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Scientists and engineers have created a battery that has the potential to power devices for thousands of years.
The thin battery on the left, should last for more than 5000 years (Image: UKAEA) The battery is based on the radioactive isotope carbon-14. It uses its radioactive decay - it has a half-life of 5,700 years - to generate low levels of power.
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Scientists and engineers have created a battery that has the potential to power devices for thousands of years. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) in Culham, Oxfordshire, collaborated with the University of Bristol to make the world's first carbon-14 diamond battery.
Scientists in the UK have created the world's first diamond battery, capable of producing power for thousands of years. It's made from lab grown synthetic diamonds, which encase a radioactive element called Carbon-14. As it decays, fast moving electrons are emitted.
In a collaborative study of the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), researchers and engineers have developed the first Carbon-14 diamond battery, with a potential lifespan of thousands of years. This new type of battery uses a radioactive isotope, Carbon-14, to produce a diamond battery.
A diamond battery that never dies has been invented by British scientists and could power pacemakers and satellites for thousands of years. The battery is made up of lab-grown diamonds which encase a slice of the radioactive material carbon-14.
Press release issued: 4 December 2024 Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and have successfully created the world's first carbon-14 diamond battery. This new type of battery has the potential to power devices for thousands of years, making it an incredibly long-lasting energy source.
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