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
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkChinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor materialwww.tomshardware.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareMilderRichter@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoDeep space probes are already nuclear power sources. Right now this is mostly a radio isotope heat source and a peltier device to convert the temperature differential to electricity.
Deep space probes are already nuclear power sources.
Right now this is mostly a radio isotope heat source and a peltier device to convert the temperature differential to electricity.