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This Carbon-14 Radioactive Diamond Battery Could Last Longer Than Human Civilization
Weak radio luminescence captured by a low light intensity camera from a synthetic diamond carbon film made from beta-emitting carbon-14 atoms. Credit: University of Bristol. In the vast emptiness of space, Voyager 1 has been faithfully whispering its …