Super God-Level Top Student

No matter from which angle you look at it, the Supercomputing Center is considered a heavy asset. The research institute definitely doesn't have that much money.

Qiao Ze probably does.

But Li Jiangao knows that Qiao Ze and Su Mucheng have just taken out all their money and donated it directly to the Qiao Ze Natural Science Foundation. Most importantly, no research institute has ever fundraised to build a supercomputing center where individuals donate money.

Approaching Qiao Ze to discuss this matter is mainly because Qiao Ze applying for it would be more useful than him doing so, after all, Qiao Ze's influence is genuinely greater than his now.

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"We need a supercomputing center?"

"Yes."

"Then why not build it ourselves?"

"Because... it's expensive?"

"Oh, then let Xilin Licheng build one and share it with the research institute?"

"Well, actually, if you submit an application now, it should be approved quickly. It's not quite right to let you pay for building a supercomputing center for the research institute."

"Maybe, but what if I have to leave the research institute in the future?"

"Hmm... are you not satisfied with the current Xi Lin Mathematical Research Institute? Why are you thinking about leaving?"

"I'm very satisfied now, but that doesn't mean I will still be satisfied in the future; the world is dynamic. We should leave ourselves an escape route for key core research assets," Qiao Ze said earnestly.

Li Jiangao was stunned, feeling a complex mix of emotions, almost as if his child had suddenly grown up and was now lecturing him.

"And since it's about building a new supercomputing center, we can try some new technologies. For example, a supercomputing center embedded with an AI core is a good option. Such an experimental nature of a supercomputing center—if pursuing the normal application process—would probably require setting up another engineering research center," Qiao Ze continued to explain.

"Oh, new technologies? What are your thoughts?" Li Jiangao shifted his position to a more comfortable one and asked.

"During my rest period, I did some work, including reviewing the characteristics of superspiral algebra and transcendental geometry in the process of proving a conjecture. In addition to redefining the mathematical and physical definitions of the spiral structure vector field, I also thought about structures similar to that space, like DNA, which is a typical double helix structure.

Then, I looked through some papers on biological computers recently and found that current research on biological computing has fallen into some misconceptions. The focus of this field has mainly been on utilizing DNA's extremely high storage density and those complex, nonlinear information processing tasks, but it seems that something has been overlooked.

For instance, could the basic mechanisms of life forms be explained and simulated using the principles of quantum mechanics? And with this, achieve data storage, processing, and computing on the cellular and molecular levels.

If feasible, superspiral algebra already provides a mathematical framework for describing complex, dynamically changing helical structures, which already exist in nature's DNA and protein folding. Combined with some quantum properties, maybe we could develop a biological information processing unit, let's call it SSCD.

Using the dynamic variability of the superspiral structure, SSCD could theoretically encode and decode more complex information within the genetic material of the cell. If my concept is valid, by introducing some quantum properties into the biological mathematical processing units, we can endow these biological information processing units with significantly more computing power," Qiao Ze said, pursing his lips as if already contemplating the feasibility of this technology.

Li Jiangao's eyes widened, and he began to wonder if the term "Xi Lin Mathematical Research Institute" was too limiting.

After all, the ideas that Qiao Ze proposed span across the four major fields of mathematics, biology, quantum mechanics, and computer science. As for the finer branches, Li Jiangao didn't quite understand, so he wasn't aware of them.

Mathematics, quantum mechanics, and computer science—these three directions Li Jiangao could understand, but he really never knew that Qiao Ze had also studied biology.

Although gene-editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 have become extremely common in the field of biology, they are not something that an outsider could truly grasp.

In summary, what Qiao Ze said sounded like a dream talk.

But recalling that during the previous summer holiday, Qiao Ze had read some books on the principles of chip manufacturing and designed a theoretically possible chip manufacturing factory—which was actually realized by the engineers at the Optoelectronics Institute—Li Jiangao began to think that maybe the idea Qiao Ze had just mentioned could indeed be realized?

"Uh..." Li Jiangao opened his mouth, about to say something, when Qiao Ze also spoke, "Are you wondering how to implement input and output for this biological information processing technology based on cells?"

"Hmm?"

"The input interface needs a chemical signal encoder, whose primary function is to convert digital signals into chemical signals that the biological system can recognize. By precisely controlling the emission of different types and concentrations of molecules into the SSCD, for instance, different sequences of amino acids or small molecular compounds could represent different computing instructions or data.

There also needs to be an optical stimulation system that uses light of specific wavelengths to activate or inhibit the biological reactions within the SSCD. Through finely adjusting the intensity, frequency, and pattern of the light, the optical system can non-invasively transmit instructions or data to the SSCD.

Finally, the interaction with the biological components of SSCD is achieved through a microelectrode array, converting electrical signals into signals that biology can recognize, for even more precise and rapid control of SSCD's operations.

As for the output, that would be the corresponding chemical signal decoder, used for detecting and parsing the chemical signals emitted by the SSCD and converting them back into digital data. Similarly, these chemical signals might include specific metabolic products, pH changes, or the expression of specific proteins, each correlating to a specific computational result."