<OT> Is this Kosher or am I just wanting believe in a perpetual motion genorator?

[Tony Alfrey]

Tony Alfrey wrote:
> Tony Alfrey wrote:
>> Tony Alfrey wrote:
>>> James McDonald wrote:
>>>> http://www.devicepedia.com/news/betavoltaic-batteries-offer-30-years-of-functioning-without-recharging.html 

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> 
> Sorry I keep posting to my post but they are essentially as above:
> "Betavoltaics generate power when an electron strikes a particular 
> interface between two layers of material. The Process uses beta electron 
> emissions that occur when a neutron decays into a proton which causes a 
> forward bias in the semiconductor. This makes the betavoltaic cell a 
> forward bias diode of sorts, similar in some respects to a photovoltaic 
> (solar) cell. Electrons scatter out of their normal orbits in the 
> semiconductor and into the circuit creating a usable electric current."
> 

Looks like it's a little too early to be shipping actual product;  looks 
potentially bogus (like the notorious hafnium bomb).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betavoltaics

The original literature is referenced in wikipedia, but it looks very 
flakey, a la cold fusion.  And no linux so I'm expecting to catch hell 
from the powers that be.


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