Revolutionary Rechargeable-Free Nuclear Battery Developed
2025-07-17
Researchers at South Korea's DGIST have developed a groundbreaking perovskite betavoltaic cell (PBC) powered by carbon-14, offering decades of power without recharging. By improving electron mobility and energy conversion efficiency through the use of perovskite materials and carbon-14 nanoparticles, the team created a battery with potential applications in various small devices, from pacemakers to space probes.