Science Radioactive DIAMOND battery powered by nuclear waste 'will run for 28,000 years

[SlyPokerDog]

Radioactive DIAMOND battery powered by nuclear waste 'will run for 28,000 years' and could go on sale by 2023

• The nuclear battery is 'safe for humans' as it is enclosed in tamper proof material
• It works by using microscopic diamonds to move heat from radioactive isotopes
• The radioactive isotopes come from the waste products of nuclear power
• The company stacks multiples of these microscopic cells to generate electricity

A battery powered by nuclear waste could keep a spaceship or hospital operating for 28,000 years without needing to be recharged or replaced, its developers claim.

The radioactive battery is 'completely safe' for humans, according to California-based Nano Diamond Battery (NDB), who say it will 'change the world'.

The firm hopes to start selling the battery to commercial partners, including space agencies for long duration missions, within the next two years.

NDB are also working on a consumer version that could run a smartphone or electric car for up to a decade without requiring a charge.

No details on pricing have been revealed by the technology startup, who say it is still in development phase.

The technology involves combining radioactive isotopes taken from nuclear waste with layers of panelled nano diamonds stacked in a battery cell.

Extremely good heat conductance of the microscopic diamonds acts to move heat away from the radioactive isotopes so quickly the transaction generates electricity.

It is based on a technology called diamond nuclear voltaic (DNV) presented by scientists in 2016 from the University of Bristol using waste graphite blocks.

This technology is best suited for devices that need a slow trickle of electricity, consistently over a long period of time due to low energy production.

The NDB system is able to work in consumer products by adding layers and layers of diamonds and radioactive waste panels to increase the total energy output.

'This battery has two different merits,' NDB CEO Nima Golsharifi told Future Net Zero.

'One is that it uses nuclear waste and converts it into something good. And the second is that it runs for a much longer time than the current batteries.'

The firm has also worked to ensure the material is safe and people can't easily access the radioactive material inside the stacked power cells.

'The DNV stacks along with the source are coated with a layer of poly-crystalline diamond, which is known for being the most thermally conductive material,' a spokesperson said.

This material 'also has the ability to contain the radiation within the device and is the hardest material,' up 12 times tougher than stainless steel.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...nuclear-waste-run-28-000-years-sale-2023.html

 

[SlyPokerDog]

DIAMOND NUCLEAR VOLTAIC (DNV) ENERGY GENERATION

Diamond Nuclear Voltaic (DNV) is a technology that converts nuclear waste into electricity.

The microscopic diamonds have 'extremely good head conductance'.

They act to move heat away from the radioactive isotopes so quickly the transaction generates electricity.

This generates a small output of power but consistently for a very long period of time - thousands of years.

Several of these units are stacked, increasing overall power output.



This kind of arrangement improves the overall efficiency of the system and provides a multi layer safety shield.

 

[Chris Craig]

Star Trek here we come

 

[stampedehero]

Now Ultra man can keep working for the common good of humanity until humans morph into beings like him.

 

[tlongII]

Dilithium crystals baby!

 

[wizenheimer]

sounds too good to be true

but, the red flag for me is batteries made of nuclear waste...two types of waste no less. Nuclear waste and diamonds. So, buy the batteries on installment and hope you croak from cancer before the bill comes due

 

[wizenheimer]

a much more in-depth article about this science:

https://www.wired.com/story/are-radioactive-diamond-batteries-a-cure-for-nuclear-waste/

 

[barfo]

a much more in-depth article about this science:

https://www.wired.com/story/are-radioactive-diamond-batteries-a-cure-for-nuclear-waste/

"exit signs, which use a radioactive material called tritium to achieve their signature red glow."

Have to admit I did not know that. I would have assumed they were just regular lightbulbs behind translucent red plastic. Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong kind of exit signs?

I've looked at exit signs from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's exit sign's illusions I recall
I really don't know exit signs at all

barfo

 

[wizenheimer]

"exit signs, which use a radioactive material called tritium to achieve their signature red glow."

Have to admit I did not know that. I would have assumed they were just regular lightbulbs behind translucent red plastic. Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong kind of exit signs?

I've looked at exit signs from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's exit sign's illusions I recall
I really don't know exit signs at all

barfo

a radioactive exit sign is the last thing you'll ever see....science

 

[SlyPokerDog]

a radioactive exit sign is the last thing you'll ever see....science