World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years
World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years

World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years

The world's first nuclear-powered battery, which uses a radioactive isotope embedded in a diamond, could power small devices for thousands of years, scientists say.
The nuclear battery uses the reaction of a diamond placed close to a radioactive source to spontaneously produce electricity, scientists at the University of Bristol in the U.K. explained in a Dec. 4 statement. No motion — neither linear nor rotational — is required. That means no energy is needed to move a magnet through a coil or to turn an armature within a magnetic field to produce electric current, as is required in conventional power sources.
The diamond battery harvests fast-moving electrons excited by radiation, similar to how solar power uses photovoltaic cells to convert photons into electricity, the scientists said.
Yo this makes me think of the long lasting nuclear powered gadgets in the Foundation books
Or how every time you enter some ancient ruins on some game, EVERYTHING is still working despite not having seen a person in a millenia
walk up to abandoned building in STALKER 2
30+ years after Chernobyl
the lights are on
...
If video games have taught me anything, it's that ghost towns and ancient ruins apparently require less maintenance and upkeep than my own fucking house.
And torches are lit
Well yeah they perfected those nuclear diamond batteries