Self-charging, (28) thousand-year battery startup NDB aces key tests and lands first beta customers

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[–]zyxzevn 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

EEVblog #1333 - Nano Diamond Self-Charging Battery DEBUNKED!
https://www.bitchute.com/video/uzV_uzSTCTM/

[–]Vigte[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Funnily enough, when searching for this article to post - I found a very similar version of the story from 2016, which I thought was a little interesting (that the same story was trying to break ground 4 years ago and must have failed).

Good video, thanks!

[–]suckitreddit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sounds like bullshit. Wait, it is bullshit!

[–]scrubking 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No company is going to make something that lasts a thousand years anymore. They invented planned obsolescence for a reason.

[–]Vigte[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree completely! Still an interesting idea, despite the pretty good dedunking video another user posted.

[–]Vigte[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Their goal is to ultimately commercialize a version of their battery that can self-charge for up to a maximum lifespan of 28,000 years, created from artificial diamond-encased carbon-14 nuclear waste.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

I can't wait to buy shares.

[–]zyxzevn 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

This one is an old product, over hyped.

EEVblog #1333 - Nano Diamond Self-Charging Battery DEBUNKED! https://www.bitchute.com/video/uzV_uzSTCTM/

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Well admittedly the power density of prototypes is going to be very low. That's not "debunking", it's being obtuse. I'm not watching a 30 minute video in order to see what that guy thinks about it, especially that he sounds like A SUPER MEGA ASSHOLE pseudo-skeptic. These guys are the worst.

[–]Intuit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Power density is what this is being sold on. Without it, it is a very niche product.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Agreed. In such a case, "debunking" this tech is disingenuous when they explicitly state that this is a very early prototype. OF COURSE it isn't a commercially viable product yet. I think people will be impressed with this tech once they pack enough C14 in there. Hell maybe they could make the diamonds ENTIRELY out of C14 and package the battery in a radiation shield. It's diamond. You're not likely to break it.

[–]Intuit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

people will be impressed with this tech once they pack enough C14 in there

Just as long as they don't pack C4 in there by mistake.

It's an interesting idea especially for things that don't need continuous current. Low-current radioactive battery + super-capacitor can give larger currents for things that only run for short periods of time.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It's diamond. You're not likely to break it.

You can pretty easily shatter a diamond with a hammer. It's hard but brittle, like a Japanese knife.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

A diamond, yes. A carbon-fiber matrix containing an array of nanodiamonds would be VERY VERY difficult to break.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Hold my beer.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Funny. You should know what I mean: if you package it right, such a battery can be very hard to break.

[–]Intuit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

beta customers

I guess they've finished alpha testing already.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They're only saying that because when C14 decays, it emits beta particles.