M01 - Gel Symposium 2018 Keynote Speakers Prof. Bonnie Gray | Simon Fraser University, Canada “Wearable Devices and Systems on Textiles for Biomedical Monitoring and Safety” Prof. Dan Luo | Cornell University, USA “DNA-based Hydrogels”  Prof. Phillip Messersmith | University of California, Berkeley, USA “Shear-Thinning and Self-Assembling Polymer Hydrogels for Drug-Induced Tissue Regeneration”     Prof. Takashi Miyata | Kansai University, Japan “Strategical Design and Applications of Responsive Gels with Dynamic Crosslinks” Dr. Yukio Nagasaki | University of Tsukuba, Japan “Design of Silica-Containing Redox Nanoparticles for High-Performance...
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The deadline for submission to the Journal of The Electrochemical Society Focus Issue on The Brain and Electrochemistry has been extended to April 30, 2018. The focus issue will provide a forum for the discussion of research and developments on how the central and peripheral nervous systems can be viewed and studied in terms of electrical circuits and electrochemical sensors, reactions, and methods. The issue is dedicated to R. Mark Wightman (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Christian Amatore (Ecole…
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Thank you to the 233rd ECS Meeting Exhibitors! The exhibitors in Seattle, WA 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 Ballroom 6ABC in the Washington State Convention Center. Exhibit Hours Monday, May 14, 2018 1200-1700h Exhibitor Move-In 1400-1700h Poster Move-In 1800-2000h...
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Every year, we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 as a way to commemorate the movement for women’s rights. This global holiday honors the social, economic, cultural, political – and in our case – scientific achievements of women. Additionally, International Women’s Day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Currently, women remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce, although to a lesser degree than the past. According to the National Science Foundation, the greatest gender disparities still…
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Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to the engineers developing FlatScope, a thin fluorescent microscope whose abilities promise to surpass those of old-school devices. A paper in Science Advances describes a wide-field microscope thinner than a credit card, small enough to sit on a fingertip, and capable of micrometer resolution over a volume of several cubic millimeters. FlatScope eliminates the tradeoff that hinders traditional microscopes in which arrays of lenses can either gather less light from a…
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By: Bob Marcotte, University of Rochester  In order to power entire communities with clean energy, such as solar and wind power, a reliable backup storage system is needed to provide energy when the sun isn’t shining and the wind doesn’t blow. One possibility is to use any excess solar- and wind-based energy to charge solutions of chemicals that can subsequently be stored for use when sunshine and wind are scarce. At that time, the chemical solutions of opposite charge can…
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Using advanced computational methods, University of Wisconsin–Madison materials scientists have discovered new materials that could bring widespread commercial use of solid oxide fuel cells closer to reality. A solid oxide fuel cell is essentially an engine that provides an alternative way to burn fossil fuels or hydrogen to generate power. These fuel cells burn their fuel electrochemically instead of by combustion, and are more efficient than any practical combustion engine. As an alternative energy technology, solid oxide fuel cells are…
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A collaborative team of researchers from Shinshu University in Japan have found a new way to curb some of the potential dangers posed by lithium ion batteries. The team was led by Susumu Arai, a professor of the department of materials chemistry and head of Division for Application of Carbon Materials at the Institute of Carbon Science and Technology at Shinshu University. These batteries, typically used in electric vehicles and smart grids, could help society realize a low-carbon future, according…
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Engineers are developing a new method of processing nanomaterials that could lead to faster and cheaper manufacturing of flexible, thin film devices, such as touch screens and window coatings. The “intense pulsed light sintering” method uses high-energy light over an area nearly 7,000 times larger than a laser to fuse nanomaterials in seconds. The existing method of pulsed light fusion uses temperatures of around 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit) to fuse silver nanospheres into structures that conduct electricity. But…
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Dates and time subject to change. For a full listing of both social and technical events: Click Here Abbreviation Key WSCC = Washington State Convention Center SS = Seattle Sheraton Registration 6th Floor Lobby (WSCC) Sunday.................................................................... Monday................................................................... Tuesday................................................................... Wednesday.............................................................. Thursday................................................................. Note: Registration will not be open on Saturday. . . 0700-1900h 0700-1900h 0700-1730h 0700-1600h 0700-1200h Opening Reception (new & improved) Sunday 1900-2100h 4th Floor Atrium Lobby (WSCC) Come get a taste for Seattle and help kick-off an exciting week! All...
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