ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoChinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor materialwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down16
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minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoBetavoltaics have been around for 40+ years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betavoltaic_device This device generates microwatts. You’d need thousands of them in parallel to power a typical mobile phone.
Betavoltaics have been around for 40+ years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betavoltaic_device
This device generates microwatts. You’d need thousands of them in parallel to power a typical mobile phone.