World’s First Diamond Battery Could Power Spacecraft and Pacemakers for Thousands of Years

[Ghoti Ichthus]

So, who's going to need a pacemaker for thousands of years?

The MK is only a thousand years, so even the Tribulation survivors wouldn't need a battery that lasts that long.
Talk about over-kill

World’s First Diamond Battery Could Power Spacecraft and Pacemakers for Thousands of Years​

By Andy Corbley Jun 6, 2025

"An invention from the UK features diamonds in the first-ever application of the gemstone in battery technology.
Promising to last thousands of years, the microwatt power sources are seen as the perfect solution to devices in environments where neither changing batteries nor carrying around extras are options.
Developed by the University of Bristol in partnership with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the battery contains a radioactive isotope of carbon called carbon-14."

"In the battery, a radioactive carbon-14 isotope is encased inside a shell of diamond, the hardest substance known to man.
“Diamond batteries offer a safe, sustainable way to provide continuous microwatt levels of power. They are an emerging technology that use a manufactured diamond to safely encase small amounts of carbon-14,” said Sarah Clark, the director of Tritium Fuel Cycle at the (UKAEA), in a statement.
Electricity via the battery is generated in a way similar to a solar panel through the betavoltaic effect—harnessing the electrons emitted by the carbon-14 and captured by the diamond matrix."

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World's First Diamond Battery Could Power Spacecraft and Pacemakers for Thousands of Years

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[Baby Yoda]

he MK is only a thousand years, so even the Tribulation survivors wouldn't need a battery that lasts that long.

Gives whole new meaning to "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'"

 

[Tall Timbers]

They'll need that battery to make it to Mars.

 

[Andiamo]

I’d like one for my Roku remote. That thing eats batteries like crazy.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I’d like one for my Roku remote. That thing eats batteries like crazy.

I'd like one for the light and laser on

Depending on circumstances, even brand-new fresh batteries can die at the worst possible moment

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

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