Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery

[mustang]

Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The breakthrough betavoltaic power cells 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 an electrical device like a laptop for years.

Although betavoltaic batteries sound Nuclear they’re not, they’re neither use fission/fusion or chemical processes to produce energy and so (do not produce any radioactive or hazardous waste). Betavoltaics generate power when an electron strikes a particular interface between two layers of material. The Process uses beta electron emissions that occur when a neutron decays into a proton which causes a forward bias in the semiconductor. This makes the betavoltaic cell a forward bias diode of sorts, similar in some respects to a photovoltaic (solar) cell. Electrons scatter out of their normal orbits in the semiconductor and into the circuit creating a usable electric current.

The profile of the batteries can be quite small and thin, a porous silicon material is used to collect the hydrogen isotope tritium which is generated in the process. The reaction is non-thermal which means laptops and other small devices like mobile phones will run much cooler than with traditional lithium-ion power batteries. The reason the battery lasts so long is that neutron beta-decay into protons is the world's most concentrated source of electricity, truly demonstrating Einstein’s theory E=MC2.

The best part about these cells are when they eventually run out of power they are totally inert and non-toxic, so environmentalists need not fear these high tech scientific wonder batteries. If all goes well plans are for these cells to reach store shelves in about 2 to 3 years.

 

[mustang]

Man when that comes out i am gonna be the first to buy it !!!

 

[PakistaniPatriot]

Salam Mustang. Now whats the source of this news , and how do they exactly know what will happen to this battery after 30 years. I mean how do they know it won't emit any anti-ozone or other hazardous emissions.

 

[mustang]

Salam Mustang. Now whats the source of this news , and how do they exactly know what will happen to this battery after 30 years. I mean how do they know it won't emit any anti-ozone or other hazardous emissions.

There is a thing called testing of a any new product ... And if you read more carefully then you would understand why it won t emit any anti-ozone or other hazardous emissions ... Its because there aren t any hazardous things used in it ...

 

[PakistaniPatriot]

There is nothing which could be classified as anti-ozone but when they have done the damage, then they are classified as anti-ozone. And yes i know what testing a product is but did the research company tested the product for 30 yrs. They don't know for sure if the battery will react differently over the years of use. You still didn't give me a source for this article.