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World’s first nuclear-powered diamond battery with 5,700-year lifespan unveiled.
1026 sats \ 5 comments \ @suraz 5 Dec science
World’s first nuclear-powered diamond battery with 5,700-year lifespan unveiled by UK
Carbon-14’s short-range radiation, safely encased within a diamond, makes this battery both safe and highly durable.
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully developed the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.
This revolutionary energy source has the potential to power devices for thousands of years, offering a sustainable and efficient solution for a wide range of applications.
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27 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 5 Dec
Sarah Clark, Director of Tritium Fuel Cycle at UKAEA, emphasized the sustainability and safety of this innovation, saying, “Diamond batteries offer a safe, sustainable way to provide continuous microwatt levels of power. They are an emerging technology that uses a manufactured diamond to safely encase small amounts of carbon-14.”
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Still, I imagine this could be useful for very specific low power applications.
I wish there were some paper available, other than this press release.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 5 Dec
I could use one of those.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 5 Dec
Ok, that's fucking cool.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @LowK3y19 5 Dec
Bet this battery still won’t stop my phone from reaching 1%
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 5 Dec
sounds like a plan
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