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It's a whole subtopic with uses in satellites too far away from the sun (Voyager), or rovers on surfaces where they don't see the sun constantly / to much atmos
by okket 8y ago
It's a whole subtopic with uses in satellites too far away from the sun (Voyager), or rovers on surfaces where they don't see the sun constantly / to much atmospheric interference (Curiosity). But I guess there are many more, just not for your wristwatch or your home.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery
- windows_tips 8y agoRadioactive materials are used in wristwatches. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium_radioluminescence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium_radioluminescence
- asteli 8y agoNot used for wristwatches, but still in use powering pacemakers! How many people are there still walking around with bits of Plutonium in them, I wonder?