| ▲ | daft_pink 3 days ago | |
When can I get a smaller one to power my AirTag? | ||
| ▲ | philipkglass 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
I know that this is a joke, but reactors cannot scale down that far. Unlike an electrical source powered by radioactive decay (like certain pacemakers [1]), the minimum mass for a nuclear reactor includes several kilograms of material. It's possible to shed neutron moderator mass by using high-purity fuel operating on fast fission, but these require more fuel to go critical so they still have multi-kilogram masses. [1] "Plutonium powered pacemakers (1974) https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/miscel... | ||
| ▲ | Havoc 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
That may actually be not that far away: >first nuclear battery can deliver 100 microwatts of power and a voltage of 3V >plans to produce a battery with 1 watt of power by 2025 https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nuclear-battery-betavolt-... | ||
| ▲ | dylan604 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I want one to take camping | ||