[Diaspora] Powering powered armour
Brad Murray
bjmurray.halfjack at gmail.com
Thu Oct 8 12:32:26 MDT 2009
Not quite ready for the high voltage demands of a space marine, but here:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8297934.stm>
...are candy-sized RTGs -- radioisotope thermal generators. At
relatively low temperature gradients, they might easily generate a
couple of volts for a hundred years. They are (necessarily) pretty hot
though, so you need more cool-looking fins all over your stuff.
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Brad Murray (halfjack)
VSCA Publishing
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