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British scientists create nuclear-powered batteries - but they could take thousands of YEARS to charge

The batteries are nuclear powered [PHOTO: COURTESY]

British boffins have developed NUCLEAR-powered batteries - but they could take more than 5,000 YEARS to reach just half power.

An elite team of physicists and chemists have grown a man-made diamond that, when placed in a radioactive field, is able to generate an electrical current.

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