EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agoCoin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass productionwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptech@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkCoin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass productionwww.techspot.comEspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptech@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareLughMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoAs radioactive decay can’t be stopped, I’m assuming this emits power continuously. Whatever this is used for won’t have any On/Off buttons.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoYou can probably turn the device off, but you won’t save any battery.
minus-squareIthorian [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoOn/off isn’t a problem, the batteries continuously produce energy but a mechanical switch can still toggle the connection to the device.
minus-squareLughMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI was wondering would they have over-heating problems, but the energy is so small it can probably be dissipated elsewhere.
As radioactive decay can’t be stopped, I’m assuming this emits power continuously. Whatever this is used for won’t have any On/Off buttons.
You can probably turn the device off, but you won’t save any battery.
On/off isn’t a problem, the batteries continuously produce energy but a mechanical switch can still toggle the connection to the device.
I was wondering would they have over-heating problems, but the energy is so small it can probably be dissipated elsewhere.