this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2024
14 points (75.0% liked)
Futurology
3188 readers
14 users here now
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
It is new. Traditional RTGs rely on heat differentials. This converts the energetic particles directly to electricity without the intermediate step. That's a very significant technical difference. Assuming what the article attests is true, of course
Ok, if that's true thats actually new. However i doubt until it's proven independently.