Bit Spreading Interleave Bits with Zeros

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint16_t spread_bits(uint8_t val) {
int e=0;
int x=0;
for(int i=0;i<8;i++){
    if((val&1<<i)>0){
        e+=1<<x;

    }
    x+=2;
 
}
    return e;
}

int main() {
    uint8_t val;
    scanf("%hhu", &val);

    uint16_t result = spread_bits(val);
    printf("%u", result);
    return 0;
}