A diamond battery for Valentine’s Day?

February 14, 2025, 12:00PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Weak radio luminescence captured by a low light intensity camera from a synthetic diamond carbon film made from beta-emitting carbon-14 atoms. (Image: University of Bristol)

The world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery became a reality in a United Kingdom laboratory this past December when it was created by scientists from University of Bristol and the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority.