Never charge your R/C submarine again! Or installing a nuclear power plant in your su

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  • salmon
    Treasurer
    • Jul 2011
    • 2327
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    Never charge your R/C submarine again! Or installing a nuclear power plant in your su

    I love all the new things coming out. Technology is fun. How much makes it into our hobby? Don't know, but this could be a fun technology for us.
    Arkenlight to commercialize nuclear diamond betavoltaic batteries
    https://newatlas.com/energy/arkenlight-nuclear-diamond-batteries
    Researchers at the University of Bristol have formed a company to commercialize highly efficient diamond-based betavoltaic battery technology that turns nuclear waste into a self-sustaining energy source – one that can last for potentially thousands of years without ever needing a charge.


    Imagine, never needing to externally charge your radio or boat or a portable charger that you can take to the lake that you do not need to worry about connecting to a power source for, oh, 90 years!

    Peace,
    Tom
    If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.
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  • bob the builder
    Former SC President
    • Feb 2003
    • 1364
    #2
    That's really cool, but the article basically says that the tech can't work in high-draw devices. For everything, it seems, there is always a tradeoff somewhere!


    Bob
    The Nautilus Drydocks - Exceptional Products for the World of R/C Submarines - www.nautilusdrydocks.com

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    • coryhenry
      Member
      • Jun 2020
      • 107
      #3
      This may be an area where supercapacitors could come into play. But as stated in the article it makes it much bigger.

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