This battery looks like something out of Fallout and promises us that we will never have to recharge it

That absence of battery chargersin recent smartphone packaging, has anticipated a future in which the need for charging becomes obsolete?

A Beijing startup, Betavolt, has presented a revolutionary battery capable of generate electricity for 50 years without requiring refills or maintenance.

Their nuclear batteryat the forefront of miniaturization of atomic energy, has already passed the pilot testing phase and will soon be available on a large scale for commercial devices such as phones and drones.

Betavolt's press release emphasizes how these, once on the market, will be able to meet long-term power needs in a variety of contexts, including aerospace, artificial intelligence equipment, medical instrumentation, microprocessors, advanced sensors , small drones and micro-robots.

Nuclear cell

Betavolt's first nuclear battery has an output of 100 microwatts and a voltage of 3V, but the company aims to produce a 1-watt battery by 2025.

The compact size allows for use in series to increase energy production.
Betavolt manages to project us into imaginary usage scenarios, such as smartphones that no longer require charging and drones capable of flying continuously.

The battery works by converting the energy released by the disintegration of isotopes into electricity, a process first explored in the 20th century. Initially developed by scientists from the Soviet Union and the United States for applications in spacecraft, underwater systems, and remote science stations, thermonuclear battery technology was later abandoned because it was expensive and cumbersome.

The Betavolt nuclear battery measures only 15 cubic millimeters and its layered design, the company says, offers safety guarantees, avoiding risks of fire or explosion in response to sudden force applications.
Additionally, the battery is designed to operate in a wide temperature range, from -60 to 120 degrees Celsius.

I'm moving forward quite a bit

In the press release, Betavolt Technology expresses pride in its project.
This energy innovation plays greatly in China's favor in the new wave of technological revolution resulting fromartificial intelligence.
The effort to miniaturize and commercialize nuclear batteries is part of the 14th Five-Year Plan, designed to strengthen the Dragon Land's economy between 2021 and 2025.
At the same time, research institutes in the United States and Europe are working on developing similar technologies.

Betavolt ensures that the atomic energy battery is safe, free of external radiation and that it is suitable for medical devices such as pacemakers, artificial hearts and cochleae in the human body.

The company also highlights theecological aspect of atomic energy, certifying that after the decay period, the 63 isotopes contained are transformed into a stable isotope of copper, non-radioactive and without any threat or pollution to the environment.