Energy storage is crucial for the successful transition to renewable energy. Yet lithium-ion batteries have major limitations. Demand for lithium has increased exponentially, but production has not kept pace. Extracting lithium by brine mining is a long, costly, energy-intensive, and dangerous process with significant environmental impact. Access is difficult as most lithium mines are in South America. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras developed a rechargeable iron ion battery to replace lithium. It uses mild steel as…
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The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, a partnership between The Electrochemical Society and Toyota Research Institute of North America, a division of Toyota Motor North America, is in its fifth year. The fellowship aims to encourage young professors and scholars to pursue innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology. Through this fellowship, ECS and Toyota hope to see further innovative and unconventional technologies borne from electrochemical research. The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Selection Committee has chosen five recipients to…
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John Bannister Goodenough, internationally recognized as one of the key minds behind the development of the first commercial lithium-ion battery, has been awarded the Royal Society’s Copley Medal, the world’s oldest scientific prize. The longtime ECS fellow and honorary member was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the materials science field, still used in mobile electronics today, including laptops and smartphones all around the world. The award ties him to an elite group of equally notable scientists and engineers, including…
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Thank you to the 236th ECS Meeting exhibitors! The exhibitors in Atlanta, GA will showcase some of the greatest innovations in the industry, including cutting-edge instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software, as well as other products and services. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain face to face time with industry experts. Location The Exhibit Hall will be located in the Grand Ballroom on the second floor of the Hilton Atlanta. Exhibit Hours Monday, October 14, 2019 1200-1700h Exhibitor Move-In 1400-1700h...
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To recognize the innovative research gaining attention across the diverse span of its topical interest areas, the Society highlights the top five most-read journal articles in each area during each quarter of the year. The most-read Journal of The Electrochemical Society articles by topical interest area during the second quarter of 2019 (April through June) are listed below. Highlights are based on articles published since January 1, 2017. ALL of the articles listed below are open access.  

ECS’s San Francisco Section is proud to hold its third section meeting of 2019 with invited guest speaker Kang Xu, who will present his talk: Before Li-Ion Batteries, and Thereafter… Kang Xu Electrochemistry Branch, U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland, 20783, USA When: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 Time: 6:00 P.M. Where: Le Bateau Ivre 2629 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 Free participation, $40 flat fee for dinner Plan to attend? RSVP: sfsectionecs@gmail.com 

The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, a partnership between The Electrochemical Society and Toyota Research Institute of North America, a division of Toyota Motor North America, is in its fifth year. The fellowship aims to encourage young professors and scholars to pursue innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology. Through this fellowship, ECS and Toyota hope to see further innovative and unconventional technologies borne from electrochemical research. The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Selection Committee has chosen five recipients to...
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Proceedings from 7 symposia from the upcoming 235th ECS Meeting in Dallas, Texas, have just been published in the latest volume of ECS Transactions. ECST volume 89, issues 1 to 7 can now be accessed online through the ECS Digital Library. These issues are also available for purchase as an instantly downloadable electronic (PDF) edition through the ECS Online Store:

To recognize the innovative research gaining attention across the diverse span of its topical interest areas, the Society highlights the top five most-read journal articles in each area during each quarter of the year. The most-read Journal of The Electrochemical Society articles by topical interest area during the first quarter of 2019 (January through March) are listed below. Highlights are based on articles published since January 1, 2017. ALL of the articles listed below are open access.  

Minkyu Kim is the 2019 winner of the ECS Korea Section Student Award The ECS Korea Section Student Award was established in 2005 to recognize academic accomplishments in any area of science or engineering in which electrochemical and/or solid state science and technology is the central consideration. To qualify for this award, applicants must (1) be a student who is pursuing a PhD at a Korean University, (2) be nominated by a university faculty member and (3) be a member…
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