this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2024
0 points (NaN% liked)

Technology

59099 readers
3195 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
0
Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 9 months ago by ooli@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
2 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 2 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What's the specific energy and power? If it isn't terrible, could be very good for things like spacecraft.

[–] MilderRichter@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Deep space probes are already nuclear power sources.

Right now this is mostly a radio isotope heat source and a peltier device to convert the temperature differential to electricity.