Revolution Research competes for $100,000 prize, BDN reports
The Bangor Daily News reported that Revolution Research, founded by University of Maine forest resources doctoral candidate Nadir Yildrim, is competing for $100,000 in a pitch contest at the Maine Startup and Create Week conference.
Yildirim and vice president Alexander Chasse, a UMaine civil engineering graduate, developed the foam-like material from wood fiber. Other material modifications could result in the material being used as insulation or packaging, said the article. The Orono-based company earned the most votes in an online poll and is competing as the “wild card” in the contest.