Tag: semiconductors

  • Battery that can go 30 years between re-charges?

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    Tom Raftery
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    I read an interesting article the other day about a new type of laptop battery which should be able to go 30 years between re-charges! The batteries are constructed from semiconductors and use radioisotopes as the energy source. As the radioactive material decays it emits beta particles that transform into electric power capable of fueling…