Ok, we know that current battery technology is catastrophic and have a battery that would last a week in the volume should be disproportionately great needs, but if you really need a battery that would last 50 years?
Russian engineers think - yes. After all, these batteries are unlikely to spread to the consumer market, but will find place in a variety of satellites and space missions. Namely, satellites now mainly rely on solar energy for recovery of their capacities for energy. This becomes problematic when the satellite is not in contact with sunlight because some other body (Earth, Moon...) located between them.
In that case it would be great to have a power source that is independent from the Sun, and also not be too big (as it is with today's battery technology). Therefore, the Russian mining and chemical plant will start production of battery based on nickel isotope-63rd The advantage of such a nuclear battery is small in size and huge life, according to which the engineers called the battery "eternal." Normally it is not eternal, but life expectancy of 50 years is practically eternal.
Such batteries can be used for pacing, telecommunications, various portable devices bearing the man, and who do not have good access to energy, etc. If you worry because this is a nuclear battery, please. This isotope of nickel is pretty poor quality and protection of the battery will prevent almost any radiation to reach you.
Russian engineers think - yes. After all, these batteries are unlikely to spread to the consumer market, but will find place in a variety of satellites and space missions. Namely, satellites now mainly rely on solar energy for recovery of their capacities for energy. This becomes problematic when the satellite is not in contact with sunlight because some other body (Earth, Moon...) located between them.
In that case it would be great to have a power source that is independent from the Sun, and also not be too big (as it is with today's battery technology). Therefore, the Russian mining and chemical plant will start production of battery based on nickel isotope-63rd The advantage of such a nuclear battery is small in size and huge life, according to which the engineers called the battery "eternal." Normally it is not eternal, but life expectancy of 50 years is practically eternal.
Such batteries can be used for pacing, telecommunications, various portable devices bearing the man, and who do not have good access to energy, etc. If you worry because this is a nuclear battery, please. This isotope of nickel is pretty poor quality and protection of the battery will prevent almost any radiation to reach you.
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