The concept is not that farfetched after Chinese company Betavolt developed a battery the size of a coin that runs on nuclear energy and lasts for an incredible five decades. The technology is also applicable to drones and laptops and the energy density is 10 times more powerful than standard lithium-ion batteries of the same size.
Betavolt’s nuclear battery uses 63 nuclear isotopes positioned within a thumb-sized module. The energy created by the decaying isotopes is converted into electricity, a concept that has existed since the 20th century.
Betavolt’s initial nuclear design delivers 100 microwatts of power and 3V voltage. It’s only 15x15x5 cubic millimeters big, which is great news for smaller electronic devices like phones. Betavolt’s plan includes developing a battery with 1 watt of power by 2025.
Betavolt is certain that the design of their battery ensures its safety. It’s built with a layered structure to prevent it catching fire or exploding when exposed to a sudden force. The battery can also operate under a wide range of temperatures, from -60°C to 120°C.
Will be interesting to see where this goes.After the radioactive element has finished decaying, a stable, harmless, non-radioactive isotope of copper is left behind, which has no environmental threat.
China unveils the ultimate battery: 50 years without recharge, but with dangerous energy
China has developed a new battery that can run for 50 years without recharging, but the kind of energy it utilizes comes with risks to people's health.www.eldiario24.com
Will be interesting to see where this goes.
I haven't seen ANYTHING out of China I would expect to last 50 years. Five years is past their life expectancy. Buy Chinese: Support your local landfill !China unveils the ultimate battery: 50 years without recharge, but with dangerous energy
China has developed a new battery that can run for 50 years without recharging, but the kind of energy it utilizes comes with risks to people's health.www.eldiario24.com
Will be interesting to see where this goes.
Any chance you're wrong? Do you see how this kind of tech development threatens the US auto industry?I haven't seen ANYTHING out of China I would expect to last 50 years. Five years is past their life expectancy. Buy Chinese: Support your local landfill !
China unveils the ultimate battery: 50 years without recharge, but with dangerous energy
China has developed a new battery that can run for 50 years without recharging, but the kind of energy it utilizes comes with risks to people's health.www.eldiario24.com
Will be interesting to see where this goes.
Entirely possible, just as other Cheap Chinese Crap threatens other industries, when consumers insist on "always low prices, always", without regard to quality. Detroit hasn't helped things with a similar attitude. At least when Japan cleaned their clock, consumers got quality cars. That probably won't be the case with China.Any chance you're wrong? Do you see how this kind of tech development threatens the US auto industry?
…are you aware that you would need about two billion of these to have the power output of a Tesla Model 3?Any chance you're wrong? Do you see how this kind of tech development threatens the US auto industry?
Well, shit. We're finally to the Great Old Ones stage of The Dark Tower series. I hope that no one builds Andy the messenger robot. It was a ****ing asshole.
Before I discovered Stephen King books, I grew up reading After The Bomb. At least we didn't have duck and cover drills. Now we have Russian Republicans to remind us almost daily that they're gonna nuke us. You don't even have to go to a book fair to get the doomsday content these days, so that's measurable progress.I've always wondered how long it'd be until we blew our great old asses up.
Most people do not understand the difference between energy density and power density.…are you aware that you would need about two billion of these to have the power output of a Tesla Model 3?
That’s not me being hyperbolic. That is the actual math. It would be somewhere around half a football field, ten feet tall.
Before I discovered Stephen King books, I grew up reading After The Bomb. At least we didn't have duck and cover drills. Now we have Russian Republicans to remind us almost daily that they're gonna nuke us. You don't even have to go to a book fair to get the doomsday content these days, so that's measurable progress.
My family, too. I worry about it regularly. My wife and I were just discussing it like twenty minutes ago.In that direction, yes. But my son is going to have active shooter drills, which somehow seems worse. Not a vague threat of vaporization but a waking nightmare.
Suppression of freedom of speech and other basic human rights and comes to mind.I haven't seen ANYTHING out of China I would expect to last 50 years. Five years is past their life expectancy. Buy Chinese: Support your local landfill !
Oh come on I'm sure the electric 4-door sedan can tow an Olympic swimming pool sized slab of copper just fine. (the article says it decays into an isotope of copper, so it must be at least that heavy)Most people do not understand the difference between energy density and power density.
Beta-voltaic energy sources have terrific energy density and abysmal power density. They’ll be perfect for pacemakers, but they’ll never power a fan, much less a vehicle.
I suppose with the right gearing, it might be possible to achieve a few centimeters per hour.Oh come on I'm sure the electric 4-door sedan can tow an Olympic swimming pool sized slab of copper just fine. (the article says it decays into an isotope of copper, so it must be at least that heavy)
Actually, I just realized there's a potential workaround. They don't specify what the materials are, but some radioactive materials do have a point where scaling up high enough does radically increase the power output.I suppose with the right gearing, it might be possible to achieve a few centimeters per hour.
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