{"id":319529,"date":"2024-12-12T17:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T11:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=319529"},"modified":"2024-12-13T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T05:44:08","slug":"c-14-diamond-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/c-14-diamond-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"C-14 Diamond Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Scientists from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have developed the world\u2019s first Carbon-14 diamond battery.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">About Carbon 14 Diamond Battery\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319533\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319533 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/C-14-Diamond-Battery.png?resize=300%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"C-14 Diamond Battery\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/C-14-Diamond-Battery.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/C-14-Diamond-Battery.png?w=673&amp;ssl=1 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It employs the <em><strong>radioactive decay of Carbon-14<\/strong><\/em>, which has a <strong><em>half-life of 5,700 years<\/em><\/strong>, to generate electricity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is placed in a <em><strong>case of diamond<\/strong><\/em>, providing it with strength and resilience. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The diamond encasing ensures that <em><strong>short range radiation emitted by Carbon 14 does not leak.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The battery <em><strong>works like a solar panel<\/strong><\/em>, but instead of using photons (light particle), it <em><strong>captures fast moving electrons<\/strong><\/em> from within the diamond structure to generate electricity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #dae0f0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Potential Applications\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthcare\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Can be employed to power pacemakers, ocular devices and hearing devices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Space missions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long lasting power of diamond batteries supports prolonged operations of spacecrafts and satellites.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Powering a radio frequency tag in space.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Scientists from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have developed the world\u2019s first Carbon-14 diamond battery.\u00a0 About Carbon 14 Diamond Battery\u00a0 It employs the radioactive decay of Carbon-14, which has a half-life of 5,700 years, to generate electricity.\u00a0 It is placed in a case of diamond, providing it with&hellip; 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