New, low-cost batteries designed to last for a million miles of use in electric vehicles? Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk says the public can expect just that from the Model 3 sedan, expected to debut in China late this year or early next.  According to Reuters, the new “million mile” battery—which relies on low-cobalt and cobalt-free battery chemistries, among others—was jointly developed with China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL). Reuter’s sources say CATL plan on supplying Tesla with an improved…
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ECS recognizes the importance of expanding opportunities for publishing in ECS journals as the science continues to evolve. The Society recently made changes to the sensors topical interest area (TIA). Submissions to the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS) are now accepted along with the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES). “With the rapid growth experienced by the sensor community, and the gradual blurring of boundaries between solid state and electrochemical sensing strategies, it makes eminent sense…
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Chockkalingam Karuppaiah Biography Chockkalingam (Chock) Karuppaiah received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering from the Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), India (1993), and PhD in Electrochemistry and Fuel Cells from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY (1997). Chock’s professional experience includes being vice president of fuel cell stack engineering at Bloom Energy, founder at EC Labs, research professor at Case Western Reserve University, manager of fundamentals team at Plug Power, and graduate research assistant at Los Alamos National...
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Topic Close-up #12 Symposium G02: Atomic Layer Deposition Applications 16 Symposium focus: This symposium contains cutting edge research results on applications in Atomic Layer Processing and will focus on a variety of applications of ALD and other atomic layer-by-layer processing (like etching and cleaning). The organizers would like to invite contributions to the following topics:

ECS Transactions (ECST) is the official conference proceedings publication of The Electrochemical Society. Featuring full-text content of proceedings from ECS meetings and ECS-sponsored meetings, ECST is a high-quality venue for authors and an excellent resource for researchers. For a full listing of available volumes and issues, or to purchase individual articles, please visit the ECS Transactions page of the ECS Digital Library. Full issues may be purchased through the ECS Online Store. Planned Issues FAQs 237th ECS Meeting - Volume 97 - Published D01...
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Don’t forget to make your plans for the PRiME 2020 meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii from October 4-9, 2020. The deadline for abstract submission is April 17! With over 50 separate symposia scheduled for this meeting, there should be one that covers your particular area of research. Check out the full Call for Papers for more details.

Thank you to all the exhibitors from the 237th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS 2020)! The exhibitors in Montréal, Canada 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 Palais des congrès Montréal, Canada. Exhibit Hours Monday, May...
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Call for Papers ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology Focus Issue on Solid-State Materials and Devices for Biological and Medical Applications II This focus issue of ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology aims to cover emerging solid-state materials and devices for fundamental biological study, for personal healthcare, for environmental monitoring, for food or water safety, and for disease diagnosis and therapy. A new class of solid-state materials and devices have shown great potential in the applications…
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Proceedings from PRiME 2020 are now available to browse and read in the ECS Digital Library on IOPscience and ECSarXiv, and purchase from the ECS Online Store. Published ECST Proceedings Issues Published ECSarXiv Proceedings Articles Purchasing Information FAQs PRiME 2020 – ECS Transactions Volume 98, Issues 1-13 ECS Transactions (ECST) is the official conference proceedings publication of The Electrochemical Society. Featuring full-text content of proceedings from ECS meetings and ECS-sponsored meetings, ECST is a high-quality venue for authors and an excellent...
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Short Course at ECS meetings This course is designed for engineers, scientists, and students involved with the design and fabrication of microchemical sensors, biosensors, or nanosensors, which make use of miniaturization to achieve compact and versatile sensing systems. Students will learn how to fabricate sensors using MEMS/NEMS technology and their applications. Topics to be covered Micro/Nanofabrication Lithography process Photoresist and resolution limits Physical / Chemical vapor deposition Wet and dry etching Carbon microelectromechanical systems (C-MEMS) Carbon the new Silicon: Why...
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