Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely ...

Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually electricity. While this concept sounds similar to that of a nuclear power plant, RTGs work on a different ...

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun's light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth ...

According to a news release from Northwest Normal University in Gansu province's capital of Lanzhou, researchers from the ...

Zhulong-1 is named after the mythical Chinese dragon deity symbolizing eternal light and energy. "The technology allows for ...

Battery based on carbon is designed to last 50 years and could be used to power pacemakers, spacecraft and devices in extreme ...

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

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

This photo provided by interviewee shows a prototype of ultra-longevity carbon-14 (C-14) nuclear battery, named Zhulong-1, in Wuxi, east China's ...

A Chinese company claims to have developed Zhulong-1, a C-14 nuclear battery that can last a century without having the need ...

Chinese researchers have reportedly announced the development of China’s first carbon-based nuclear battery, which they claim ...

I have bothered many Boston College students with a thought experiment that sparks fascinating levels of both curiosity and frustration: If you had to choose, would you have a baby now, or never?