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minus-squarerecklessengagement@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
minus-squarejoseandres42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThat’s just another way to turn heat into electricity. Those thermocouples could also be used on a campfire.
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThis exists, but it’s generally only used in spacecraft. Most terrestrial uses of RITEGs have resulted in tragedy.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
That’s just another way to turn heat into electricity. Those thermocouples could also be used on a campfire.
This exists, but it’s generally only used in spacecraft.
Most terrestrial uses of RITEGs have resulted in tragedy.