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Bringing custom microbes to the business of recycling plastic
Two-step chemical and biological process approach turns mixed plastic waste into valuable new materials
26-Oct-2022
Scientists working on a solution for plastic waste have developed a two-step chemical and biological process to break down and upcycle mixed plastics into valuable bioproducts. The project, which involves multiple institutions, draws on synthetic biology expertise at the Department of Energy’s ...
Found: The ‘holy grail of catalysis’
Turning methane into methanol under ambient conditions using light
06-Jul-2022
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has developed a fast and economical method of converting methane, or natural gas, into liquid methanol at ambient temperature and pressure. The method takes place under continuous flow over a photo-catalytic ...
Polymer discovery gives 3D-printed sand super strength
17-Nov-2021
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part production. The printable polymer enables sand structures ...
Modeling uncovers an "atomic waltz" for atom manipulation
16-Aug-2021
Researchers at the University of Vienna’s Faculty of Physics in collaboration with colleagues from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA have uncovered a non-destructive mechanism to manipulate donor impurities within silicon using focused electron irradiation. In this novel indirect ...
Tiny but mighty precipitates toughen a structural alloy
Scientists have found a way to simultaneously increase the strength and ductility of an alloy
13-Jul-2021
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have found a way to simultaneously increase the strength and ductility of an alloy by introducing tiny precipitates into its matrix and tuning their size and spacing. The ...
Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Novel fabrication method for affordable gas membranes
06-Jul-2020
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions. Results published in Chem demonstrate a fabrication method for ...
Breakthrough in the synthesis of graphene nanoribbons
Graphene Nanoribbons might soon be much easier to produce
29-Jun-2020
An international research team led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the U.S. has succeeded in producing this versatile material for the first time directly on the surface of semiconductors. Until now, this was ...
Graphene forms under microscope's eye
Scientists shrink laser-induced graphene for flexible electronics
14-Feb-2020
You don't need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are using a very small visible beam to burn the foamy form of carbon into microscopic patterns. The labs ...
Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis
18-Dec-2019
Researchers led by the University of Manchester have designed a catalyst that converts biomass into fuel sources with remarkably high efficiency and offers new possibilities for manufacturing advanced renewable materials. Neutron scattering experiments at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...
120-kilowatt wireless charging for vehicles demonstrated
23-Oct-2018
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a 120-kilowatt wireless charging system for vehicles - providing six times the power of previous ORNL technology and a big step toward charging times that rival the speed and convenience of a gas station ...
