This is really just the natural progression of betavoltaics, incorporating
"nano".
The niche has been around for many years as it is almost obvious... remember
Paul Brown and before?... Several of those betavoltaic proponents used to post
here (Brown passed away in 2001). The tech was always just out of reach in
terms of cost and energy density.
Nano-diamond changes everything. Its low work function means high efficiency
and cold cathodes. The problem will always be cost but mass production of the
material for micro-electronics could change that. Intel needs a new
breakthrough.
Where are you Intel? We need you.
On Monday, November 28, 2016 11:17 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>
wrote:
That's fantastic. If it works, it will be as good as cold fusion for small
scale devices such as hearing aids. I wonder if it can be powerful enough for a
cell phone?
- Jed
