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A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Oh, good. So whenever some fool tosses a phone out of a car to get crushed on the roadway, shoots one because TikTok, or otherwise mangles a phone, we now have a potential for radioactive material to be spread around?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, read the article. It's Nikel 63 and the decay is copper. It's contained in a metal seal.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And Nickel 63 is... radioactive material

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  • [–] [S] -4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yes, it is. Though safely contained in a metal case.

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