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A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years::A glowing horizon for phones

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[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Some of the people here don't realize that our smoke detectors have radioactive elements inside it

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Some people havent read the article where it states they use radioactive batteries like this in pacemakers and that there is no external radiation from the battery.

[–] Aganim@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Depends, in my country ionization detectors have been banned over 20 years ago, you'll mostly find optical / photoelectric detectors here.

[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if its because of a valid reason, or just a precaution

[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

It's probably safe until someone decides to go look what's inside their smoke detector

[–] askat@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't put smoke detector next to my head for every night.

[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Or right next to my balls for like 10 hours a day.