Entering through the glass door, there was a passageway about five meters long.
On the left side of the passageway was another glass door. Ding Xiaoyou led her brother Ding Yue through this side door.
"Change into the lab coat before going in."
Ding Xiaoyou reminded her brother Ding Yue.
After all, this was an energy chemistry laboratory and a newly built one at that, so putting on professional lab coats was a necessity.
A few minutes later, the siblings had changed into white lab coats, left the dressing room, and pushed open the door in front.
A large room suddenly lay before them.
The floor was clean, the walls were white, and the room was filled with all sorts of chemical-related equipment.
There were large pieces of equipment, as well as seemingly rudimentary ones that were actually quite useful.
Upon entering, Ding Yue felt as if he’d walked into a movie-style chemistry laboratory.
However, his sister’s laboratory undoubtedly had more space and more equipment.
On a workbench to the right, Ding Yue saw all kinds of glass bottles, some filled with solid chemical substances, others with liquid chemical substances.
To the front left was a row of computer workstations.
Obviously, even an energy chemistry laboratory needed computers for related data calculations.
Even this set of computer equipment was included in the 145 million yuan order from Nanyang Technological University.
All the equipment in this energy chemistry laboratory, except for the chemical materials, was purchased from Nanyang Technological University.
With such a top-notch chemistry laboratory, Xiaoyou’s potential for future development was boundless.
What she wanted to research the most was the field of energy.
The field of energy related to chemistry, in simplest terms, involves converting chemical substances into energy through certain methods.
In this era of global mechanization, more and more fields were dependent on energy.
Phones, cars, trains, planes, aviation, etc., all needed energy.
And human energy resources were not unlimited.
One day, coal, oil, and natural gas would all run out.
Therefore, efficient energy usage was one of the methods for sustainable human development, unless humans could master controlled nuclear fusion technology.
But, that seemed unlikely.
So what Ding Xiaoyou wanted to research was how to use advanced technology to make energy usage more efficient.
"These instruments are the most advanced in the world; I didn’t dare to even dream about them before!"
Ding Xiaoyou advanced, running her hand over the equipment at her side.
From now on, these devices would be her companions for her experimental research work. With the world’s most advanced energy chemistry research equipment, Ding Xiaoyou could conduct the energy technology research she enjoyed and desired most.
"Xiao You, now that we have this lab, what kind of research do you want to conduct?" Ding Yue turned his head, looking at his sister Ding Xiaoyou with a brotherly smile.
"Definitely battery energy technology."
Ding Xiaoyou cheerfully answered.
"There are millions of battery-related technologies. Do you have a clear direction?" Ding Yue continued to ask curiously.
He had paid 145 million yuan to Nanyang Technological University for this set of energy chemistry research equipment, hoping that his sister Ding Xiaoyou could produce impressive research results at Mist City Arts and Science University.
"Right now, I have two directions. One is fuel cells, to develop more efficient hydrogen fuel cells." Ding Xiaoyou answered while exploring her laboratory.
"Hydrogen fuel cells?"
Ding Yue wasn’t very proficient in the area of chemical energy, he was more comfortable with physics, so he couldn’t fully understand what his sister meant by hydrogen fuel cells.
"It’s a power-generating device that can directly convert the chemical energy of hydrogen and oxygen into electricity. The basic principle is the reverse reaction of electrolyzing water. Hydrogen and oxygen are supplied to the anode and cathode, respectively. The hydrogen diffuses outward through the anode, reacts with the electrolyte, releases electrons which reach the cathode via an external load. Do you understand?"
Ding Xiaoyou explained quite professionally.
"Oh, what about the other direction besides hydrogen fuel cells?" Ding Yue nodded, pretending to understand, then asked about the other battery technology that Ding Xiaoyou wanted to research.
But even before Ding Xiaoyou could answer, Ding Yue remembered.
Because it seemed like his sister had mentioned it to him before.
"Graphene battery technology, right?" As soon as he remembered, Ding Yue immediately asked.
"Yes. Graphene batteries have a significant potential market in the future. The key is, graphene batteries can be made very small and can be used in electronic devices, mobile phones, computers, etc. Hydrogen fuel cell applications must be on a larger scale, for vehicles, for example."
Ding Xiaoyou nodded, briefly analyzing the future application areas of the two types of battery technology if the research were to be successful.
"Graphene battery technology... but the exfoliation technique for graphene isn’t very mature, it will be difficult to support the development of the graphene battery industry based on graphene’s energy storage capabilities."
Ding Yue had a fair understanding of graphene battery technology.