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Chinese Firm developed Nuclear Battery that can Produce Power for 50 years – Sri Lanka Guardian (slguardian.org)

submitted 9 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] wahming@monyet.cc 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It is new. Traditional RTGs rely on heat differentials. This converts the energetic particles directly to electricity without the intermediate step. That's a very significant technical difference. Assuming what the article attests is true, of course

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[–] CJOtheReal@ani.social 3 points 9 months ago

Ok, if that's true thats actually new. However i doubt until it's proven independently.

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