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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a process that turns waste plastic into liquid fuel, offering a potential route to both recycle plastic waste and produce usable energy. The announcement is drawing attention for its environmental and economic implications, with observers discussing whether the technology could scale to industrial use and help address the global plastic waste problem.
- 2Oak Ridge lab opens new quantum and battery research facility●ORNL’s new 100,000-square-foot facility pushes the frontiers of quantum computing, battery tech
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has opened a new 100,000-square-foot research facility aimed at advancing quantum computing and battery technology. The building expands the Tennessee lab's capacity for work on next-generation energy storage and quantum systems, areas seen as critical to US scientific and industrial competitiveness.