Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.

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 ...

Chinese researchers have built the country's first nuclear battery using carbon-14, a rare isotope of carbon, which can run 100 years or even more.

RTGs are essentially nuclear-powered batteries. But unlike the AAA batteries in your TV remote, RTGs can provide power for decades while hundreds of millions to billions of miles from Earth.

RTGs are essentially nuclear-powered batteries. But unlike the AAA batteries in your TV remote, RTGs can provide power for decades while hundreds of millions to billions of miles from Earth.

Scientists have unveiled a radioactive diamond battery that lasts over 5,000 years. Learn how it works, its uses, and when it ...

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

The USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It participated in scientific and military operations ...