China's nuclear battery can keep your phones charged for 50 years

Beijing: The day is not far off when mobile phones will no longer require battery charging.

A start-up in China claims to have created a battery that can supply power to devices for 50 years.

Beijing-based Betavolt reportedly developed a nuclear battery, squeezing together 63 isotopes into a module smaller than a coin, according to The Independent.

The company claimed that it is the first to miniaturize atomic energy, creating next generation battery.

Already under test, the battery will be mass produced for phones and drones.

‘Betavolt atomic energy batteries can meet the needs of long-lasting power supply in multiple scenarios, such as aerospace, AI equipment, medical equipment, microprocessors, advanced sensors, small drones and micro-robots,’ the company stated.

Adding further, the company said ‘This new energy innovation will help China gain a leading edge in the new round of the AI technological revolution’.

The battery, measuring 15 x 15 x 5 millimetres, comes with wafer-thin layers of nuclear isotopes and diamond semiconductors, generating 100 microwatts of power at 3 volts.

However, the company aims to reach a 1-watt power output by 2025.

Betavolt said the battery can be used in medical devices like pacemakers as there is having no danger to human body from radiation.

The battery is based on the concept of energy tapping from decaying isotopes and converting the energy into electricity, which was first explored in the 20 th century.

China has been working under its 14 th Five-Year Plan for 2021-2025 to miniaturize nuclear batteries.

The layered design of the battery promises to it from catching fire, or exploding from sudden force.

The battery, according to the company, can work in temperatures ranging from -60 degrees Celsius to 120 degrees Celsius.

After testing and clearance, the company is set to start the mass production of the battery.