tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post4029505836177615756..comments2023-12-08T21:46:19.347-05:00Comments on Colony Worlds: Carnival Of The Space Geeks (Round 31)Darnell Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10892014932718500845noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-12353230975590259852008-04-29T17:46:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:46:00.000-04:00Phil McKenna over at NewScientist discussed some n...Phil McKenna over at NewScientist discussed some new changes in Nuclear batteries here, 20x more powerful than old methods:<BR/><BR/>Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory in the U.S. and Alabama A&M University, also in the U.S., have developed layered tiles of carbon nanotubes, gold, and lithium hydride that can directly convert radiation from nuclear materials into electricity, potentially enabling high-powered nuclear batteries. According to the researchers’ calculations, the tiles could potentially harness up to 20 times more electricity from radioactive decay than conventional thermoelectric materials. The article says that the tiles could be embedded in radioactive materials or used to harvest electricity directly from the radiation of a fission reactor. David Poston of Los Alamos said, “I believe this work is innovative and could have a significant impact on the future of nuclear power.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com