It doesn't say that

It says "the UK currently holds almost 95,000 tonnes of graphite blocks" from which Carbon-14 can be extracted.

Doesn't mention how much C-14 is extractable from the graphite (nor how efficient the extraction is re: wastage) so no it's not really clear whether the UK has one or a trillion lifetime batteries worth.

It talks about a battery containing 1g of C-14 being able to run for more than 5000 years at the power of less than an AA battery, so in the context of cars we are talking considerably more.

Still hugely promising though! But I suspect at least at first we will see very low power items using this technology and the full extent of this potentially world changing discovery may not be seen in our lifetimes.

Posted By: Legacy Fan on December 9th 2024 at 10:45:31

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Scientists have worked out how to create a diamond battery that will last thousands (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Dec 9, 09:27:43
- Diamonds are forever... (n/m) (General Chat) - Goosebumps, Dec 9, 10:42:34
  - Not true..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Dec 9, 14:26:45
  - Oi! (n/m) (General Chat) - Shirley Bassey, Dec 9, 10:50:59
- Tax man will have a field day no doubt (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Dec 9, 10:26:53
- you mean the the boffins in white coats ..... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 10:00:36
  - No idea what that's meant to mean (n/m) (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Dec 9, 11:32:12
  - Or "so-called experts" ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 9, 10:36:16
  - it could be the next big thing in tech? (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 9, 10:14:15
    - I made some titanium components for a quantum computing company (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 9, 12:02:05
      - all i know about quantum computing is how to spell it (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 9, 12:21:34
      - Casual flex of the day (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 9, 12:21:22
        
        Damn right. It's not often I impress anyone so I'm having that one. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Dec 9, 12:34:46
        
        good for you (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 9, 12:48:34
- Goof stuff, but might be a long wait (General Chat) - jamesward, Dec 9, 09:30:59
  - FFS (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 10:02:41
- Genuinely exciting stuff - is there a write-up somewhere? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 9, 09:30:41
  - Ah - it's predicated on C-14, is there a big enough supply of that? (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 9, 09:31:50
    - Logs in - for a break from work (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 9, 12:27:44
    - says here uk has 95,000 tonnes (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 9, 09:52:29
      - It doesn't say that (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 9, 10:45:31
        
        i stand corrected, tbf the OP went straight to powering electric vehhicles (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 9, 10:49:55
        
        Phone companies rely on their batteries becoming shit (General Chat) - jamesward, Dec 9, 10:52:11
        
        That's absolutely not true, but removing it would push innovation which is good. That's (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 9, 13:29:25
        
        guess they may have to rethink that scam (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 10:53:57
        
        Oh but also (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 9, 10:47:54
        
        yes that's what i thunked as well (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 9, 10:51:25
      - Coo that is a fair bit hentut (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 9, 10:28:06
    - Assuming there is, this is basically C-14 wrapped in a diamond cell (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 9, 09:34:33
      - lab grown diamond even (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Dec 9, 10:48:25

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