@Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 10 months agoChinese Firm developed Nuclear Battery that can Produce Power for 50 years – Sri Lanka Guardianslguardian.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
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minus-square@wahminglinkEnglish10•edit-210 months agoIt is new. Traditional RTGs rely on heat differentials. This converts the energetic particles directly to electricity without the intermediate step. That’s a very significant technical difference. Assuming what the article attests is true, of course
minus-square@CJOtheReal@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoOk, if that’s true thats actually new. However i doubt until it’s proven independently.
It is new. Traditional RTGs rely on heat differentials. This converts the energetic particles directly to electricity without the intermediate step. That’s a very significant technical difference. Assuming what the article attests is true, of course
Ok, if that’s true thats actually new. However i doubt until it’s proven independently.