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In Samara create a battery with a lifespan of 100 years
Samara scientists at the national research University named after academician S. P. Korolev has developed a new technology. It is based on the idea of transformation of energy of a radioactive source into electricity and allows you to create almost eternal battery.
Today around the world are developing batteries that could operate due to the energy of radioisotopes. It is known that scientists from MEPhI, who are developing nuclear Microbattery. Samara scientists claim that ahead of colleagues in quality, efficiency, environmental friendliness and low cost of such items.
This was achieved through the use of a new battery of carbon-14 as a radioactive source it is non-toxic and has low cost. Also as a "substrate" under a radioactive element in Samara, the researchers used a fundamentally new material — porous silicon heterostructure.
A silicon carbide structure has a resistance to radiation. When radiation of the isotope remains practically unchanged, which makes the battery manufactured by this technology are immortal by the standards of human life — expected service life will exceed 100 years.
It seems that humanity is getting closer to an ideal battery. Not long ago, American scientists announced that close to creating a battery, which is not heated. Researchers from MIT have taken a step in a different direction and working on safe and cheap water batteries. From the point of view of security, water, of course, looks much friendlier radioisotopes, but 100 years of life is not promised to any developer. published
Source: hightech.fm/2016/10/05/immortal_russian_batteries
Today around the world are developing batteries that could operate due to the energy of radioisotopes. It is known that scientists from MEPhI, who are developing nuclear Microbattery. Samara scientists claim that ahead of colleagues in quality, efficiency, environmental friendliness and low cost of such items.
This was achieved through the use of a new battery of carbon-14 as a radioactive source it is non-toxic and has low cost. Also as a "substrate" under a radioactive element in Samara, the researchers used a fundamentally new material — porous silicon heterostructure.
A silicon carbide structure has a resistance to radiation. When radiation of the isotope remains practically unchanged, which makes the battery manufactured by this technology are immortal by the standards of human life — expected service life will exceed 100 years.
It seems that humanity is getting closer to an ideal battery. Not long ago, American scientists announced that close to creating a battery, which is not heated. Researchers from MIT have taken a step in a different direction and working on safe and cheap water batteries. From the point of view of security, water, of course, looks much friendlier radioisotopes, but 100 years of life is not promised to any developer. published
Source: hightech.fm/2016/10/05/immortal_russian_batteries
