This diamond battery is made from nuclear waste

Feb 24, 2017

A rough diamond by Alrosa, a Russian diamond mining company, is displayed on the opening day of the sixth International Diamond Week at the Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, Israel February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RTSYKGB

Scientists have developed an ingenious means of converting nuclear power plant waste (76,430 metric tons in the US alone) into sustainable diamond batteries. Image: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Patrick Caughill

Associate Editor, Futurism

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