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One that recharges itself continuously via radioactive decay? I wonder if, regulatory challenges aside, a radioactive decay trickle charge could be enough of a
by peatmoss 13y ago
One that recharges itself continuously via radioactive decay? I wonder if, regulatory challenges aside, a radioactive decay trickle charge could be enough of a trickle charge to meaningfully extend daily battery life...
- potatolicious 13y agoNone of what goes into modern battery is notably radioactive, unless your'e suggesting a battery that's similar to a RTG?
- andrewflnr 13y agoI don't remember what RTG stands for, but I'm pretty sure they mean adding radioactive bits to the battery.
- potatolicious 13y agoRTG: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_gen... Basically instead of having a big complicated nuclear reactor, you just throw some radioactive material in a package, let it decay, and generate electricity off the heat. It's mechanically much more simple and has the bonus of not involving critical masses of radioactive material ;) Not very realistic though. Besides the obvious issues of carrying around lumps of plutonium, they're rather bulky, and disposal is a pretty major problem.