Scientists Create First Diamond Nuclear Battery

Researchers at the University of Bristol just built the world's first diamond nuclear battery from carbon 14.

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[NickTheShark_]

It takes a million microwatts to equal 1 Watt. It takes 5 to 20 watts to charge a phone.

[WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup]

"Hey, I've seen this one before!"
"What do you mean it's brand new!"

[glawenclattuc]

You can make these batteries out of spent nuclear fuel. If you layer up super thin layers of nuclear material and graphine you can make a tiny battery that will last for centuries.

You can also make spent nuclear fuel into thermal power cells by encasing the nuclear material in a thick layer of glass, and the glass will absorb the radiation becoming hot, which you can then convert into power with a steam turbine.

[LibertyMediaArts]

Old technology and inaccurate. Turns out these batteries are unbelievably expensive to make and the voltage drops over time to a point that makes them unusable.

[etienne]

Long lasting batteries do exist already.
Plutonium batteries (working on the same principle) were used to power implanted pacemakers and heart defibrillators.

They could harness more voltage and last just as long.

[LimoDieFlasche]

"breakthrough" being a technology used in the oldest spaceprobe still online ._.
Just cause they use Carbon-14 now instead of a different radioactive isotope, I wouldn't really call it a breakthrough

[hadeshades]

Guys if that diamond crystal is blue we got live action **arcane** gemstone, and that explosion will be more massive cuz that's nuclear, now we only need the storyline to suffer

[eroseksmasina]

pacemakers can gain energy from heartbeats thanks to Prof. Dagdeviren.

[Cheeseischeese_o]

*UNLIMITED POWER*

-Chancellor Palpatine

[the_red_gamer]

Imagine people in the future with 10 years of battery left will be like "oh sh;t I need to charge my phone"

[christopherdark]

Genius! I can't wait to see how this discovery further develops and is applied!

[redtsun]

In Dr. Stone, the futuristic Medusa Devices are powered by diamond batteries.

[geggatron]

Isnt this how RTGs work (if I remember correclty), taking radiation from a radioactive material and through some process basically made power straight from radiation, but still not alot of power output, like this battery

[SerangelROM]

Even if the output is small on an individual level, you can still make large banks of these that can use another storage method that charges during low demand and outputs during high demand. Even if these dont completely offset energy demands, taking off even as little as 10% would be a major improvement for a home.

[SirDamatoIII]

Finally a use for diamonds. We have an unending supply, with De Beers sitting on tons of them to artificially limit the supply (they have a legal monopoly world wide), and keep the price high. It has no real second hand value (try selling one back to the jeweler).

[atomicnectar]

That’s a great point about using this tech for pacemakers or small electronics for surgeries

[GidarGaming]

Oh, radioactive pacemakers? That's... nice...

[floop]

Ohhh I’ve been waiting for this announcement!

[thinkoutsidethebox]

lol the shot of Zoolander was perfect. “Is this a battery for ants!”

[buffetburglar]

Honestly these should never go Into consumer electronics. They will be thrown away in the trash and could irradiate the environment. But they could supplement Power plants where the disposal is regulated.