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

submitted 10 months ago by 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Inktvip@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

A lot of sensors/gauges in industrial applications are retrofitted with lorawan or similar remote readout capabilities right now. Battery life for these devices is already a big design consideration, especially since not all locations are easily accessible.

With a power source like this you would essentially charge a capacitor, use the stored charge to do a sensor read and short data burst, and then wait for the next charge.