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Water-based nuclear battery can be used to generate electrical energy

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Water-based nuclear battery can be used to generate electrical energy

Sep 16, 2014

From cell phones to cars and flashlights, batteries play an important role in everyday life. Scientists and technology companies constantly are seeking ways to improve battery life and efficiency. Now, for the first time using a water-based solution, researchers at the University of Missouri have created a long-lasting and more efficient nuclear battery that could be used for many applications such as a reliable energy source in automobiles and also in complicated applications such as space flight.

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"Betavoltaics, a battery technology that generates power from radiation, has been studied as an energy source since the 1950s," said Jae W. Kwon, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and nuclear engineering in the College of Engineering at MU. "Controlled nuclear technologies are not inherently dangerous. We already have many commercial uses of nuclear technologies in our lives including fire detectors in bedrooms and emergency exit signs in buildings."


The battery uses a radioactive isotope called strontium-90 that boosts electrochemical energy in a water-based solution. A nanostructured titanium dioxide electrode (the common element found in sunscreens and UV blockers) with a platinum coating collects and effectively converts energy into electrons.


"Water acts as a buffer and surface plasmons created in the device turned out to be very useful in increasing its efficiency," Kwon said. "The ionic solution is not easily frozen at very low temperatures and could work in a wide variety of applications including car batteries and, if packaged properly, perhaps spacecraft."

http://phys.org/news/2014-09-water-based-nuclear-battery-electrical-energy.html
 
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QUANT E-Sportlimousine is a Salt Water Powered Supercar


By: Seamus Payne
This stunning supercar of the future doesn’t run on gasoline. It’s not a typical battery-driven electric car either. No hydrogen fuel cells, no solar panels, no biodiesel drivetrain. The QUANT E-Sportlimousine concept runs on salt water. Yes, that abundant resource that puts the “blue” in the “blue planet” we live on can be used to power a supercar.


The QUANT E-Sportlimousine is a supercar concept that uses salt water as fuel to power four electric motors. Salt water electric power isn’t new, it has been tested by organizations like NASA since the mid-1970s. In the case of the E-Sportlimousine, this powertrain and its 4 electric motors produce 912 horsepower, enough to push this vehicle to 234 miles per hour on the top end. It boasts a 400 mile range based on its salt water fuel source, and it does so in ultimate style.


Just look at this beast. The QUANT E-Sportlimousine is as beautiful as it is technically marvelous, a vehicle that exudes luxury while sipping sea water as its fuel. It is the brainchild of Nunzio La Vecchia, the chief technical officer of nanoFLOWCELL AG, the brand that will be producing the QUANT E-Sportlimousine.


The QUANT E-Sportlimousine isn’t a pipe dream, either. It’s a proven concept, a working prototype that has just been approved for driving tests on public roads in Germany and other parts of the European Union. It had already made its debut in Geneva and Monaco earlier this year, but this bit of news shows that this salt water electric car technology has legs– er, wheels.
QUANT E-Sportlimousine is a Salt Water Powered Supercar ? TheCoolist - The Modern Design Lifestyle Magazine
 
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