A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years::A glowing horizon for phones

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 months ago

    Here’s the real issue with the bs fluff title and complete fabrication of what these can be used for. It says in the article the battery makes 100 microwatts at 3v. Well that’s an insanely small wattage. Your phone requires like 2 to 10 watts when youre on it. Regular watts.

    One single watt is 1,000,000 microwatts. It would take 10,000 of these radioactive 50 year batteries ran together in parallel for just a watt of power. You’d need like 100,000 of them in your phone to cover all power requirements.

    • terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      So, you’re saying there’s a chance :p

      The sentiment for me here, is any overall betterment of portable power is good. Yea the article and this specific tech is presented in an overhyped fashion, no doubt.