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2024-01-17 Science & Technology

Betavolt's tiny nuclear battery can power anything for 50 years without charging

[GEO.TV] Betavolt a Chinese startup company has introduced a new nuclear battery that it claims can generate electricity for 50 years without charging, the Independent reported last week.

Betavolt said, "This new energy innovation will help China gain a leading edge in the new round of the AI technological revolution." It said it is the first nuclear battery to miniaturise atomic energy, by placing 63 nuclear isotopes into a module smaller than a coin.

The Battery is being tested and will ultimately be mass-produced for commercial use such as phones and drones.
"Don't keep your phone in your pocket for periods longer than 1.3 minutes"
The first nuclear battery of its kind by Betavolt can deliver 100 microwatts of power and a voltage of 3V while measuring 15x15x5 cubic millimetres. However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
it plans to produce a battery with 1 watt of power by 2025.

The project is part of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan that aims to strengthen the country's economy by 2025. Other research institutes in the United States and Europa
Europa

...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
are also working on developing the technology.

This technology could revolutionise electronics by removing the need for chargers or portable power banks altogether, creating devices that run continuously and whose batteries do not degrade in terms of capacity and lifespan.

The company said "The atomic energy battery developed by Betavolt is safe, has no external radiation, and is suitable for use in medical devices such as pacemakers, artificial hearts, and cochleas in the human body,

"Atomic energy batteries are environmentally friendly. After the decay period, the 63 isotopes turn into a stable isotope of copper, which is non-radioactive and does not pose any threat or pollution to the environment."

Posted by Fred 2024-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [51 views ] Top
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#1 so what happens when the battery is damaged?

Posted by Mercutio 2024-01-17 03:18|| 2024-01-17 03:18|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Skeptical Mike is Skeptical.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-01-17 06:08|| 2024-01-17 06:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Do NOT dispose of battery in trash!!

Posted by ed in texas 2024-01-17 09:09|| 2024-01-17 09:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Maintain a social distance of 6 ft when your phone is powered on.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-17 09:41|| 2024-01-17 09:41|| Front Page Top

#5 If you can't trust Chinese technology, who can you trust? Do I need to put sarcasm on that?

Posted by Chris 2024-01-17 10:10|| 2024-01-17 10:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Based on Chinese manufacturing QC and 'safety', this could go very wrong really quick.

Imagine a freighter full of these little jewels steaming into your harbor.

Or maybe that was the plan all along.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-01-17 10:11|| 2024-01-17 10:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Like if a Zeppelin full of these things went down over Lake Superior?

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-17 13:08|| 2024-01-17 13:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Chinese Pocket Fusion - what could go wrong.

Posted by mossomo 2024-01-17 13:46|| 2024-01-17 13:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Smells like a pie in the sky business proposition to lure foreign capital in. Once this never materializes the money will be gone and the investors will be screwed. How many times will China do this before investors stop?

Posted by DarthVader 2024-01-17 13:52|| 2024-01-17 13:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Say it with me: "cold fusion."

** cough, cough **

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-01-17 13:56|| 2024-01-17 13:56|| Front Page Top

#11 "Is that a reactor in your pocket or are you just happy to see me"

Posted by Frank G 2024-01-17 14:06|| 2024-01-17 14:06|| Front Page Top

#12 -Hunter using it to vape meth-

"Dang thing only lasted 2 months!"

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-17 14:21|| 2024-01-17 14:21|| Front Page Top

#13 ^ Now that's funny!

Posted by Frank G 2024-01-17 17:29|| 2024-01-17 17:29|| Front Page Top

#14 100 microwatts of power at 3 volts

So with about a 100 of these babies, you could run a single red LED. Blink. Blink.

Probably made from the same stuff as Happy Fun Ball (tm)

Posted by SteveS 2024-01-17 21:43|| 2024-01-17 21:43|| Front Page Top

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