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Battery That Can Power Laptops For 30 Years..!
- Battery That Can Power Laptops For 30 Years Without A Single Recharge
God bless U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for this breakthrough
Scientists invent betavoltaic power cells that can power laptop for 30 years continously!Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The breakthrough betavoltaic power cells are constructed from semiconductors and use radioisotopes as the energy source. As the radioactive material decays it emits beta particles that transform into electric power capable of fueling an electrical device like a laptop for years.
Although betavoltaic batteries sound nuclear, they're not. They're neither using fission/fusion or chemical processes to produce energy and so they do not produce any radioactive or hazardous waste.
The Science behind betavoltaic cells:
Betavoltaics generate power when an electron strikes a particular interface between two layers of material. The Process uses beta electron emissions that occur when a neutron decays into a proton which causes a forward bias in the semiconductor. This makes the betavoltaic cell a forward bias diode of sorts, similar in some respects to a photovoltaic (solar) cell. Electrons scatter out of their normal orbits in the semiconductor and into the circuit creating a usable electric current.
The profile of the batteries can be quite small and thin, a porous silicon material is used to collect the hydrogen isotope tritium which is generated in the process. The reaction is non-thermal which means laptops and other small devices like mobile phones will run much cooler than with traditional lithium-ion power batteries. The reason the battery lasts so long is that neutron beta-decay into protons is the world's most concentrated source of electricity, truly demonstrating Einstein's theory E=MC2.
The best part about these cells are when they eventually run out of power they are totally inert and non-toxic, so environmentalists need not fear these high tech scientific wonder batteries. If all goes well plans are for these cells to reach store shelves in about 2 to 3 years.
Sounds too good to be true? Join the club. Fuel cells, Betavoltaic cells or be it anything else... I'm sure laptop manufacturers would more than welcome any technology that powers laptops for even 24 hours at a stretch.
-------- U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory