Comment on Betavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers
Rotten_potato@lemmy.world 8 months agoSounds very similar to the old Soviet pacemakers with radioisotope batteries. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, records about them got lost and so a bunch of people have been buried with pretty radioactive stuff in their chest. I don’t think we (as developed societies) are going to take that risk for some phone batteries…
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Not unless it’s profitable, at least…
Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 8 months ago
Fortunately for us, Nickel 63 decays to plain old Copper 63, which is stable. Science! However too much copper in the diet can be deleterious.
CucumberFetish@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Yes. After a few centuries it will be harmless.