With the newly popular hoverboards bursting into flames, safety in batteries has made its way to the public spotlight. To increase lithium ion battery safety, one ECS member is working to develop batteries with built in sensors to warn users of potential problems. Chao-Yang Wang, 19-year ECS member, is taking on the challenge of making the highly popular lithium ion battery safer in light of demands for smaller, more energy efficient devices. “Li-ion batteries essentially provide portable power for everything,”…
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Student & postdoc travel grants The Battery Division established the student travel grant program to recognize promising students in the science and engineering areas of electrochemical energy storage and conversion. The grants are intended to help defray the costs of travel, lodging, registration, and subsistence for students to present a paper or a poster at an ECS meeting in a symposium sponsored or cosponsored by the Battery Division. The grants are given when sufficient funding is available and qualified applicants...
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Nomination period: October 15 – January 15, annually Presented: ECS fall meeting, annually The Battery Division Technology Award was established in 1993 to encourage the development of battery and fuel cell technology, and to recognize significant achievements in this area. The award is given to those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the technology of primary and secondary cells, batteries, and/or fuel cells. Eligibility criteria The award recognizes recent contributions to the field that can be expected to impact...
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Nomination period: October 15 – January 15, annually Presented: ECS fall meeting, annually The Battery Division Research Award was established in 1958 to encourage excellence in battery and fuel cell research, and to encourage publication in ECS journals. Although it is not limited to a specific age group, the award’s primary purpose is to develop interest in battery and fuel cell science among younger electrochemists. The award’s field of interest is “that area of electrochemical knowledge which deals with the...
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Nomination period: October 15 - January 15, annually Presented: ECS fall meeting, annually The Battery Division Student Research Award was established in 1979 to recognize promising young engineers and scientists in the field of electrochemical power sources. The award is intended to encourage recipients to initiate or continue careers in the field. Eligibility criteria Current membership in The Electrochemical Society and the ECS Battery Division Enrolled in college or university at the nomination deadline Recipient cannot receive a second ECS...
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Leading to vast new applications Further innovations in battery design, including novel battery and fuel cell technology, has led to vast new applications. Secondary cells A secondary cell, or storage battery, can function as either a voltaic or an electrolytic cell. When its electrodes are connected to a device that uses electricity, it functions like any other battery. When a current is fed through it, the electrochemical reactions are reversed, replenishing the battery’s strength. Lead-acid storage batteries: Getting started In…
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Read the 21 papers in the collection. From Doron Aurbach, Technical Editor, Batteries and Energy Storage: The field of advanced batteries is highly dynamic and important. The development and commercialization of Li ion batteries can be considered one of the most important successes of modern electrochemistry. This battery technology is now challenged to power electric vehicles. The requirements of high-energy-density drive intensive work on novel battery systems, beyond Li ion technology (Li-sulfur, metal-oxygen batteries and more). We are proud and…
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