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Re:DARPA wants to bypass the thermal middleman in nuclear po... by arcticbull on Friday August 09, 2024 @08:10PM (#41206436)
They were for a long time, betavoltaics were used in pacemakers. They started using more conventional batteries because the betavoltaics far outlasted the actual pacemakers.
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Re:DARPA wants to bypass the thermal middleman in nuclear po... by jacobgkau on Thursday August 22, 2024 @11:11AM (#41321196)
That's interesting. I imagine parts for an internal medical device would be able to be more tightly controlled than batteries for general usage, but maybe I'm wrong.
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