Lithium-ion battery innovation takes a leap forward with the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES)’s illuminating new article, “Main Ageing Mechanism of SiOx-Graphite Anodes during Fast Charging in the Absence of Lithium Deposition,” by  Hao-Chen Hsiao, Alexander Adam, Daniel Goldbach, Yichen Dai, Jiahao Li, Thomas Waldmann, and Markus Hölzle. This study rigorously uncovers the primary aging culprit—the irreversible loss of over 20 percent of cyclable lithium after just 400 equivalent full cycles—even when lithium plating is absent.

Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America  Congratulations to Seungju Yu, Seoul National University, and Xintong Yuan, University of California, Los Angeles, 2025 ECS Battery Division Student Research Award recipients. The award, established in 1979 and sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America since 2018, recognizes promising young electrochemical power source engineers and scientists and encourage them to initiate or continue careers in the field. Nominations for the 2026 ECS Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz…
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Register for April 23 event  The ECS Detroit Section invites you to “Lithium Metal Battery Leaders” with speakers from Factorial, Lyten, SAFT, University of Texas at Austin, and Sepion Technologies, on April 23 at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Pre-registration required by Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Jeffrey Richards  Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Northwestern University Jeffrey Lopez  Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering  Northwestern University Date: November 6, 2024 Time: 1000–1100h ET