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A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years
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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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Nickel-63 is pretty safe as radioactive elements go. It's proposed as an energy source for pacemakers.
Standford says 0.1mm of plastic will absorb all emissions.
Standford?
It's a a rival of Hardvard.