The result is a power source that could outlive generations of human civilization. At its core, the diamond battery thrives on decay — specifically, the decay of the carbon-14 isotope.

Radiocarbon dating was also instrumental in the discovery of human-caused climate ... the only way to measure carbon-14 in samples for several decades and was long considered the most accurate means ...

and the carbon-14 it contained would decay at its usual rate without being replaced. By finding the concentration of carbon-14 left in the remains of a plant, you could calculate the amount of ...

Uranium decay is so slow it can indicate geologic time. Boltwood's reasoning holds true for other radioactive elements such as carbon-14, which has been used to date artifacts within human history.

Archaeological finds worldwide have helped researchers to fill out the story of human ... or carbon-13, but a very small amount (about 0.0000000001%) exists as the radioactive carbon-14 (six ...

According to a new analysis, ancient human civilizations that ... for organic materials based on the decay of a radioactive form of carbon called carbon-14. Most of the downturns took place ...

Chinese researchers have developed the country's first carbon-14 nuclear battery ... this nuclear battery uses energy from the decay of high-specific-activity C-14, a radioactive isotope with ...