Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using ...

Its melting point is 28.7 C, and it boils at 690 C. The electronic configuration of Cesium is (Xe)(6s 1). Its atomic radius is 0.267 nm. At room temperature Cesium has a body-centered cubic crystal ...

The definition of the hyperfine transitions of cesium was — by international agreement — 9,192,631,770 Hz. A 5 MHz crystal oscillator generates a signal that is modulated by a 137 Hz signal.

Cesium-137 is a significant fission byproduct ... The researchers observed that power output varied depending on the size and shape of the scintillator crystals used. Larger crystals absorbed more ...

Nuclear power comes with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, but has its own issues in the form of radioactive waste.

With cesium-137, the battery produced 288 nanowatts ... The study also found that the shape and size of the scintillator crystals significantly influence electrical output. A larger volume enables ...

Assay results exceeded the upper detection limit (10,000 ppm Cs) of the base analytical package and require subsequent overlimit analysis using a different analytical package to determine the Cs ...