This from Scientific American: A team of Stanford University researchers, including former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, believes it has achieved the “holy grail” of lithium battery design: an anode of pure lithium that could boost the range of an electric car to 300 miles. Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most common types of rechargeable batteries on the market today. But most of the batteries—found in technologies like smartphones and electric cars—use an anode made of graphite or silicon. Read…
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On June 12, Tesla announced that it would no longer initiate patent lawsuits against anyone using their technology in good faith. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, wrote this about the removal of patents from a wall in their Palo Alto lobby, “they have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” Musk went on to state, We believe that Tesla, other companies making electric cars, and the world would all benefit from…
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249th Meeting ECS Lecturer Talks Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Joseph Wang (SAIC Endowed Chair, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Nanoegineering, Director of the Center of Wearable Sensors, and Co-Director, Center for Mobile-health Systems at the University of California San Diego) insists that his research has always focused simply on “solving problems.” Yet his work over the past 40 years has transformed the fields of wearable sensors, nanomachines, and medical diagnostics. He advanced field-based environmental monitoring and forensics by introducing “green”…
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June – August 2026 Nomination Deadlines Recognize the outstanding individuals who strengthen and inspire our community. Award winners are announced in November 2026. Why ECS Awards matter ECS Awards honor excellence in research, education, leadership, service, and academic achievement. They recognize dedication and impact, increase visibility, and inspire continued excellence. Awards also support career advancement for professionals and expand academic and professional opportunities for students. Most importantly, they help foster a culture that values achievement, leadership, and service.

Esther Takeuchi to present at the 250th ECS Meeting in Calgary Abstract: “Electrochemistry: A Keystone of the Energy Future” Remarkable advances over the last 100 plus years have driven significant progress, with continued progress anticipated. Electricity consumption will continue to grow as housing, industry, and transportation are electrified. As new forms of electricity generation are developed to meet growing demand, the ability to store and release electricity will increase in use. As the energy landscape continues to evolve, the criticality of...
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Thank you to the 249th ECS Meeting Exhibitors! Exhibitors showcase some of industry’s greatest innovations, including cutting-edge instruments, materials, systems, publications, and software, as well as other products and services. Don’t miss this opportunity for face-to-face time with industry experts. Exhibitors A | B | C | E | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | P | S | T | V Admiral Instruments Booth 500 Mark Sholin mark@admiralinstruments.com 4666 S. Ash Avenue Tempe, AZ 85282 USA Office: 480.256.8706 www.admiralinstruments.com…
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The Electrochemical Society hosted “Fuel Cell Catalyst Requirements for Heavy-Duty Vehicle Applications,” a live webinar by Nagappan Ramaswamy (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay), on February 18, 2026. A live Question and Answer session followed. Answers to questions not addressed during the broadcast are provided below.

The ECS New England Section invites you to the March 2026 Section Meeting on March 19, 2026, at Northeastern University.  The event includes networking, a buffet dinner, and a presentation from Joy Zeng (Brown University, School of Engineering).  Pre-registration by March 18 is required.

Battery Division M. Stanley Whittingham Mid-Career Award Tuesday, May 26 | 1700h Room 307, Seattle Convention Center – Arch Material Designs for Sustainable Aqueous Batteries by Yi-Chun Lu Yi-Chun Lu is Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her research focuses on advancing clean energy storage and conversion through fundamental insights and innovative material design. Her group investigates electrode and electrolyte design for high-energy metal-air and metal-sulfur batteries, redox-active components and solution chemistry for redox-flow batteries, high-voltage aqueous…
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Allen J. Bard Award Wednesday, May 27 | 1030h Room 3B, Seattle Convention Center – Arch We Are Leaving Power & Energy on the Table: Electroanalytical & Architectural Insights by Debra R. Rolison Debra R. Rolison heads the Advanced Electrochemical Materials section at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Her team designs, synthesizes, characterizes, and applies 3D-structured, ultraporous, multifunctional, hold-in-your-hand nanoarchitectures for rate-critical applications such as catalysis and energy storage/conversion. Dr. Rolison was a Faculty Scholar at Florida Atlantic University,…
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