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

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[–][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.

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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.

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

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Hold my beer.

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