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Researchers at ORNL developed a method to convert a commonly discarded hydrocarbon polymer into gasoline- and diesel-like fuels. The team has applied for a patent for the discovery, which treats polyethylene — the stuff of white cutting boards and shopping bags — with aluminum chloride-containing molten salts that serve as both solvent and catalyst. If scaled beyond the laboratory, the process could strengthen U.S. energy security and industrial competitiveness.
Researchers at ORNL have invented a reusable adhesive from waste polymers that is tougher than commercial glues, works underwater as well as in dry environments, and bonds a variety of materials. Inspired by the way mussels stick to surfaces, the innovative adhesive contains reversible chemical crosslinkers that allow the hardened glue to soften, detach and be reused.
Researchers at the University of Maine and ORNL have combined insights into a new way to dry non-aggregated cellulose nanofiber. The innovation of producing these mini tornadoes to dry cellulose nanofibers is more energy efficient, effective and scalable than current drying methods.
Researchers at ORNL are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies with quantum computation. These innovative materials, including magnetic compounds with honeycomb-patterned lattices, have the potential to host states of matter with exotic behavior.
Five breakthrough simulation projects conducted on the Frontier supercomputer at ORNL have been named finalists for the Association for Computing Machinery’s Gordon Bell Prize. Four of the projects are in the running for the main prize and one project is contending for a special prize.
Researchers Sang-Ho Kim, An-Ping Li, Bronson Messer and Zac Ward of ORNL have been named Fellows of the American Physical Society in recognition of their outstanding impact in their respective fields.