• AutoTL;DRB
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    111 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The company said the next-generation battery had already entered the pilot testing stage and will eventually be mass produced for commercial applications like phones and drones.

    Scientists in the Soviet Union and United States were able to develop the technology for use in spacecraft, underwater systems and remote scientific stations, however the thermonuclear batteries were both costly and bulky.

    The quest to miniaturise and commercialise nuclear batteries was taken up under China’s 14th Five-Year Plan designed to strengthen the country’s economy between 2021 and 2025, while research institutions in the US and Europe are also working on their development.

    Their small size means they could be used in series to produce more power, with the company imagining mobile phones that never need to be charged and drones that can fly forever.

    Its layered design also means it will not catch fire or explode in response to sudden force, Betavolt claims, while also being capable of working in temperatures ranging from -60C to 120C.

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


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  • @Sgt_choke_n_stroke
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    111 months ago

    I mean this sounds cool, I hope it doest get put in toys to be wasted in a landfill

  • @Coreidan
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    011 months ago

    And when something goes wrong you and your family get to die from radiation exposure. But it’s OK because they told us it’s “perfectly safe”.

    • aname
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      611 months ago

      I agree. Just like pens are safe until someone stabs you with it.

      And pillows are perfectly safe until you get suffocated by one.

      And water is perfectly…

      What’s your point?

  • lettruthout
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    011 months ago

    Just what we need, radiation in our wast stream.

  • @sartalon
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    -111 months ago

    I want to believe this is true but this reeks of Chinese State propaganda bullshit.

    That government is so full of shit, their mouth and their asshole are the same thing.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      Especially the part where they drop that they expect to reach 1 watt before the end of 2025 (4 orders of magnitude higher than current 100 microwatts)