What is Nuclear Battery, and Why It is in News This Week?
Said to be in early stages of development, the nuclear battery triggered interest once again after a Chinese start-up announced a miniature atomic battery that can last for 50 long years with a single charge. Read More
Mumbai: The Nuclear or Atomic Batteries had earlier hit the headlines for their longer life and peculiar characteristics of never losing their charge.
Said to be in early stages of development, the nuclear battery triggered interest once again after a Chinese start-up announced a miniature atomic battery that can last for 50 long years with a single charge.
'Battery smaller than a coin'
Betavolt New Energy Technology, a Beijing based start-up, said the size of the battery will be surprisingly tiny, as it has managed to squeeze 63 isotopes into that module that’s smaller than a coin.
The atomic energy battery, named BV100, was unveiled on January 8 and Betavolt boasts of the new technology, calling it “way ahead of European and American scientific research”.
Moreover, the company claimed that it is the first battery in the world to realize the miniaturization of atomic energy.
Mass production soon
The company in a statement claimed that these atomic energy “batteries can meet the needs of long-lasting power supply in multiple scenarios, such as aerospace, AI equipment, medical equipment, microprocessors, advanced sensors, small drones, and micro-robots, and also smartphones.”
China is already a top battery supplier. But, this new innovation “will help China gain a leading edge in the new round of the AI technological revolution in the era of Artificial Intelligence,” the company said.
The company further said that its next-generation battery is already going through different tests, but it will soon be mass producing them for commercial usage like other gadgets.
More about atomic batteries
The nuclear battery is made of wafer-thin layers of nuclear isotopes and diamond semiconductors. The dimensions of the battery are 15x15x5 mm, according to Futurism, a tech-oriented media outlet.
Currently, it generates 100 mW of power at 3V. The goal, however, is to reach 1W of power output by 2025.
“The radiation poses no danger to the human body, making it usable in medical devices such as pacemakers,” Betavolt said.
Furthermore, the design is layered, which prevents the battery from catching fire or exploding due to sudden force.
The company also claimed that the battery can potentially work in temperatures ranging from -60 degrees Celsius to 120 degrees Celsius.
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