BBC: Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled

[BenjiBot]

Thought this might be of interest to the forum, especially this quote:

"The University of Missouri team says that the batteries hold a million times as much charge as standard batteries"

Makes those li-ion concerns seem a little tame in comparison...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8297934.stm

 

[TooManyGizmos]

Snip ..... (last paragraph)
"However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pacemakers, space satellites and underwater systems."

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How many to power a nuclear sub ?

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[Crenshaw]

Crenshaw

 

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[Justin Case]

Do a web search on betavoltaics. Nuclear batteries have been around for a while. US DOD has been researching and developing these for years. High energy density. Poor power density.

 

[n3eg]

Just don't mix new batteries with ones that are at their half-life...

and good luck getting those past TSA airport screening!

 

[KiwiMark]

First thing I thought of when I saw this title was; "Now everyone can have their own little Chernobyl in their living room at some point of time in their life".

lol.

lol indeed - I wonder how many of these batteries that you would need to put together to create the critical mass required to create a Chernobyl type explosion. I would guess many thousands at least.