Nuclear Space Batteries: NASA is developing a new nuclear battery using americium-241 that could last up to 433 years, far ...

Spacecraft have used a plutonium isotope to stay afloat for decades, but another isotope could last even longer.

Concept image of a battery and digital circuitry in green on a black background - Mf3d/Getty Images Batteries, in a sense, rule our lives. From the compact lithium-ion batteries powering our ...

A new generation of nuclear microbatteries may soon power electronics that must operate for years without maintenance.

NASA confirmed that nuclear-micropowered probes (NMPs) using tritium betavoltaic power technology is possible. A new study will raise from a valid concept to a proof of concept experiment.

Nuclear batteries generate electricity from radioactive decay and can last for decades, far outlasting lithium-ion cells. A new wave of startups and research teams across the U.S., Asia, and Europe ...

An international group of scientists has published a study that could lead to the world’s first “nuclear battery,” a technology capable of providing a million times more portable power than today’s ...