With the demand for hand-held electronics at an all-time high, the costs of the materials used to make them are also rising. That includes materials used to make lithium batteries, which is a cause for concern when projecting the development of large-scale grid storage. In order to find an alternative solution to the high material costs connected with lithium batteries, the researchers at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy…
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Researcher from Stanford University have developed a new device that has made water-splitting more practical and boosted efficiency levels to an unprecedented 82 percent. With just one catalyst, the novel water-splitting device can continuously generate hydrogen and oxygen for more than 200 hours with a steady input of just 1.5 volts of electricity. Through this new device, researchers can produce renewable sources of clean-burning hydrogen fuel. The Stanford researchers are using just one catalyst instead of the traditional two in…
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“My nature is curiosity and The Electrochemical Society has gone a long way to satisfy my curiosity…” — A. Salkind About two years ago, ECS began a conversation with Prof. Salkind about his proposal for a revised edition of Alkaline Storage Batteries. In the proposal we presented to John A. Wiley & Sons (our partner in publishing monographs), I said it was from “one of the ECS ‘giants’.” That was quite true about Dr. Salkind. When I first met him (and…
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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. P.S. Employers can post open positions for free! ECS Journals Technical Editor The Electrochemical Society – Pennington, NJ ECS (The Electrochemical Society) is seeking to fill the position of Technical Editor of the Electronic and Photonic Devices and Systems Technical Interest Area for the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and…
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Recently, scientists have been looking at the Japanese paper-folding art of origami as inspiration for novel flexible energy-storage technologies. While there have been breakthroughs in battery flexibility, there has yet to be a successful development of stretchable batteries. Now, researchers from Arizona State University have unveiled a way to make batteries stretch, yielding big potential outcomes for wearable electronics. The Arizona State University research team includes ECS member and advisor of the ECS Valley of the Sun student chapter, Candace…
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Each biannual meeting hosts a general student poster session and presents awards representing two categories: electrochemical and solid state science and technology. Winners (pictured) were honored at the 227th ECS Meeting in Chicago on Wednesday May 27, 2015. Here are the winners: 1st Place – Electrochemical Jonathan Kucharyson University of Michigan Poster Number 2241 Stability Assessment and Charge Storage Mechanism of Vanadium (III) Acetylacetonate Complexes for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries 2nd Place – Electrochemical Maria Lukatskaya Drexel University Poster Number…
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We have some very sad news. Long time ECS member, Dr. Alvin Salkind has died. He joined The Electrochemical Society in 1953 and continued as a member in good standing for more than 62 years. This message from his family: Dear ECS Society members, We are sad to let you know that our father, Dr. Alvin J. Salkind, a fellow of the Electrochemical Society, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87. Funeral services will be on Friday, June…
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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. P.S. Employers can post open positions for free! Senior Manager, External Technology Energizer – Westlake, Ohio Candidate is required to establish agreements and negotiate contracts with technology leaders including companies (public, private and start-up) and universities and national laboratories. Contracts will be vetted internally with line management and legal prior to…
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Here at ECS, we strive to encourage research, discussion, critical assessment, and dissemination of scientific knowledge. What better way to do that in the digital age than with social networks? Twitter has been one channel that scientists have adopted in the pursuit of disseminating information and advancing the science though education. Accordingly, we’ve compiled a short list of some of the best scientists to follow on Twitter. Donald Sadoway, @dsadoway Professor of Material Chemistry at MIT ECS member Donald Sadoway…
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