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A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years (www.techradar.com)
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A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years::A glowing horizon for phones

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 62 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Like a phone would last 50 years.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A tiny radioactive battery could keep a piece of e-waste using power for 48 years

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Generating power...

[–] MrMukagee@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 10 months ago

.... that go on to mutate rats who grow old and train mutant turtles in the ninja arts.

[–] critical@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

With the EU requireing replaceable batteries, I could imagine buying a battery and changing the phone for it.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I could go for that.