The solution wasn't just challenging; it was fascinating. I'd been working on this exact technical problem in my own lab for weeks, approaching it from different angles than the Ricardo R&D team. Their method was clever but fundamentally flawed.
I scribbled equations rapidly, feeling the familiar rush of solving a complex puzzle. The team watched me work in stunned silence, their skepticism gradually shifting to curiosity.
"This approach won't work," I muttered, mostly to myself. "The energy transfer coefficient is off by at least twenty percent."
Miles leaned over my shoulder. "We've tried adjusting for that. The material properties—"
"The material isn't the problem," I interrupted. "It's the thermal interface." I sketched a quick diagram. "See? The heat distribution is uneven."
Mason blinked at my notes. "That's... actually brilliant."
"Simple physics," I shrugged, continuing to work.
