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

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has developed the world’s first uranium-based rechargeable battery. “We successfully developed ...

Scientists have developed a prototype nuclear battery using radiocarbon that could power small devices for decades without ...

The atomic energy of betavoltaic batteries can power a variety of devices, from aerospace and robots to your future ...

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

Cao’s team tested the battery with two types of radioactive material: cesium-137 and cobalt-60. Cesium-137 is one of the most common fission products in nuclear waste, and cobalt-60 (also a ...

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 ...

Sometimes cell phones die sooner than expected or electric vehicles don't have enough charge to reach their destination. The ...

The battery is expected to be used in probes that operate in places where solar power generation is not possible.

Scientists have achieved a major milestone in energy storage after developing a nuclear battery that can convert atomic waste into electricity. A team in the US has already tested the next ...

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 ...

The battery's design utilizes high-density scintillator ... The researchers envision these batteries being deployed near nuclear waste production sites, such as storage pools or in nuclear systems ...