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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What could possibly go wrong...?

(FWIW - I am referring to the potential for misuse at scale)

[–] aviationeast 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AskSamsunga about phones in checked bags.... And now the whole airplane is getting cancer.

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[–] Mammal 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I see no downside whatsoever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"A glowing horizon for phones", and their users.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No need for flashlights anymore!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can it be safely recycled or disposed of when finished? Or is it more landfill waste?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

super safe, health first ALWAYS

[–] bappity 1 points 1 year ago

life steal battery because of the radiation! /j

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On the news tonight, will your uraniuam cellphone give you cancer? The answer might NOT surprise you, it's yes; it's uranium.

[–] devfuuu 2 points 1 year ago

Mine what? Don't threaten me with a good time.

[–] roofuskit 1 points 1 year ago

Polonium 210 typically in these devices. We've mostly sent them hurdling into space so far.

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