TOKYO -- Diamond batteries capable of generating electricity for 100 years are being considered for use in space probes and in equipment for underground mining.
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Diamond batteries promise to power space probes for 100 years
Japan-produced prototype also holds potential to electrify underground mines
As the hardest substance in the world, diamond is widely used as industrial tools and can even be transformed into semiconductors. © Nikkei montage
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