Nuclear Powered Smartphones

[SomeDudeAsking]

Saw a link for nuclear powered batteries for sale:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/01/atomic-battery-on-sale-for-consumer-use

So you feel pretty smug that you have a portable battery pack to power up your depleted smartphone during a particularly gruelling day at work? Well, here’s news for you – how about a smartphone battery that does not require any charging – or changing, for that matter, for up to 20 years. This is made possible thanks to the wonders of nuclear fission, but it is safe to assume that the majority out there would be aghast at carrying radioactive material in their pockets. The thing is, a Chinese website is said to carry a “20 Years Non-Stop Non-Charging Nano-Tritium Nuclear Battery” that retails for a whopping $1,122 after conversion.

I would be interested to see a smartphone with some of these batteries built into it. No charging for the lifetime of the device!

 

[danpass]

Saw a link for nuclear powered batteries for sale:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/01/atomic-battery-on-sale-for-consumer-use



I would be interested to see a smartphone with some of these batteries built into it. No charging for the lifetime of the device!

Absolutely. Tritium is nuclear in only the most technical sense.

 

[SlCKB0Y]

Tritium is nuclear in only the most technical sense.

What does this mean? What is your definition of nuclear in a non technical sense?

 

[danpass]

What does this mean? What is your definition of nuclear in a non technical sense?

What the media tells people. That 'nuclear' can ONLY mean some world ending device.

Now back to having a battery with a three year charge

 

[SlCKB0Y]

What the media tells people. That 'nuclear' can ONLY mean some world ending device.

Now back to having a battery with a three year charge

Haha. Gotcha. Maybe i'm scientifically incline but my definition of nuclear would be something which undergoes radioactive decay and not the doomsday phone you mention

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Saw a link for nuclear powered batteries for sale:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/01/atomic-battery-on-sale-for-consumer-use

And they write:

The active material in these batteries would be tritium, and it is claimed that radiation caused by the decay of tritium is deemed safe, and unable to penetrate even the outermost layer of skin. For those wearing watches that glow in the dark, it is radioactive tritium in action there, so fret not with this City Labs-designed battery.

The glow is also possible without tritium.

 

[danpass]

That requires an input of energy (like a flashlight).

Tritium is self glowing so to speak.

 

[siiip5]

That requires an input of energy (like a flashlight).

Tritium is self glowing so to speak.

Tritium is great... in very minute quantities. On gun sights or watch arms, a very tiny amount is painted on to the surface. Very little harm can be done with tiny amounts. I don't know about an amount as big as that battery?

 

[dreamerdonkey]

Smell like pot and crack

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I'm a power user so 20yrs is just not good enough for me.

 

[jonathan321]

is it just an improvement or remarketing of the earlier technolog that was offering shorter charge time but less power per volume or weight of the battery?