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This nuclear battery can last 5,700 years—without ever needing a charge

A lab-grown diamond that sips energy from carbon-14 could power tiny devices for millennia. Here’s what’s real today—and ...
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Scientists Unveil Carbon-14 Diamond Battery Designed to Deliver Power for 5,700 Years Without Recharging

Scientists are developing a new type of nuclear diamond battery capable of generating power continuously for thousands of ...
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This Nuclear Battery Won’t Quit For 433 Years—NASA’s Most Ambitious Power Source Yet

A battery that lasts more than four centuries? That’s exactly what NASA and the University of Leicester are currently testing ...

NASA Is Testing a Nuclear Battery That Could Last 433 Years

Spacecraft have used a plutonium isotope to stay afloat for decades, but another isotope could last even longer.

NASA's Breakthrough Nuclear Battery Technology: Driven by Americium-241, Lasting 433 Years, Aiding Interstellar Exploration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing a new type of nuclear battery, powered by the radioactive isotope Americium-241, which can provide power to space probes for up to ...
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Japanese consortium invests in US fusion startup to advance nuclear fusion power technology

A group of 12 Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi Corporation, NTT, and Kansai Electric Power, announced on September 2, ...
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Oyster Creek could generate more power than before with 4 proposed small nuclear reactors

Small modular nuclear reactors are an emerging technology. Oyster Creek owner Holtec hopes Lacey is a great place to build ...