Betavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers

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Betavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers
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"it says can keep a device charged for 50 years."

On a device that gets replaced every 1-3 years? 🤔

Better be user replaceable or that's a lot of energy being stored in landfills.

Turning every landfill into a fission reactor is certainly one way to fix the landfill issue

Would be cool for long term, low power devices like sensors embedded in concrete in bridges and building structures for monitoring stresses.

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