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YouTuber builds DIY ‘nuclear’ battery using tritium

A YouTuber from Double M Innovations has demonstrated a DIY “nuclear” battery that generates electricity from radioactive decay. Using Tritium and solar cells, the device produces only very small amounts of power, highlighting both its potential and limitations

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The DIY nuclear battery. PIC COURTESY/Double M Innovations

The DIY nuclear battery. PIC COURTESY/Double M Innovations

YouTuber Double M Innovations has shown how radioactive decay can be turned into usable electricity; but the output remains extremely small.

The device works by using tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen often found in glow-in-the-dark products. 

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