Engineering

Maine College of Engineering and Computing holds 2023 Bryand Annual Awards Banquet

Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) Commissioner Bruce Van Note was among the recipients of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Edward Bryand annual awards honoring alumni, faculty, staff and students during a ceremony held Nov. 16.  Van Note was named the Edward T. Bryand Distinguished Engineer. Electrical and computer engineering professor Mauricio Pereira da […]

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ASCC researchers discuss mass timber with Maine Public

Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), and Russell Edgar, senior laboratory operations manager and wood composites manager for the ASCC, spoke to Maine Public for a story titled “Senator Angus King asks federal government to consider mass timber in construction projects.” “To start a new industry […]

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Wired interviews Ippolito about TV shows, movies for social media

Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, spoke to Wired about TV shows and movies being made for and released on TikTok, Instagram and Youtube. “These studios should be dipping their feet in the water just to try out what’s possible,” he said. “But they also have to recognize that this […]

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Spectrum News features BioHome3D

Spectrum News featured the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s (ASCC) BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. “Our mission is to bring green energy and materials to society,” said ASCC Executive Director Habib Dagher. 

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UMaine researchers edit, contribute to special PFAS edition of academic journal Biointerphases

University of Maine researchers edited and contributed to a special collection of studies and perspectives on toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, recently published by the academic journal Biointerphases.  Onur Apul, an assistant professor of environmental engineering, served as guest editor of the collection, supported by assistant guest editor and Ph.D. student  Dilara Hatinoglu. […]

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Lobster Lips: UMaine-spinout skincare brand launches lobster-based lip treatments

Marin, the Portland, Maine-based skincare startup and spin-out from the University of Maine, has launched a new lip treatment made with marine glycoproteins, an upcycled byproduct of lobster processing.  The company’s new Glycoprotein Lip Treatment comes in two varieties, unscented and blueberry french toast, and drops just in time for dry skin season. Like Marin’s […]

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‘The Maine Question’ asks if Maine become a global pioneer in renewable energy and infrastructure

Finding possible solutions to the nation’s ailing infrastructure, affordable housing deficit and renewable energy needs is all in a day’s work for the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC).  At Maine’s largest university-based research facility, faculty, staff and many students are feverishly developing new materials and technologies to help address national and […]

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BioHome3D receives prestigious national Award at CAMX 2023 in Atlanta

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Nov. 2.  BioHome3D, the first ever 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials, has been honored with the Combined Strength Award at the 2023 CAMX Conference in Atlanta.  This award recognizes a product that embodies the spirit of collaboration and innovation through the use of composite materials. CAMX, […]

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