Cancun was my second meeting. What I’ve noticed so far is how giving everyone is. Total strangers, some very important ones, have been more than willing to share their science or help me understand the inner-workings of the Society. The meetings feel like safe places where I can ask stupid questions and be vulnerable. Which, they say, is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. (After you’ve read the highlights, go watch Brene Brown’s TED Talk  on The Power of…
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Although there may not be nearly as much physical contact as football or hockey, ice skating has been known to yield very serious injuries to its participants. During jumps, skaters can exert forces of more than six times their body weight. With training sessions consisting of 50 to 100 jumps each, it is easy to see how skating can take a toll on the body. Now, researchers from Brigham Young University and Ithaca College are using sensor technology in existing…
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The quest for better batteries is an ongoing trend, and now the researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have yet another development to add. During their research, the scientists found exceptional properties in a garnet material. They now believe that this could lead to the development of higher-energy battery designs. This from ORNL: The ORNL-led team used scanning transmission electron microscopy to take an atomic-level look at a cubic garnet material called LLZO. The researchers…
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A team of engineers at Siemens’ has developed a way to save space, reduce weight, and cut the cost of electric car production. The team’s solution revolves around integrating an electric car’s motor and inverter, which have always been two separate components prior to this development. This from Siemens: The solution’s key feature is the use of a common cooling system for both components. This ensures that the inverter’s power electronics don’t get too hot despite their proximity to the…
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ECS’s job board keeps you up-to-date with the latest career opportunities in electrochemical and solid-state science. Check out the latest openings that have been added to the board: Sr. Process Engineer TriStaff Group – San Diego, California As our Sr. Process Engineer, you will be responsible for the process development for advanced capacitive energy storage devices. This is a hands-on role, spending a significant amount of time in the lab doing work aimed at developing lab scale and pilot line…
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... to make a smartphone? SENSORS | DISPLAY | ELECTRODEPOSITION | BATTERIES | CORROSION | HOME Batteries Without a battery and the engineers that design them, there would be no smartphone. Scientists intertwine electrochemical science and technology into the development of a phone battery in order to create the smallest, most efficient, and most powerful battery to store and transfer maximum amounts of energy. Engineers design and fabricate a compact battery to power the device Designed to squeeze sufficient energy...
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... to make a smartphone? SENSORS | DISPLAY | ELECTRODEPOSITION | BATTERIES | CORROSION | HOME   Sensors Sensor science and technology is growing rapidly in response to an ever-increasing demand for faster, cheaper, smaller, and more sensitive means to monitor the world around us. Today’s smartphones are populated with an outstanding array of sensors, which most people are never aware of—allowing our phones to follow our commands and function seamlessly. Visual (large pixel count camera) Accelerometers for exercise/health measurement...
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ECS’s job board keeps you up-to-date with the latest career opportunities in electrochemical and solid-state science. Check out the latest openings that have been added to the board: Battery Scientist Imprint Energy – Alameda, California Imprint Energy is seeking an exceptionally talented, innovative, and versatile Battery Scientist to join our technical team and “make it work!” This person will join a small but growing team with momentum behind them. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the development…
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