Scientists have created a safe and long-lasting battery made from artificial diamond and nuclear waste that can last for more than 5,000 years. The diamond battery emits less radiation than a banana and could help solve the problem of nuclear waste. RT.com reports: Researchers at the University of Bristol have found a means of creating a battery capable of generating clean electricity for five millennia, or as long as human civilization has existed. Scientists found that by heating graphite blocks – used to house uranium rods in nuclear reactors – much of the radioactive carbon is given off as a gas. This can then be gathered and turned into radioactive diamonds using a high-temperature chemical reaction, in which carbon atoms are left on the surface in small, dark-colored diamond crystals. ‘Ultimate car battery’ will take you from London to Edinburgh on 1 charge https://t.co/8PjL5T7nRZ pic.twitter.com/C9OQ8FlPvU — RT UK (@RTUKnews) 2 November 2015 These man-made diamonds produce a small electrical charge when placed near a radioactive source. The radioactive diamonds are then encased safely within a layer of non-radioactive diamond. The surface of a complete diamond emits less radiation than a banana. The Bristol scientists have already created a working diamond [...]
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