ECS Sensors Plus is publishing a focus issue on grand challenges and potential solutions in next-generation sensing and sustainability.

Sensing technology plays a pivotal role in achieving health and environmental sustainability goals, as outlined by the United Nations. To support these goals, sensors must deliver reliable, context-specific performance, allowing effective decision-making at critical points of need. In this regard, next-generation sensing technologies are emerging as a promising tool. These advanced systems integrate functionalized materials with tunable properties, miniaturized electronics, efficient data management, AI-driven algorithms, and sophisticated data analytics to enable intelligent decision-making and risk assessment. However, the concept of next-generation sensing, which represents a leap toward highly integrated, intelligent sensing solutions, remains underexplored due to its complex, multidisciplinary challenges.

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The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the Advances in Organic and Biological Electrochemistry: In Memory of Diane Smith symposium held at the 245th ECS Meeting in San Francisco, CA, from May 26-30, 2024. This focus issue is dedicated to the scientific topics that inspired Diane K. Smith, professor for 30 years in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at San Diego State University.

Prof. Smith made significant contributions to teaching and research in electrochemistry. The first woman hired into a tenure track position in her department, her research greatly influenced a variety of electrochemical research topics, including organic electrochemistry, supramolecular chemistry, catalysis, and electrochemical energy storage. She was a renowned mentor for members of our community and an outstanding educator.

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The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers 24 (PEFC&WE 24) symposium at the PRiME 2024 Meeting of The Electrochemical Society.

All aspects of PEMFC and PEMWE durability are considered: (more…)

The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a collection of papers on celebrating electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU).

CWRU has a strong history in electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering with past and present faculty, staff, and alumni in academia, industry, and national laboratories advancing the field in electrochemistry and electrochemical energy storage, electrodeposition, corrosion, bioelectrochemistry, electrochemical sensors, and electrocatalysis. This focus issue celebrates electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering at CWRU with contributions anticipated from CWRU faculty, alumni, and friends. (more…)

The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the Pulse and Reverse Pulse Electrolytic Processes 4: In Honor of EJ Taylor symposium at the 244th ECS Meeting.

This focus issue is in honor of Dr. E. Jennings (EJ) Taylor, a pioneer in the development of industrial applications of electrochemical deposition, surface finishing, and conversion technologies. Dr. Taylor has made significant contributions to the development and commercialization of industrial electrolytic processes, with a specific focus on pulse and pulse reverse electrolytic processes used to enhance a variety of electrochemical processes, coupled with the design and development of scalable, modular apparatus. Dr. Taylor founded Faraday Technology, Inc. in 1991, with a mission to change the focus of electrochemical technologies from the art of complex chemistries to the science of pulse and pulse reverse electric fields. He has been a leader in research into surface finishing technologies, including electrodeposition and electropolishing, as well as the development of electrochemical conversion, recycling, and decarbonization technologies. Dr. Taylor has received awards including the 2013 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge award for electrodeposition of chrome coatings for wear applications, 2011 R&D 100 award for electrodeposition of Co-Mn alloy coating for solid oxide fuel cells as part of a team with DOE NETL, and 2007 Blum Scientific Achievement award of the National Association of Surface Finishers. (more…)

The Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a focus issue in connection with the 18th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-XVIII), which took place from May 28-June 2, 2023, in Boston, MA. The papers in this issue are based on SOFC-XVIII and cover all aspects of SOFCs and solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs), including:

• Development and demonstration of systems;
• Materials for different cell components and their processing and performance;
• Cell, stack, and system designs;
• Fabrication and testing;
• New applications including electrolysis and reversible cell operations;
• Flexibility to various fuels;
• Performance modeling;
• Durability and reliability issues.

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Guest Editors

David E. Cliffel, Vanderbilt University, U.S.
Peter Holtappels, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
Yun Jeong Hwang, Seoul National University, South Korea
Ifan Stephens, Imperial College London, UK
Xiao-Dong Zhou, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, U.S.

While society needs to approach or surpass net zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the planet as we know it is to survive, most of the low carbon technologies that we promote (such as electric vehicles) cannot achieve net zero when considered over their whole life cycle. It is, therefore, essential that these important low carbon technologies be augmented by technologies that consume more carbon than they emit over their lifetime. These are best termed “carbon negative technologies.”

This collaborative focus issue between JPhys Energy and Journal of The Electrochemical Society  brings together researchers from the international community to showcase the latest research on carbon negative technologies, fostering the exchange of ideas and addressing global challenges and opportunities. (more…)

Following the great success of the highly cited reviews published in the first Sensor Reviews focus issue, the Journal of The Electrochemical Society is publishing a follow-up focus issue, Sensor Reviews II. The second edition of the focus issue highlights the current state of the art regarding the (micro/nano) fabrication of electrochemical sensors devices, including the adoption of nanomaterials, synthetic receptors, smart and porous materials, 3D architectures, AI and machine learning tools, to be applied to clinical, environmental, pharmaceutical, agri-food, and industrial fields. (more…)