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Lockheed Signs with EEStor to Use New Ultracapacitor

Over a year ago, we discussed a start-up company, EEStor, that was making incredible claims about their new power source. Later, EEStor made waves with its bold predictions and secretive policies. Now, Lockheed Martin has decided to give EEStor a chance. The two companies signed a deal this week to use the new energy storage units in Lockheed's products. The folks at GM-Volt interviewed a Lockheed representative about the deal. The representative had this to say regarding EEStor: "We've visited their facility. We were very impressed. They are taking an approach that lends itself to a very quick ramp-up in production. We've seen a lot of their testing and efforts to measure the purity of the powders that they use, and the chemistry. Well be working with them very closely this year to develop prototypes in certain pursuits."

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  1. I wonder by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can it be recalinbrated (by tapping my hands on a panel a few times) to emit a tachyon pulse? Because it it can't, I ain't interested.

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  2. Run for it, Marty by Dachannien · · Score: 3, Funny

    If this ultracapacitor can discharge its energy at a rate of 1.21 jigawatts, it's no wonder Lockheed's interested.

    1. Re:Run for it, Marty by jmauro · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't feel so bad, this one is made out of used pinball machine parts.

    2. Re:Run for it, Marty by BobSixtyFour · · Score: 3, Funny

      With a discharge like that, the only thing that can charge it up is a bolt of lighting!

  3. Not to be confused with.. by The+Living+Fractal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not to be confused with an 'ultracrapacitor' which is apparently something that exists within the guy in the cubicle next to mine... And let me tell you this: it is *real* vapor ware.

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  4. Hmmm by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    measure the purity of the powders that they use

    Meaning they let the executives snort the primo cocaine off the hooker's pelvis.