Another revolution in battery tech? Man, is it Friday already? Look how time flies…
Nickel 63 has a half life of 100 years. So that means you have safely store these things for 500 years after using them. Yeah, sounds totally fine.
that contains 63 nuclear isotopes.
the nickel 63 isotopes
AI article?
Too many of those floating around. Another gem I recently stumbled upon was power consumption of 4.7 watts per watt.
Once they have a one watt version, this would be good for trickle charging when you are not using the device, such as when you’re sleeping. But you would definitely need a lithium battery alongside it for normal use.
… but wont.
Give us this day thy daily revolutionary battery invented tech journalism hype bullshit
100 microwatts.
Lol so the same as almost every other nuclear battery.
Could be good for a LoRa node. But obviously won’t hit the market.
The article is really funny, because they talk about how this company’s innovation could be used in pacemakers. When they had betavoltaic pacemakers in the 1970s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betavoltaic_device
The innovation isn’t the product, it is the manufacturing. The cells in pacemakers had the housing of the pacemaker to protect from puncture.
These devices are meant to go in portable electronics so puncture safety is far more critical.
Honestly radioactive copper as a low volt lifetime battery is an interesting idea. It won’t live power a phone but it could charge it while inactive.
Good for camping where solar isn’t viable.
