Betavoltaic fursuits?
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OCTOBER IS WHEN MANY OF THE FURSUIT MAKERS COMPLETE WEREWOLF COSTUMES AND IT FILLS MY BATTERY.
batman and robin are sitting in a car with atomic batteries to power written below them
ALT: batman and robin are sitting in a car with atomic batteries to power written below them
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October 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Betavoltaic fursuits?
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so there is actually a semi common device that powers things by actually creating electrons
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
so there is actually a semi common device that powers things by actually creating electrons
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
it’s a betavoltaic cell, they were invented in the 1970s to power pacemakers which need to run for many years, and are still used in a few places
every other power source is just pushing electrons around
Unprecedented 12% efficiency from Strontium-90 betavoltaic devices with supercooled silicon:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
However, that efficiency drops to 1.8% after 11 days of radiation damage to the devices, and operating at 80 Kelvin means impractical radiators are needed in space
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
However, that efficiency drops to 1.8% after 11 days of radiation damage to the devices, and operating at 80 Kelvin means impractical radiators are needed in space
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Unprecedented 12% efficiency from Strontium-90 betavoltaic devices with supercooled silicon:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
However, that efficiency drops to 1.8% after 11 days of radiation damage to the devices, and operating at 80 Kelvin means impractical radiators are needed in space
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
However, that efficiency drops to 1.8% after 11 days of radiation damage to the devices, and operating at 80 Kelvin means impractical radiators are needed in space
Fascinating possibilities: diamond battery that lasts thousands of years?!
A diamond battery has been developed that converts carbon-14 radioactive decay encapsulated in a diamond into electricity, in similar manner how light is converted into electricity in solar panels (betavoltaic effect).
A diamond battery has been developed that converts carbon-14 radioactive decay encapsulated in a diamond into electricity, in similar manner how light is converted into electricity in solar panels (betavoltaic effect).
First-ever diamond battery could last thousands of years
"Diamond batteries offer a safe, sustainable way to provide continuous microwatt levels of power," a researcher said.
www.newsweek.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Fascinating possibilities: diamond battery that lasts thousands of years?!
A diamond battery has been developed that converts carbon-14 radioactive decay encapsulated in a diamond into electricity, in similar manner how light is converted into electricity in solar panels (betavoltaic effect).
A diamond battery has been developed that converts carbon-14 radioactive decay encapsulated in a diamond into electricity, in similar manner how light is converted into electricity in solar panels (betavoltaic effect).
trans people deserve a backpack full of betavoltaic batteries wired in parallel to power an exoskeleton or electrified melee weapon or parasite drones or what have you
(1000s of nanoamps combined for a whole 50 milliamps!)
(1000s of nanoamps combined for a whole 50 milliamps!)
April 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
trans people deserve a backpack full of betavoltaic batteries wired in parallel to power an exoskeleton or electrified melee weapon or parasite drones or what have you
(1000s of nanoamps combined for a whole 50 milliamps!)
(1000s of nanoamps combined for a whole 50 milliamps!)
City Labs launched "the world's first nuclear-powered satellite" into space last week. Kinda cool! Worth noting that it's a tiny cube, four inches on a side, that uses betavoltaic panels - semiconductor sheets, like PV panels - to catch electrons and positrons from a tiny bit of radioactive tritium.
First commercial nuclear-powered satellite launched
Miami-based City Labs Inc announced that its Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability satellite - the world's first commercial nuclear-powered satellite and first nuclear CubeSat - was on board SpaceX...
www.world-nuclear-news.org
July 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
City Labs launched "the world's first nuclear-powered satellite" into space last week. Kinda cool! Worth noting that it's a tiny cube, four inches on a side, that uses betavoltaic panels - semiconductor sheets, like PV panels - to catch electrons and positrons from a tiny bit of radioactive tritium.
The betavoltaic thing?
December 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The betavoltaic thing?
Immediately discovered betavoltaic cells
April 2, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Immediately discovered betavoltaic cells
What if nuclear half-life were adjustable? That’s the compelling premise behind the Betavoltaic nuclear battery: a throttle turning a long-lived emitter into real, usable electrical current. www.altpropulsion.com/a-nuclear-ba...
#LENR #ColdFusion #Nuclear #Science #Physics #Technology
#LENR #ColdFusion #Nuclear #Science #Physics #Technology
A Nuclear Battery With a Throttle: The Case for Stimulated Beta Decay - Alternative Propulsion Engineering Conference
What if nuclear half-life were adjustable? That’s the compelling premise behind the Betavoltaic nuclear battery: a throttle turning a long-lived emitter into real, usable electrical current.
www.altpropulsion.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What if nuclear half-life were adjustable? That’s the compelling premise behind the Betavoltaic nuclear battery: a throttle turning a long-lived emitter into real, usable electrical current. www.altpropulsion.com/a-nuclear-ba...
#LENR #ColdFusion #Nuclear #Science #Physics #Technology
#LENR #ColdFusion #Nuclear #Science #Physics #Technology
As long as there is greed, we will lose this cause. The betavoltaic has been tested successfully and could power most of our lives. But alas, there is no money in selling a battery that lasts a lifetime.
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As long as there is greed, we will lose this cause. The betavoltaic has been tested successfully and could power most of our lives. But alas, there is no money in selling a battery that lasts a lifetime.
Project Omega recently came out of stealth with a working prototype of its first product, a small battery running on strontium-90 decay that could power microprocessors in remote locations for years on end. cen.acs.org/energy/nucle... #chemsky 🧪
Project Omega comes out of stealth with nuclear batteries and recycling
Betavoltaic batteries will lead the way to nuclear-waste recycling, cofounder Staff Sheehan says
cen.acs.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Project Omega recently came out of stealth with a working prototype of its first product, a small battery running on strontium-90 decay that could power microprocessors in remote locations for years on end. cen.acs.org/energy/nucle... #chemsky 🧪
My tabs when I'm working on a Dating Sim.
November 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM
My tabs when I'm working on a Dating Sim.
Unlike traditional space reactors, BOHR carries a compact betavoltaic battery using tritium decay to generate power without sunlight—ideal for lunar nights or deep space.
Crucially, it's the 1st commercial nuclear satellite cleared through the FAA's 2019 review pathway. 2/4
Crucially, it's the 1st commercial nuclear satellite cleared through the FAA's 2019 review pathway. 2/4
July 24, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Unlike traditional space reactors, BOHR carries a compact betavoltaic battery using tritium decay to generate power without sunlight—ideal for lunar nights or deep space.
Crucially, it's the 1st commercial nuclear satellite cleared through the FAA's 2019 review pathway. 2/4
Crucially, it's the 1st commercial nuclear satellite cleared through the FAA's 2019 review pathway. 2/4
Promising to last thousands of years, the microwatt power sources are seen as the perfect solution for devices in environments where neither changing batteries nor carrying around extras are options.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first...
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first...
World's First Diamond Battery Could Power Spacecraft and Pacemakers for Thousands of Years
Electricity via the battery is generated in a way similar to a solar panel through the betavoltaic effect, with the radiation contained by
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
June 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Promising to last thousands of years, the microwatt power sources are seen as the perfect solution for devices in environments where neither changing batteries nor carrying around extras are options.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first...
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first...
To tide everyone over until I finish this other big thing. A 20 gauge sporting coilgun-shotgun designed by Radion. Powered by a somewhat bulky betavoltaic battery and tending to pulverise small birds, it still sells well just for the fun of it.
#nihil_novi
#nihil_novi
March 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
To tide everyone over until I finish this other big thing. A 20 gauge sporting coilgun-shotgun designed by Radion. Powered by a somewhat bulky betavoltaic battery and tending to pulverise small birds, it still sells well just for the fun of it.
#nihil_novi
#nihil_novi
World’s First Hybrid Betavoltaic Cell Promises Decades of Power Without Charging #Science #TechnologyandEngineering #Betavoltaic #RenewableEnergy #SustainablePower
World’s First Hybrid Betavoltaic Cell Promises Decades of Power Without Charging
DGIST scientists created the first practical next-gen betavoltaic cell using carbon-14 and perovskite. Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by creating the world’s first next-generation betavoltaic...
purescience.news
June 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
World’s First Hybrid Betavoltaic Cell Promises Decades of Power Without Charging #Science #TechnologyandEngineering #Betavoltaic #RenewableEnergy #SustainablePower
You can buy a tritium-powered betavoltaic battery off the shelf for about $5k. You can buy a cubesat launch for about $10k.
July 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
You can buy a tritium-powered betavoltaic battery off the shelf for about $5k. You can buy a cubesat launch for about $10k.
No #Charging Needed, Runs Forever! The #Next-Generation #Betavoltaic #Battery is Born 🔋 (充電いらずで永遠に動く！次世代ベータボルタ電池が誕生 🔋)
URL: gigazine.net/news/2025032...
URL: gigazine.net/news/2025032...
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
No #Charging Needed, Runs Forever! The #Next-Generation #Betavoltaic #Battery is Born 🔋 (充電いらずで永遠に動く！次世代ベータボルタ電池が誕生 🔋)
URL: gigazine.net/news/2025032...
URL: gigazine.net/news/2025032...
betavoltaic batteries!🔋 Good for very low current applications ⚡️
December 6, 2024 at 4:54 PM
betavoltaic batteries!🔋 Good for very low current applications ⚡️
Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit
->SpaceNews | More on "Nuclear betavoltaic satellite power technology" at BigEarthData.ai | #battery #renewable energy #technology
->SpaceNews | More on "Nuclear betavoltaic satellite power technology" at BigEarthData.ai | #battery #renewable energy #technology
Startup testing nuclear battery technology in orbit
WASHINGTON — A Florida startup has launched what it says is the first commercial demonstration of a nuclear-powered satellite technology, testing a power source that could allow future spacecraft and autonomous sensors to operate for years without relying exclusively on solar panels or conventional batteries. City Labs said its BOHR (Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability) cubesat lifted off July 7 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-17 rideshare mission, marking the first in-orbit demonstration of the company’s NanoTritium betavoltaic power system. The mission is designed to determine whether the technology can generate electricity independently of sunlight over extended periods, potentially expanding the range of missions that can operate in deep space, permanently shadowed regions of the moon and other environments where solar power is limited. The demonstration, partially funded by NASA and Pentagon contracts, reflects government interest in alternative space power systems to keep satellites and distributed sensor networks operating longer in contested environments. While radioisotope power has been used for decades on NASA’s deep-space probes, commercial companies have largely stayed out of the field because of technical, regulatory and safety hurdles. City Labs specializes in betavoltaic batteries powered by tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. The devices convert the energy released through radioactive decay directly...
spacenews.com
July 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Disentangling Measurement Protocol from Material Physics in Isotypic and Anisotypic SiC/Si Heterojunctions: A Metrology-Driven Study for Betavoltaic Energy Conversion
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.26277
Mikhail V. Dolgopolov.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.26277
Mikhail V. Dolgopolov.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.26277
arXiv abstract link
arxiv.org
September 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Disentangling Measurement Protocol from Material Physics in Isotypic and Anisotypic SiC/Si Heterojunctions: A Metrology-Driven Study for Betavoltaic Energy Conversion
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.26277
Mikhail V. Dolgopolov.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.26277
Mikhail V. Dolgopolov.
Max Dillon, AKA Electro, formerly my closest friend (aside from Harry). It was great having a friend i could relate with when it came to my hyperfixation with science, but unfortunately due to an accident with a betavoltaic battery, he kinda became one, becoming hateful in the process. #Spidersona
December 11, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Max Dillon, AKA Electro, formerly my closest friend (aside from Harry). It was great having a friend i could relate with when it came to my hyperfixation with science, but unfortunately due to an accident with a betavoltaic battery, he kinda became one, becoming hateful in the process. #Spidersona
So, if (top/bottom 12 x 4) seems like there are 48 x p100b modules. If we use the nominal value of 2Ci from p100a then that's 96Ci or ~10mg of tritium.
Image reference: citylabs.net/first-commer...
Image reference: citylabs.net/first-commer...
July 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
So, if (top/bottom 12 x 4) seems like there are 48 x p100b modules. If we use the nominal value of 2Ci from p100a then that's 96Ci or ~10mg of tritium.
Image reference: citylabs.net/first-commer...
Image reference: citylabs.net/first-commer...
Study highlights how theoretical study of the tritium-absorbing h-bn/diamond heterojunction betavoltaic battery could impact future energy storage systems. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability
Theoretical study of the tritium-absorbing h-BN/diamond heterojunction betavoltaic battery
Betavoltaic batteries, candidates for powering micro-electromechanical systems, are limited by low efficiency and output power. This study introduces …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Study highlights how theoretical study of the tritium-absorbing h-bn/diamond heterojunction betavoltaic battery could impact future energy storage systems. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability
It's supposed to be a betavoltaic source, generating nanowatts, per Ars.
A 1U cubesat tops at 2kg, so we're looking at gram scale, tops.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
A 1U cubesat tops at 2kg, so we're looking at gram scale, tops.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
arstechnica.com
July 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It's supposed to be a betavoltaic source, generating nanowatts, per Ars.
A 1U cubesat tops at 2kg, so we're looking at gram scale, tops.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
A 1U cubesat tops at 2kg, so we're looking at gram scale, tops.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...