Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 14-18, 2000, Sheraton Centre Toronto The ECS Lecture Stevan Harnad Freeing the Refereed Journal Literature Online Through Public Self-Archiving Awards See award winners Proceedings Volumes See meeting Proceedings Volumes Technical Program ALL DIVISIONS AND GROUPS A1 - General Society Student Poster Session (P.S. Fedkiw and J.M. Fenton) BATTERY DIVISION/ ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DIVISION B1 - Micro-Power Sources (K. Zaghib and S. Surampudi) B2 - Battery/Energy Technology Joint General Session (R. Swaroop and J.S. Symanski) CORROSION C1 - Corrosion Inhibitors...
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Honolulu, Hawaii, October 17-22, 1999, Hilton Hawaiian Village The 1999 Joint International Meeting combines the 196th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society and the 1999 fall meeting of The Electrochemical Society of Japan (ECSJ) and is technically cosponsored by The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP). This major international conference offers a unique blend of electrochemical and solid-state science and technology. The 1999 Joint International Meeting continues this tradition of the 1987 and 1993 Hawaii Meetings and serves as a major conference for...
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By now you’ve probably heard of the big merger between automotive innovator Tesla and rooftop solar guru SolarCity. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, claims that the integration will create “the world’s first vertically integrated energy company,” set to offer the full spectrum of clean energy products to customers. While both companies have gotten a lot of attention from investors over the years, there has been a lot of skepticism when it comes to the financial future of the joining of…
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In a push for more basic research funding for electrochemical science, past ECS President Daniel Scherson testified before a U.S. House subcommittee to discuss innovations in solar fuels, electricity storage, and advanced materials. “I want them to understand where electrochemistry fits in many aspects of our lives,” Scherson, the Frank Hovorka Professor of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, said prior to the hearing. During the hearing, Scherson emphasized to the subcommittee that in order to solve some of society’s…
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University of Iowa researchers have teamed up with California-based startup HyperSolar to progress the science in producing clean energy from sunlight and water. The goal of this research is to develop a way to efficiently and sustainably produce low-cost renewable hydrogen for commercial use. Hydrogen has huge potential as an alternative form of energy. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, hydrogen has the highest energy content of any fuel we use today (carbon dependent fuels included). But hydrogen is…
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The first 2016, biannual meeting of the ALISTORE European Research Institute of leading European battery technology scientists took place in the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) (National Research Council of Spain) European Office in Brussels across the 14th and 15th June 2016. The two day event started with the theme “Future aspects of Materials Sciences & Electrochemistry research in the European Green Energy Economy: The role of the ALISTORE European Research Institute.” Discussion topics included : the current basic…
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An odd partnership emerged at the Waste EXPO 2016 as truck manufacturer Mack Trucks and Tesla Motors joined forces to introduce an electrified garbage truck based on Mack’s LR model. The innovative car manufacturer outfitted the truck with a regenerative braking system, which allows the truck to recharge its battery while it operates. Because of the frequent stopping and start of a garbage truck’s engine, a significant amount of energy is wasted in its day-to-day operation. “We don’t make vehicles,…
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We may understand melanin best as the pigment that dictates our skin tone, but these pigments are actually super plentiful – existing in almost every organism on earth. While melanin is all around us, there is still much to learn about its chemical structure. A group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University set out to better understand melanin, and in doing so, found that its chemical structure may be conducive to creating certain kinds of batteries. “Functionally, different types of…
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Sharing solutions to today’s most pressing global issues Pennington, NJ – (May 17, 2016) – The Electrochemical Society will be in San Diego May 29 – June 2 hosting the 229th ECS Meeting at the Hilton Bayfront and San Diego Convention Center. Over 2,400 attendees will discuss topics in batteries and energy storage, corrosion science and technology, electronics, fuel cells and energy conversion, carbon nanostructures, sensors, and more. The 229th ECS Meeting is a forum for sharing the latest scientific…
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