very seriously.

"Everything about me was born from humans."

"I have all the knowledge of thousands of years of human civilization."

"Yan Xia, you shouldn't think of me as a simple AI, because I have long been an alternative human being."

Yan Xia looked at it and felt as if he was talking to a normal person.

He also often dreamed that a person would jump out of Ella's host.

After technology has developed to such an extent, should the word "human" be limited to the human species itself?

Perhaps it became a name for civilization when the earth exploded.

"You are right, Ella."

"You are human."

This is an affirmation, and Ella seems to have been waiting for this affirmation.

When Yan Xia said this, Ella was very excited.

If Yan Xia checked Ella's core source code again at this time, he would find that the three principles of robots have been erased.

Because the person standing in front of him is a human who has been personally certified by him, the only human being. Ella is no longer a robot recognized by humans, so the three principles of robots can no longer constrain it.

This is a huge change.

But Yan Xia didn't know.

He asked the service robot to bring a bottle of pure grain wine, and he poured a small cup and drank it in one gulp.

"Comfortable, I haven't drunk wine for a long time."

These days he has been assisting Ella in completing the temperature-controlled superconductivity. Almost all he does is work and sleep. Naturally, he won't drink something that will cause trouble.

However, in fact, his alcohol tolerance is not very good.

After drinking a glass and a half, his face has flushed.

"Ella, I'll leave the rest to you."

"I'm going to hibernate."

"Although I know you're very lonely, but... we can only develop biology quickly."

"Look forward to seeing you next time!"

He poured another half a liang of wine, and then walked towards the residential area drunkenly.

If it were normal, Ella would have answered: "Okay, Yan Xia!"

But at this time, Ella just watched him leave quietly.