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TLDR (kind of) * Using alpha/beta decay in a diamond structure to generate electricity in the battery * Utilizing nuclear waste in the process * They say the
by kavalg 6y ago
TLDR (kind of)
* Using alpha/beta decay in a diamond structure to generate electricity in the battery
* Utilizing nuclear waste in the process
* They say the battery is safe for civil use (e.g. not limited to military/industrial use)
* About the same price as a LiIon battery for a Tesla (~$9K)
* However, it recharges itself and shall last for decades !
* They want to do a pay as you go sales, but also extract revenue for the utilization of nuclear waste.
* Done with the PoC. Doing a commercial prototype. Outlook is ~2y time to market.
* Targeting the UPS market at big cloud datacenters as a first customer
* They say technology works from nano scale (bots) to cars and industrial applications. However military/industrial could be first large deployments (no need to comply with same regulations)