> Personally, I cant wait to see the idea of a nuclear battery hitting the > civilian market: Imagine a battery the size of a 9-volt cell generating > the necessary curent/voltages needed for an application.... and the best > part of the whole deal is that you wouldnt have to throw the battery Check out the Plutonium powered pacemakers of the 1950's. The actual "battery life" is 82 years (yes, I've seriously looked into these things for the MIT project - no, not feasible). They were actually tested to hold up against small arms fire in case someone got shot in a supermarket robbery. You can still find people who have these in their chest. Thad Starner MIT Media Laboratory Wearable Computing Project
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