Nuclear waste powered battery lasts for thousands of years, study finds
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With insufficient safe storage space for nuclear waste disposal, the focal point of these ideas is the reutilization of the materials.


JJ Shavit
- Aug 19
Nuclear waste powered battery can last for thousands of years
Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet it produces massive amounts of waste


JJ Shavit
- Jul 17
Majestic '8th continent' could recycle plastic collected from the ocean
Award-winning architect has harnessed innovative design to develop a solution that could change the course of global conservation efforts.


JJ Shavit
- May 17
Nuclear waste powered battery lasts thousands of years
Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, it produces massive amounts of waste.


JJ Shavit
- Jan 21
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.


JJ Shavit
- Jan 7
Human body will power the 6G devices of the future
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst use the body to harvest waste energy to power wearable devices


JJ Shavit
- Dec 21, 2022
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste can last over 1,000 years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.


JJ Shavit
- Dec 2, 2022
Turning wastewater into fertilizer is feasible and will make agriculture more sustainable
The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture.


JJ Shavit
- Oct 22, 2022
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.


JJ Shavit
- Sep 24, 2022
Pioneering diamond battery powered by converted nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, it produces massive amounts of waste.
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