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 No.12894

Here is something that flew under the radar for many people.

Consumer grade Nuclear batteries

https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/01/15/betavolt-bv100-3v-nuclear-battery-50-years/
<Betavolt BV100 is a nuclear battery that never needs to be charged and designed to output 3V/100µW (microwatts) for over 50 years for the aerospace industry, AI equipment, medical devices, MEMS systems, advanced sensors, small drones, and micro-robots.
<At 15x15x5mm, the 50-year nuclear battery is fairly small although 100 microwatts is not a lot of power… That’s only the first step, however, as the Chinese company plans to launch a 1W nuclear battery, and says that if (government) policies allow, nuclear batteries should eventually enable smartphones that never need to be charged and forever fly drones…

https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/chinas-revolutionary-nuclear-battery-a-leap-towards-sustainable-energy-article-106934316
<Cost is a major hurdle, with Betavolt estimating the initial price of the BV100 to be around $500. Additionally, regulations surrounding radioactive materials need to be carefully navigated for large-scale deployment. Furthermore, the long-term environmental impact of using and disposing of these batteries requires thorough investigation.

This is technology that could induce more changes than many of the other things that currently hug the spot-light. They use a diamond semi-conductor material, that's why it's so pricey. A cheaper standard semi conductor material will probably last less than half the time (i'm guessing 20 years) but it'll probably cut a zero off that price tag.
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 No.12895

Could be exciting.

Inb4 dystopian horror predictions
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 No.12899

>>12894
Cool. Now we'll have tons of sporadically thrown out nuclear batteries too. Just imagine what will happen after the release of iphone vuvuzela XD NOOK-2v.

Nokia will become Nukia.
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 No.12900

>>12895
>Could be exciting.
kek physics pun, you know because ionized electrons (beta-radiation) are sometimes called excited electrons.

>Inb4 dystopian horror predictions

Yup it already started.

>>12899
>tons of sporadically thrown out nuclear batteries.
Assuming this takes off, and they're really good at optimizing mass production. I would expect that a 1 Watt nuke-powercell for consumer items will cost at least 50-100 bucks. And it'll be something that comes in a standardized size, that people slot into their electronic devices (which will not ship with it). And people will consider it a precious item that'll last them for many devices, like a nice quality charging-brick. There will be no problem to recycle these either. It's made of valuable materials. Also the betavolt battery in OP, uses a radioactive nickel-63 isotope that decays into a stable(not radioactive) isotope of copper. So even if people throw them out, it'll just be a waste of copper.

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