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> The carbon-14 diamond battery works by using the radioactive decay of carbon-14, which has a half-life of 5,700 years, to generate low levels of power. It fun
by giuliomagnifico 2y ago
> The carbon-14 diamond battery works by using the radioactive decay of carbon-14, which has a half-life of 5,700 years, to generate low levels of power. It functions similarly to solar panels, which convert light into electricity, but instead of using light particles (photons), they capture fast-moving electrons from within the diamond structure.
I wonder the costs…
- rbanffy 2y agoSynthetic diamonds aren't that expensive, but the power it outputs is very low (as one would expect from something that generates power for millennia).