> Sarah Clark, Director of Tritium Fuel Cycle at UKAEA, emphasized the sustainability and safety of this innovation, saying, “Diamond batteries offer a safe, sustainable way to provide continuous __microwatt levels of power__. They are an emerging technology that uses a manufactured diamond to safely encase small amounts of carbon-14.”

(emphasis mine)

Still, I imagine this could be useful for very specific low power applications.

I wish there were some paper available, other than [this press release](https://bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/december/diamond-battery-media-release.html#:~:text=Scientists%20and%20engineers%20from%20the,incredibly%20long%2Dlasting%20energy%20source).

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Aardvark

Bet this battery still won’t stop my phone from reaching 1% 

LowK3y19

World’s first nuclear-powered diamond battery with 5,700-year lifespan unveiled by UK

Carbon-14’s short-range radiation, safely encased within a diamond, makes this battery both safe and highly durable.

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully developed the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.

This revolutionary energy source has the potential to power devices for thousands of years, offering a sustainable and efficient solution for a wide range of applications.

science

>**World’s first nuclear-powered diamond battery with 5,700-year lifespan unveiled by UK**
![](https://m.stacker.news/66221)
Carbon-14’s short-range radiation, safely encased within a diamond, makes this battery both safe and highly durable.

>Scientists from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully developed the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.

>This revolutionary energy source has the potential to power devices for thousands of years, offering a sustainable and efficient solution for a wide range of applications.

[Read more](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-first-carbon-14-diamond-battery)