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So yesterday I was listening to the Security Now! podcast and good old Steve Gibson was talking about ultra capacitors.  It seems that EEStor just patented a method of making ultra capacitors.  Their goal: to create a better, safer, longer lasting way of storing energy.  Their solution: ultra capacitors.

Check out their patent (PDF download) if you want the in-depth assessment of what they are going to do.  In short they have devised a way to increase the energy density of a capacitor and can now store the same amount of energy that a lithium-ion battery pack can store in 1/3 the amount of space.  Also because of the way capacitors work, all of the downsides of lithium-ion battery packs are non existent.  According to EEStor they have cycled one of their ultra capacitors 1 million times and it suffered no loss of storage capability!  Oh, and did I mention that you can charge a capacitor as fast as you can put energy in it.  So if you are charging a capacitor that would power your phone, it would take roughly 5 seconds.  Can you imagine?  A “battery” that you plug in and 5 seconds later put back in your phone so you can go another 24 hours!?!?  This is going to change our lives.

The ESStor Ultra Capacitor

If you want an in-depth explanation of the ultra capacitor check out the Security Now! podcast (mp3 download) or read the show notes.