Could your car be powered by a nuclear battery?  I know that
that is a snap shot borrowed from back to the future and that
technology like that is not going to come to this planet in a
long, long time. But some do claim that they are going to make
cars that run on nuclear batteries in the next couple of
decades. Now I do not wish to question the merits of those who
say so as I do not know about what work is going on in labs, but
it seems unlikely at the moment. Even if it was possible, would
we really want it?  nuclear batteries nuclear batteries  But a
new material scientists have developed might pave the way for
nuclear-powered cars in the near future. The material takes
nuclear decay and can convert it to electricity far more
efficiently than ever before. Spacecraft have been using this
type of “nuclear battery” for decades to propel them through
space, but it’s never been effective enough for terrestrial use.
Apparently more tests are needed, but the nano-tech based
polymers could be adapted to be more en