Nuclear power has long been a reliable energy source, supplying nearly 20% of electricity in the United States. While it does ...

Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using ...

Researchers may have found a way to create a nuclear waste battery that could theoretically run for decades without needing to recharge.

Researchers have developed a prototype battery that harnesses radiation from nuclear waste to generate electricity, offering a potential ...

Ohio State University researchers develop a battery that converts nuclear waste into electricity using scintillator crystals ...

Nuclear power comes with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, but has its own issues in the form of radioactive waste.

Many Ways To Split Atoms Nuclear power is often associated with massive power plants, giant cooling towers, and the fear of nuclear meltdown. This is progressively changing thanks to the emergence ...

A new battery technology transforms radioactive waste into power. Credit: rabedirkwennigsen / CC0 Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a groundbreaking technology that turns nuclear ...