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The race to build a nuclear battery is heating up, with a Chinese startup pitching a coin-sized device it says can keep producing a charge for 50 years.
Beijing-based Betavolt is joining a field that includes Australia’s PhosEnergy, which was given $2.3 million in 2022 to explore producing ultra-long-life batteries for the Department of Defence.
Betavolt is aiming for a much larger market with smaller devices powering mobile phones, laptops and drones.
Beijing-based Betavolt is joining a field that includes Australia’s PhosEnergy, which was given $2.3 million in 2022 to explore producing ultra-long-life batteries for the Department of Defence.
Betavolt is aiming for a much larger market with smaller devices powering mobile phones, laptops and drones.
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Let’s see, it is made by China, the same country that developed the Covid virus and let it loose on the world, I’m sure this battery is safe…..riiiight!
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Maj Robert Thornton:: undoubtedly safe.....but probably for only a couple years and then the radiation kills you.
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That's a start, but I have a question. Will it make you glow in the dark or your stuff fall off?
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
We can't get people to properly dispose of hazardous materials today. Can you comprehend a nuke battery in the stream behind someone's house?
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LTC Trent Klug
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen I don't think "comprehend" is the word you were wanting to use. I think you meant "imagine". That is, unless your were meaning to be condescending. Then, by all means, use "comprehend".
I look for battery disposal sites. I've seen zero here on Hawaii at their refuse transfer stations. I saw two in Oregon.
I look for battery disposal sites. I've seen zero here on Hawaii at their refuse transfer stations. I saw two in Oregon.
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