Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

Researchers may have found a way to create a nuclear waste battery that could theoretically run for decades without needing to recharge.

Japan's national nuclear research and development institute has developed what it calls the world's first uranium-based ...

Researchers have developed a prototype battery that harnesses radiation from nuclear waste to generate electricity, offering a potential ...

Nuclear power has long been a reliable energy source, supplying nearly 20% of electricity in the United States. While it does ...

Nuclear power comes with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, but has its own issues in the form of radioactive waste.

Inspired by this idea, researchers in Ohio have developed a small battery powered by nuclear waste. They exposed scintillator crystals—a material that emits light when it absorbs radiation—to ...

Ohio State University researchers develop a battery that converts nuclear waste into electricity using scintillator crystals ...

A new study by scientists at Ohio State University (OSU) created a nuclear waste battery by using scintillator crystals—a high-density material that emits light by absorbing gamma radiation, which ...

Scientists have developed an innovative battery that converts energy from radioactive waste into electricity, transforming a hazardous by-product of nuclear power generation into a potential ...

The prototype battery, measuring about four cubic centimeters (0.24 cubic inches), was tested with cesium-137 and cobalt-60—both common byproducts of nuclear fission. It generated 288 nanowatts ...