Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, Davis have recently published a paper showing that covering an implantable neural electrode with nanoporus gold could potentially eliminate the risk of scar tissue forming over the electrode’s surface. Two former ECS member, Erkin Seker and Juergen Biener, were among the researchers involved with this development. This from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: The team demonstrated that the nanostructure of nanoporous gold achieves close physical coupling of neurons by maintaining…
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A new process called “microcombing” has been developed to created ultra-strong and highly conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The films produced from the microcombing technique could have practical applications in improving electronics and aerospace technology. “It’s a simple process and can create a lightweight CNT film, or ‘bucky paper,’ that is a meter wide and twice as strong as previous such films—it’s even stronger than CNT fibers,” said Yuntian Zhu, Distinguished Professor of Material Science and Engineering at NC State.
ECS student member Fudong Han and former member Chunsheng Wang have developed a novel solid state battery comprised of just one material that can both move and store electricity. This new battery could prove to be revolutionary in the area of solid state batteries due to its incorporation of electrodes and electrolytes into a single material. “Our battery is 600 microns thick, about the size of a dime, whereas conventional solid state batteries are thin films — forty times thinner….
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Deadline for Submitting Abstracts May 1, 2015 Submit today! Topic Close-up #1 SYMPOSIUM F03 Membrane-Based Electrochemical Separations FOCUSED ON High or low temperature gas separations (e.g., H2, CO2, O2); Electrodialysis; Chlorine; production; water pollution remediation; other electrochemical separations FEATURING Meilin Liu from School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology on Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conducting Membranes for Gas Separations and Michael Stockades of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece on Electrolyte Membranes in Heterogeneous Catalysis. Learn about all…
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Deadline for Submitting Abstracts May 1, 2015 Submit today! You won’t want to miss the – Electrochemical Energy Summit 2015 – Theme: Solar Critical Issues and Renewable Energy Held during the 228th ECS Meeting, the fifth international ECS Electrochemical Energy Summit is designed to foster an exchange between leading policy makers and energy experts about society needs and technological energy solutions. Participants Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures, and Transport Center (FIRST) David Wesolowski, Oak Ridge National Laboratory NorthEast Center for Chemical…
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The modern environmental movement was born 45 years ago today. A small group of twenty-somethings with a passion for the environment rallied together to create a more earth-conscious society, establishing what has become known as Earth Day. The original Earth Day focused primarily on the pollution issue, but this year’s Earth Day is heavily directed towards climate change and the energy infrastructure. While there may be a war on science happening with people and politicians alike dismissing climate change as…
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This week we’re sitting down with Subhash C. Singhal of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a world leader in the study of solid oxide fuel cells and one of the lead organizer of our upcoming Glasgow conference. Listen as we explore the culture of national laboratories and industry, the future of solid oxide fuel cells, Singhal’s upbringing in India, and more! Listen below and download this episode and others for free though the iTunes Store (search “ECS Podcast”), SoundCloud, or…
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Deadline for Submitting Abstracts May 1, 2015 Submit today! Meeting Topics Batteries and Energy Storage Corrosion Science and Technology Dielectric Science and Materials Electrochemical/Electroless Deposition Electrochemical Engineering Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems Electronic Materials and Processing Fuel Cells, Electrolyzers, and Energy Conversion Luminescence and Display Materials, Devices, and Processing Carbon Nanostructures and Devices Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, and Photoelectrochemistry Sensors
Dan Fatton, ECS Director of Development & Membership services, spotted an article in My Central Jersey that details a potential game changer in sustainable energy. Researchers from Rutgers University may have just found the key to advancing renewable resources and potentially growing an energy infrastructure based on sustainability. The researchers from Rutgers’ Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department have recently developed a novel patent-pending energy storage technology grounded in electrochemical science. The new technology is said to not only be cost-effective,…
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The Electrochemical Society’s Nate Lewis is leading some pioneering research at Caltech with the vision of efficient, affordable, and effective renewable energy sources. Dr. Lewis, an active member of ECS since 1982, has designed a novel electrically conductive film – which has the potential to result in the development of devices that can harness sunlight to change water into hydrogen fuel. (Take a look at his plenary lecture on sustainable energy technology he gave at a past ECS meeting.) “We’ve…
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