High manufacturing costs pose a challenge to scaling up the technology
Scientists develop battery that converts nuclear energy into electricity via light emission
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High manufacturing costs pose a challenge to scaling up the technology
Technus@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
This actually isn’t just wrapping a radiation source in solar panels like the shitty title implies.
They developed crystals that can convert gamma radiation into electricity. The power output is piddly now, nanowatts to microwatts, but it’ll be interesting to see how it can be improved.