Gravitas | China's Nuclear Battery innovation could make 'charging' a thing of the past | WION

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  • čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
  • Beijing-based startup, Betavolt has come up with an innovative nuclear battery. Promising an unprecedented 50-year lifespan without the need for charging or maintenance, this compact atomic energy battery seemingly has the potential to revolutionise various industries and the future of charging personal devices.
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Komentáře • 235

  • @wongrobert7340
    @wongrobert7340 Před 5 měsíci +65

    This is the first time I have received positive reporting from you about China after following you for years. Please keep it up as more and more viewers are turning away from mainstream news like CNN and turn to you for alternative news.

    • @OnlyOne1Dee
      @OnlyOne1Dee Před 4 měsíci +2

      Me to

    • @yuugenr7549
      @yuugenr7549 Před 4 měsíci +8

      First time this channel is not lying about China.

    • @granand
      @granand Před 4 měsíci +1

      Every time there is a positive news, you guys say first time.. Innovation is celebrated and China is world class no doubt

    • @pongomlam641
      @pongomlam641 Před 4 měsíci

      And we are still running Hindu/Muslim ki dukan 🙏

    • @devasharma5478
      @devasharma5478 Před 4 měsíci

      this channel is worse then CNN...check their hindi channel zee news...😅

  • @tossancuyota7848
    @tossancuyota7848 Před 5 měsíci +25

    if this is true it be a massive win for china and its developers

    • @sacr3
      @sacr3 Před 4 měsíci +2

      These types of batteries have existed for a long time and have been used in many satellites, this isn't solely a China invention. These batteries produce a very very low current, meaning you would need a huge pile of them to produce enough wattage for your phone to operate. It is either that or you pack more radioactive material in there which increases the risk hazard, having a radiation hazard sitting beside your crotch is probably not the best idea

  • @shivamk8920
    @shivamk8920 Před 5 měsíci +25

    Even if it causes some level of pollution at the time of recycling it is still a BIG WIN, if it lasts even a decade under constant use. This simply means no mess for the next few decades, that's good enough for me.

    • @chrisl442
      @chrisl442 Před 4 měsíci

      Nonsense. Read about the pollution and contamination one Curie of Ni-63 can cause.

  • @apoorvsrivastava7121
    @apoorvsrivastava7121 Před 5 měsíci +56

    If its true its actually really revolutionary

    • @tripledsm3195
      @tripledsm3195 Před 5 měsíci +3

      It's not

    • @Nikola-vs6fd
      @Nikola-vs6fd Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@tripledsm3195how do you know

    • @WorldsTravellerNomad
      @WorldsTravellerNomad Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yes, true your space rover that barely lasted a day and went dead can use this battery so can last like 100 years or something.

    • @chrisl442
      @chrisl442 Před 4 měsíci

      It's not true. This will never be sold to the public for it contains much to high levels of nuclear substances. It's very odd no one in the media even mention it.

    • @dikshantdahiya124
      @dikshantdahiya124 Před 4 měsíci

      😂😂😂 science or technology inki smjh s bhar h ye battry 20 saal purani h or inki energy bohot jada km hoti h or ye kabhibhi kisibhi smartphone ya computer to power nhi kr skti evs 😂😂😂 uski baat to sochnabhi paap h abhi . Is battery ki power 100ųw(0.0001w) h is s to bhai kuch bhi nhi chlare .

  • @KhusnulFauza
    @KhusnulFauza Před 5 měsíci +13

    We should stand with China and solve issues 😅

  • @electrogestapo
    @electrogestapo Před 5 měsíci +13

    Radiostopic batteries has been around for decades, it is the power source for the Voyagers and the Curiosity Rovers.

    • @Negan.111
      @Negan.111 Před 5 měsíci +1

      N there is a reason they are not mass produced for consumer goods. Demand cannot be met.

  • @Sam-ch4jh
    @Sam-ch4jh Před 5 měsíci +5

    There will be news like ,
    1. ' Mobile battery blasts, ten building collapsed'
    2. ' Terrorist attack using batteries'

    • @sacr3
      @sacr3 Před 4 měsíci +1

      No, that's not how that works. You need extremely fissile material that is brought to its critical mass for it to detonate. The amount of accuracy and power required to get an extremely fissile material like uranium-238 to get crushed enough to start a chain reaction is mind-boggling. Meaning there is absolutely no chance a tiny battery with beta decay can turn into a miniature nuke.
      On the other hand it on the other hand it is a radioactive material that produces extremely low amperage, if people wanted to cause problems with other folks they could spread this radioactive material in unsuspecting places to increase the likelihood of their enemy developing a cancer, but that likelihood is very small.

  • @CosmicBackgroundRadiation01
    @CosmicBackgroundRadiation01 Před 4 měsíci +4

    “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” - Some Genius

  • @vivekaaraga
    @vivekaaraga Před 5 měsíci +15

    With these batteries, electric vehicles make so much sense!

    • @Shakazuloeman
      @Shakazuloeman Před 4 měsíci +1

      Depends on the weight, it gives 1 watt energy.
      If this battery is 2 times as heavy with the same wattage as a EV battery it doesn't make sense at all.

    • @beastofthewest3713
      @beastofthewest3713 Před 4 měsíci

      Nah fr

    • @beastofthewest3713
      @beastofthewest3713 Před 4 měsíci

      This is only the beginning

    • @cedriclynch
      @cedriclynch Před 2 měsíci

      This battery will last decades or centuries, but the output is measured in microwatts or milliwatts. It is suitable for things that consume tiny amounts of power. In conjunction with a capacitor or battery it could also be suitable for something that consumes very little most of the time but could need to provide a burst of high power, like a smoke alarm. It is not suitable for a mobile phone or for an electric vehicle.

  • @plazzymoto7124
    @plazzymoto7124 Před 4 měsíci +3

    what is the stock symbol?

  • @danielarinze486
    @danielarinze486 Před 5 měsíci +5

    You are doing great China

  • @vertilingo
    @vertilingo Před 5 měsíci +13

    What will be it's environmental impact during manufacturing

  • @rookie3o9
    @rookie3o9 Před 5 měsíci +1

    a good find towards energy independence....

  • @garawaa5411
    @garawaa5411 Před 5 měsíci +3

    It is not for smart phone. It for micro electric devices

  • @leoshell9399
    @leoshell9399 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I am cautiously optimistic..

  • @swapanchanda5038
    @swapanchanda5038 Před 5 měsíci

    What about the gazette where battery inserted will they last for 50 years?

  • @Nechrophagus
    @Nechrophagus Před 4 měsíci +3

    Imagine this tech in EV cars ... This will be a game changer for the environment as well !!

    • @saadamehdi2848
      @saadamehdi2848 Před 4 měsíci

      no, the energetic density is simply way too low, unless you also want to get cancers. Beta radiation batteries essentially trade power for ultra long durations.

    • @sacr3
      @sacr3 Před 4 měsíci

      This Tech has existed for a long time and has been used in many satellites, the problem with these is that they produce very little amperage and if you wish to have more amperage you would have to use even more lethal radioactive material. Having a car loaded with this is not the greatest of ideas, you can only imagine in 20 years going into a scrap yard having to use a radiation suit. Or after a catastrophic accident having radioactive materials strewn about

  • @christopherleubner6633
    @christopherleubner6633 Před 4 měsíci

    You do know that 63Ni is roughly 200 bucks a curie... Assuming you could drop a grand on it, the diamond photodiodes aren't cheap either, it would have around 250mCi on each one and those cost about 50 a piece in 10,000 batch quantities each. A 50 curie battery would use 100 or 200 of these stacked back to back. Im almost certain that these are a stock pump, and any engineering samples are likely lithium iodine solid state batteries that give similar output for a couple decades. A stronger isotope such as Sr90 would give much better output if coated on a bismeuth telluride scattering layer that would dump lots more electrons in

  • @MathewNerumbad
    @MathewNerumbad Před 5 měsíci +4

    Its their new idea to implant a miniature atomic bomb on every mobile phone 🤣🤣

  • @onelivingsoul2962
    @onelivingsoul2962 Před 5 měsíci

    Not just phone,it coould be ground breaking for Drones having limited flight time due to battery

  • @theodociocozanitis5437
    @theodociocozanitis5437 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hope it’s true will be great on EV

  • @rollercoaster3061
    @rollercoaster3061 Před 5 měsíci +2

    No doubt here…
    😊

  • @spiritualharmony3152
    @spiritualharmony3152 Před 5 měsíci +5

    If it explodes, what will be the extent of damage

  • @megaknight3705
    @megaknight3705 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Woah good job Chinese Scientist.

  • @matts-jj7cz
    @matts-jj7cz Před 4 měsíci

    The gravity of how much of my stuff wouldn't need battery replacement just kicked in.
    That is an example of fantastic innovation, especially in the medical field if it can work with pacemakers and such ❤

  • @beirangiaphiapi452
    @beirangiaphiapi452 Před 5 měsíci

    i need this on my phone

  • @silafaupaulmeredith7251
    @silafaupaulmeredith7251 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent news great breakthrough

  • @iratemusic4575
    @iratemusic4575 Před 5 měsíci +3

    This is cool innovation you know. It can't be market over here in USA.

    • @MONTEZZ90
      @MONTEZZ90 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Hawei didnt sell in usa but made global sale. U.S. is not only the world

    • @DK-ev9dg
      @DK-ev9dg Před 5 měsíci

      USA doesn't deserve it

  • @KeithFrancis-nf8dw
    @KeithFrancis-nf8dw Před 4 měsíci

    Thats the same battery that powers the terminator robot 😂

  • @chi-jenyang9752
    @chi-jenyang9752 Před 4 měsíci

    This betavolt battery cost roughly $5000 each. It generate 100 µW at 3 volt. A smart phone requires roughly 5 watt, which is roughly 50,000 betavolt batteries. It will cost roughly 250 million dollars to power a smart phone with betavolt batteries.

  • @girikg8571
    @girikg8571 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Even if this battery promise to be everything it claims it to be. Its still be too expensive to be used in every day devices because radioactive material is not something very easy to come by. It takes tremendous effort to mine only few grams of radioactive material. So it limits Its usage to scientific and research purpose only or few exceptions here and there

  • @cinemantics231
    @cinemantics231 Před 4 měsíci

    This isn't new. Look up betavoltaic battery which has been around since the 1970s. The only thing the company has done is use diamond as the semi-conductor junction which might hold promise. All the same, these batteries won't be powering smartphones (let alone drones) any time soon as you need way too many of them to get the amperes needed to power modern devices. They can however be used as a means to trickle-charge conventional Li-On batteries in devices so you won't have to plug them in to wall sockets as often. That would still be very cool if done.

  • @XYZXYZ-db6bs
    @XYZXYZ-db6bs Před 5 měsíci +1

    Aaj se 6,7 sal pehle mene ek friend ko bola tha ki mobile ki battery aisi kyu nahi banate jo ek bar charge kare or ek weak tak chale taki weak me ek hi bar charge karna pade , lekin ye battery to kabhi charge hi nahi karni padegi gajjab invention hai 😂

  • @kickass7104
    @kickass7104 Před 5 měsíci +1

    So they deside to power phone with nuke before cars 😑😑😑

  • @danielhenry177
    @danielhenry177 Před 2 měsíci +1

    100% pure chynesium

  • @MunyaradziMuteerwa-tv1kn
    @MunyaradziMuteerwa-tv1kn Před 4 měsíci

    Well done...

  • @ayubjob9230
    @ayubjob9230 Před 5 měsíci +1

    now at 50 yr old i dont mind little radiation no more kid . i do like 50 yr life battery . good job

    • @robertyaspo2496
      @robertyaspo2496 Před 5 měsíci

      Radiation targets are not selective of your reproductive organs; the rest of your body is also effected. That is why such batteries have not been approved anywhere yet. The were always known but were only used for space crafts which did not return to earth; where they can be radiated at will.

  • @AnotherPlace
    @AnotherPlace Před 5 měsíci +10

    Battery manufacturers will definitely try their best not to make yhat happen, just like what they did to light bulbs .

    • @okechukwukamalu3244
      @okechukwukamalu3244 Před 5 měsíci +1

      What happened to light bulbs

    • @AnotherPlace
      @AnotherPlace Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@okechukwukamalu3244light bulbs had originally have very long life span, , but it was not profitable for manufaturers, so they created what we have now... Very short LS, so they can sell more...

  • @richardherm1822
    @richardherm1822 Před 5 měsíci +4

    How do they know it will hold a charge for 50 years if it was just perfected? I am sure if this is real, it will take years to perfect.

    • @DineshTwanabasu
      @DineshTwanabasu Před 5 měsíci +11

      There is something called Mathematics. In simple term if you have 1 lakh liter water tank and connect to a tap discharge one liter per day then the tank will serve for 1 lakh days or 273 years. U don't have to wait for 373 years to see the result.

    • @Visionary-cx5dw
      @Visionary-cx5dw Před 5 měsíci +2

      Nuke batteries is not a new concept. Its been around for a while. Which is why even electric vehicles shall have them... the improvements have long been thought of.
      If you get a chance watch the cartoon show 'The Jetsons', its very futuristic, has robots, and technology too.

    • @sagaronline265
      @sagaronline265 Před 4 měsíci

      hmm,but is it that straightforward as water tank?@@DineshTwanabasu

  • @aeromtb2468
    @aeromtb2468 Před 5 měsíci +2

    our clothes need to be lead lined.

  • @jokerjohny
    @jokerjohny Před 5 měsíci

    Needed revolution for mobiles and cars.

  • @vimukthi.
    @vimukthi. Před 5 měsíci +1

    This battery make AI humanoid robot real

  • @vigour3899
    @vigour3899 Před 4 měsíci

    Saw something similar in Rick and Morty, y'all remember that episode in which Morty's arm grew so damn big?
    ( In that episode, Rick was tryna steal the green emerald that generates energy.)

  • @mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355
    @mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355 Před 3 měsíci

    At least we are thankful for our chargeable phone batteries

  • @jamesmiller2735
    @jamesmiller2735 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Would you as a private individual ride in a nuclear powered car knowing fully well that even the slightest of negligence can make it your last ride.

    • @MrDebour
      @MrDebour Před 5 měsíci

      Cars are killing people as we speak anyway

  • @AldersonJoshi
    @AldersonJoshi Před 5 měsíci +1

    🎉 great

  • @adeddy8138
    @adeddy8138 Před 5 měsíci

    Real life arc reactor

  • @ledtvscreenguardrhino4328
    @ledtvscreenguardrhino4328 Před 5 měsíci +1

  • @relexelumna5360
    @relexelumna5360 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Good thing is non radio active and fire resistant. Game changing. We need to support this as rival companies will try not to allow coz it will take their business away. But disruptive innovation is what we need not want.

  • @fritzeph6550
    @fritzeph6550 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Hands down to China for this invention. This will revolutionized the battery industry. I hope the west will not copy it and claim as if their own😅.

    • @prathapsankar007
      @prathapsankar007 Před 5 měsíci +3

      This tech has been available since 1913, most NASA rovers use atomic & betavoltaic batteries. The cost of these are extremely high leaving it nonviable for consumer use. China did a marketing stunt as nuclear batteries are in their focused growth agenda policy and every year the country should show some progress to the supreme leader.

    • @johan4thekingdom
      @johan4thekingdom Před 4 měsíci

      The US sold the rights to this tech to China in the 80s

    • @johan4thekingdom
      @johan4thekingdom Před 4 měsíci

      The US sold the rights to this tech to China in the 80s

    • @johan4thekingdom
      @johan4thekingdom Před 4 měsíci

      The US sold the rights to this tech to China in the 80s

    • @johan4thekingdom
      @johan4thekingdom Před 4 měsíci

      The US sold the rights to this tech to China in the 80s

  • @dhyde9207
    @dhyde9207 Před 2 měsíci

    A mini nuclear reactor right next to my head. Yeah, that's what I need. NOT!!!

  • @Grimreaper19953
    @Grimreaper19953 Před měsícem

    Danger if your phone blast

  • @raghavendrasalvadi6493
    @raghavendrasalvadi6493 Před 2 měsíci

    Is it radiation free

  • @azharazad2554
    @azharazad2554 Před 4 měsíci +1

    😂 and we have Gober power battery which last upto 1000 Years 🔋⚡That chinese battery have life of only 50 years and having 2.5 Crore Mah.

  • @buddylove2073
    @buddylove2073 Před 3 měsíci

    Very interesting revolutionary idea. If it's true. Will wait to see how it performs during the pilot test period though. Apart from the safety issues, I'm curious to know how the company is going to monetize the product. How does a company make profit from a long lasting product? Consumers need to think about this perspective as well.

  • @Verdad233
    @Verdad233 Před 4 měsíci

    And just like that, no more flying with your phone, cancer cases to the roof, etc etc

  • @sp5152
    @sp5152 Před 5 měsíci

    Kudos.......

  • @maheshdatwani59
    @maheshdatwani59 Před 4 měsíci

    WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PHONE BLOWS UP?

  • @lazarusramaube8291
    @lazarusramaube8291 Před 4 měsíci

    Battery manufacturers would have to close down,that can't be allowed.

  • @usprotec
    @usprotec Před 4 měsíci +1

    Very soon, by looking at China's advancement in research and technologies, China would create a battery for our car that need not recharge for at least 10 years but China may by then has created floating boots that can take us to our destination without the need of car.

  • @iratemusic4575
    @iratemusic4575 Před 5 měsíci +1

    nuclear battery lasts 50 years. hmmm. interesting.

  • @itconsgenio
    @itconsgenio Před 5 měsíci +1

    Nokia Left the chat😂

  • @leon386
    @leon386 Před 2 měsíci

    We are hearing about this technological break troughs all the time and then nothing happens !!!

  • @dirtydogg06
    @dirtydogg06 Před 4 měsíci

    Sounds good for my phone, 4wd set up and no need for solar panels. Could power your house too

  • @abiral_neupane4045
    @abiral_neupane4045 Před 4 měsíci

    Is this really a win for humanity? Only time will tell.

  • @8000RPM.
    @8000RPM. Před 5 měsíci

    Safe,...remember,...this is the same country that told us there was no human-to-human infection of a certain disease. Oh,...and the cost is,...?

  • @streetfoodisgood9550
    @streetfoodisgood9550 Před 5 měsíci

    Tony Stark will love this :)

  • @WorldsTravellerNomad
    @WorldsTravellerNomad Před 4 měsíci +1

    I think ISRO can use this battery for their rover in moon that didn't last even a day recently. I think they should buy Made In China, is better for them.

    • @SJ7844
      @SJ7844 Před 4 měsíci

      Lagta hai China ke jamai ho tum bhai ... isro ko kisi ki gyan ki zarurat nahi hai...they have sufficient people to help them aap ghar grasti mein dhyaan dijiye

  • @rider__anubhav
    @rider__anubhav Před 5 měsíci

    It concern for humanity

  • @jeimagu
    @jeimagu Před 4 měsíci

    What will happen if they explode? Current batteries release a lot of energy in form of fire when they explode, what about those ones?

  • @ronaldlau5883
    @ronaldlau5883 Před 4 měsíci

    It is not new technology and US and China had used these in spacecraft for many years. what the Chinese company done now is make it cheap, safe and affordable by the public. Good innovation. Can't wait !

  • @hanfucolorful9656
    @hanfucolorful9656 Před 5 měsíci +1

    India can buy 5000 such batteries and put them on India's next rover on the Moon.🌘

  • @ezioauditore7759
    @ezioauditore7759 Před 5 měsíci

    I am getting Fallout vibes

  • @kieranp4195
    @kieranp4195 Před 5 měsíci +1

    China is very smart

  • @chandra7803
    @chandra7803 Před 5 měsíci

    What about nuclear radiation and its effect on our health

  • @MrMarshallAC
    @MrMarshallAC Před 5 měsíci

    How is that battery going to be disposed?

  • @vishnuv12_30
    @vishnuv12_30 Před 3 měsíci

    Maybe apple was preparing for this 😂, no charger in box

  • @razingboy
    @razingboy Před 3 měsíci

    China brilliant Goodjob 👍

  • @viktorkadet697
    @viktorkadet697 Před 4 měsíci

    well big li-ion battery corporations have to jump 3m high from this message

  • @jscorner6815
    @jscorner6815 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Is this a necessity for your gadgets or just another example of over engineering? Who keeps their gadgets for 50 when 5 years from now a new model is coming out.

    • @AxtonXtreme
      @AxtonXtreme Před 5 měsíci

      If you are really this stupid and clueless about the world around you, just refrain yourself from making comments on CZcams. A battery can have a variety of applications outside of the consumer electronic devices. Just for Eg. space exploration, robotics, military drones, healthcare devices, etc.

    • @megaknight3705
      @megaknight3705 Před 5 měsíci +2

      😂 may be not useful for our daily gadgets but definitely revolutionary invention for spaceship and other space programms.

  • @granand
    @granand Před 4 měsíci

    RTG powered satellites has left the chat

  • @Naveen-t
    @Naveen-t Před 5 měsíci +2

    Future technology 👍

  • @KP-cn7il
    @KP-cn7il Před 4 měsíci

    If that's the case ,all indian companies would be gone

  • @manishrathod7195
    @manishrathod7195 Před 5 měsíci

    😮😮

  • @ratnaprasadnaidubasa9407
    @ratnaprasadnaidubasa9407 Před 4 měsíci

    Atleàst 5 years best 👍👍👍

  • @robherringjr5018
    @robherringjr5018 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Yeah but how do you dispose of something like that? Because they make stuff never think of how to dispose of it

  • @manishmandal-78
    @manishmandal-78 Před 4 měsíci

    This is why China made it and not India.
    The Indian news channels seems to be more exited than the manufacturers and also have no idea about the remaining challenges.
    All Indian news channels are like - yeah, the eternal battery is here and we have a new thing to talk about and we must be the first.

  • @Science-vt4vg
    @Science-vt4vg Před 4 měsíci

    I have a phone that can fully charge withing 20 minutes.

  • @chrisl442
    @chrisl442 Před 4 dny

    Ni-63 costs $4000 USD per gram to produce. Keep on dreaming.

  • @mohitrocks55
    @mohitrocks55 Před 4 měsíci

    Can it be charged again if it dies in few years???????

  • @archmykl
    @archmykl Před 4 měsíci

    Forgive us mother nature

  • @sagaronline265
    @sagaronline265 Před 4 měsíci

    such stories were heard by my grandfather,m still hearing those jokes.

  • @linomerta8606
    @linomerta8606 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I know how gamers like us feel😂😂😂😂...can't wait 😂😂😂😂

  • @themystguy
    @themystguy Před 5 měsíci +4

    Chernobyl in your pocket. Great!

  • @guimaras6029
    @guimaras6029 Před 4 měsíci

    No to that battery

  • @emoaf8555
    @emoaf8555 Před 5 měsíci

    Can't wait till my phone Oppenheims all over me

  • @codyjenkins4914
    @codyjenkins4914 Před 5 měsíci +2

    There is always a catch.

  • @dougbrown9048
    @dougbrown9048 Před 4 měsíci

    This report is a joke. These batteries aren't new. They can only produce up to 3 volts. They will not replace anything other than niche devices, pacemakers and watch batteries

  • @XERTZ1925
    @XERTZ1925 Před 5 měsíci

    conquerors will steal this, like what happened to gunpowder.