The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Advancing Battery Technologies: Scientific and Industrial Perspectives” with Prof. Ping Liu (University of California San Diego) and Dr. Yong Seok Kim (Samsung SDI) on April 15 at Nissan Technical Centre North America.
Advancing Energy Storage: A Smarter Way to Screen Redox Flow Battery Membranes
Posted on March 19, 2026 by Adrian Plummer
What if the key to longer-lasting, more efficient energy storage lies in how we test the materials at its core?
In a newly published article in ECS Advances, Mike L. Perry and N. Harsha Attanayake tackle one of the most critical—and often overlooked—challenges in redox flow battery (RFB) development: membrane durability. Their work introduces a comprehensive and forward-thinking screening process designed to identify degradation pathways before they become costly, long-term failures.
Membrane durability
Traditionally, membrane testing has focused on chemical stability in highly oxidizing environments. But as Perry and Attanayake reveal in “Screening Process for Assessing the Stability of Advanced Redox-Flow-Battery Membranes,” that’s only part of the story. Their proposed framework expands the lens, offering a suite of accelerated and highly sensitive tests that uncover lesser-known degradation mechanisms—helping researchers predict performance over decades, not just months. (more…)
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ECS Webinar: “Pushing the Energy-Lifetime Frontier of Li-ion Batteries: Optimizing Ni-rich, Co-free cathode materials to maximize energy density and cycle life”
Posted on August 21, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel
ECS Webinar: “Intercalation-Based Desalination and Carbon Capture for Water and Climate Sustainability”– Q&A with Kyle C. Smith
Posted on May 14, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel
The Electrochemical Society hosted Kyle C. Smith’s live webinar, “Intercalation-Based Desalination and Carbon Capture for Water and Climate Sustainability” on May 7, 2025. A live Question and Answer (Q&A) session followed. Dr. Smith’s written answers to questions not addressed during the broadcast are below. Learn more about the speaker and his topic here.
Note: Registration is required to view the webinar replay.
ECS Webinar: “The Complex and Spatially Heterogeneous Nature of Degradation in Heavily Cycled Li-ion Cells”– Q&A with Toby Bond
Posted on May 13, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel
The Electrochemical Society hosted Dr. Toby Bond’s webinar, “The Complex and Spatially Heterogeneous Nature of Degradation in Heavily Cycled Li-ion Cells,” on April 23, 2025. A live Question and Answer (Q&A) session followed. Dr. Bond’s written answers to some questions not addressed during the broadcast follow.
Note: Registration is required to view the webinar replay.
More information about Dr. Bond and the webinar abstract are here.
ECS Webinar: “Intercalation-Based Desalination and Carbon Capture for Water and Climate Sustainability”
Posted on April 24, 2025 by Maggie HohenadelKyle C. Smith
Associate Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 1300-1400h ET
ECS Webinar: “The Complex and Spatially Heterogeneous Nature of Degradation in Heavily Cycled Li-ion Cells”
Posted on April 1, 2025 by Maggie Hohenadel“Rheo-electric measurements to predict battery performance from slurry processing”
Posted on October 14, 2024 by Fern Oram
“Enabling battery quality at scale” – Webinar Q&A with Dr. Peter Attia
Posted on September 26, 2024 by Kellie Gilbert
The Electrochemical Society hosted Peter Attia’s live webinar, “Enabling battery quality at scale,” on September 18, 2024. A live Question and Answer session followed. Dr. Attia’s answers to questions not addressed during the broadcast follow.
NOTE: Registration is required to view the webinar replay.
