Innovation

This diamond battery is made from nuclear waste

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

Jess Vilvestre
Writer, Futurism
Patrick Caughill
Associate Editor, Futurism
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