Check out the latest from the team out now in @AdvSciNews. We look at dopant effects for Na-based NASICON solid electrolytes for long duration energy storage applications. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

The book is officially out. Per Amazon list, not bad. A friend told me that ordering 50+ copies encounters delay. But the publisher wants me to advertise anyway. Hence, if REALLY useful to you, please buy the 3-lb. Don’t have discount code, but I’ll autograph any copy I see 😎

My last photo taken with Prof. John Goodenough and Karim Zaghib on July 22, 2022 at John's centennial birthday. I will always remember John's kindness and unforgettable laugh! John also told me the secret of long life is to keep doing what we love - solid state science and 🔋!!

#materialsscience folks who use XPS: The signal you are seeing at 531 eV is NOT from "oxygen vacancies". I can prove it. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10… #ozchem #compchem #theochem

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team and contribute to the advancement of rechargeable sodium ion batteries. uhs.taleo.net/careersection/…

Want to learn about the latest technical details and applications of laboratory XAFS? Attend teh upcoming C&EN C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) webinar by easyXAFS! connect.discoveracs.org/CENWebinar_eas…

First work at ⁦Oak Ridge Lab⁩ as a postdoc. Great collaboration with ⁦Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source⁩ ⁦Advanced Photon Source⁩ ⁦⁦Argonne National Lab⁩ . We still have much to learn about LMR pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

2 seminars in one day? Yes please! Please join us this Friday, December 1st, at 11am, in-person (9-354) or via zoom (991 5558 3035), for a seminar on the “Theory of X-Ray Spectroscopy” by Professor Frank de Groot from Utrecht University!

A good work by Lu and Yaocai. Worth a read

A short explainer on compositional disorder. Imagine a square grid. Place one circle on each intersection of the grid. The circles are arranged in an ordered pattern, this is similar to the order found in a crystal (although of course real crystals are 3D not 2D)

Finally it’s here! A battery research center led by @NazarGroupUWLeading and Prof. Pope to lead Canada battery research

Humbled and glad to be recognized as a finalist for the ACSEnergyLett's Energy Lectureship with this great group of people! Thanks to my nominators, the ENFL Division at ACS and for the wonderful folks @ORNLCleanEnergy I get to work with day in, day out!

Advancing the Performance of Lithium-Rich Oxides in Concert with Inherent Complexities: Domain-Selective Substitutions | Chemistry of Materials pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Check out our yet another study on Li, Mn-rich cathode! Argonne National Lab Oak Ridge Lab

Jie Xiao and colleagues review cathode-electrolyte iInterface properties, emphasize model cathode materials and coin cell protocols, and address challenges and opportunities for real-world applications. buff.ly/4eVqo7Z

The synchrotron Gods, Mali and me are working hard together to get good XAS/XES data from Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source

Our recent paper in Advanced Energy Materials has reached over 1,000 views since its publication in May! Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ae… #ViewsMilestone

Game, set and match

I voted for her. I think he’s a bad guy. But if you lose the senate, house, electoral college AND popular vote, and you think the lesson is half the country is racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and stupid… wrong lesson. And the same thing will likely happen in 2028.

"This election is something of an indictment on the political information complex. The story that was portrayed was not true. We were just ignoring the fundamentals." Scott Jennings does a flawless job taking down an entire panel of woke CNN hosts.