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Atomic MEMS Battery has 50 Year Charge

Posted by michael on from the keeps-going-and-going dept.

notestein writes "Working for DARPA, a couple of Cornell researchers (Amil Lal, Hui Li ) have developed a battery that uses decaying nickel-63 to drive a flexing MEMS cantilever to generate electricity. They expect a production version to produce useful energy for at least 50 years."

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  1. Re:What about other uses? by Lord+Sauron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Other uses for a nuclear battery:

    Microwave replacement

    Heater

    Photographic film eraser

    Electromagnetical warfare

    Rodents killer

    Hair remover

    And I'm sure Al Qaeda can think of more wonderful uses.