A research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, headed up by professor William P. King, has developed a new lithium-ion battery technology that they call “a new enabling technology” that “breaks the normal paradigms of energy sources”. Batteries are one of the largest individual pieces on your phone but this new technology will shrink batteries down to the size of buttons, potentially shrinking your phone by up to thirty percent. You may think this will make your phone’s battery much weaker but it’s quite the contrary. The new lithium-ion battery is able to…

At nearly every auto show, there are ambitious visions that automakers play with which tickle the imagination and present an extremely unlikely possibility for better transportation options in the future. The majority of cars on the road today are unsustainable. The question that these concept vehicles try to answer is, “When will humans accept the challenge of traveling better?” It’s not an easy question to answer. In most cases, the roadblocks to entry for more efficient vehicles are insurmountable. Logistics, infrastructure, safety, style – they are all relatively embedded in the current…

E-mails, eBooks. and e-cigarettes. Now e-bikes? According to a recent press release from Audi, the automobile makers will be displaying the prototype for a new bicycle that’s part traditional cycle, part digital machine – the Audi e-bike Wörthersee. “The Audi e-bike Wörthersee puts in its first major appearance at this year’s Wörthersee Tour, the 31st meet for Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda fans; trial biker Julien Dupont and downhill specialist Petra Bernhard will demonstrate their stunts and streetbike skills.” According to the press release, the e-bike comes with a touchscreen…