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Nuclear batteries coming soon to power your gadgets?

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Researchers from the University of Missouri are now working on bringing nuclear powered batteries to the masses. The goal of the engineers is to create batteries that are longer lasting, lighter, and smaller. These new batteries will use liquid semiconductors instead of traditional solid semiconductors. According to Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU, “The nuclear battery can provide power density that is six orders of magnitude higher than chemical batteries.”

The prototype that the team is currently working on is about the size and thickness of a penny. Kwon assures that the nuclear battery would be safe and points out how nuclear energy has powered underwater systems and space satellites in the past.

The researchers have applied for a provisional patent and hope to improve their design even more. Ideally, Kwon hopes that they will be able to make the battery hold even more power and have the dimensions as small as a strand of human hair.

Read: [University of Missouri]

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