Norway spruce, a wood species extensively tested at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, has been approved for use as construction-grade dimensional lumber. Based on the testing at UMaine, on Oct. 20, 2016, the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) approved the inclusion of Norway spruce in the Spruce-Pine-Fir South grouping […]
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Over the next week, nearly 60 graduate and undergraduate students in economics, engineering, ecology and environmental sciences, and other majors will volunteer their time to build and wrap window inserts for 21 area community members to help conserve heat in their homes this winter. The project is an outgrowth of a partnership developed last fall […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated Oct. 27. DeepCLiDAR, a floating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the Physical Oceanography Group (PhOG) of the School of Marine Sciences, has successfully completed a new deployment performance test 12 miles off the Maine coast in 65 meters […]
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Read transcript At UMaine, student success is multifaceted — from academic support and the Think 30 initiative to community engagement. Find out what students have to say about how they found success at UMaine.
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More than 110 companies are expected to be represented at the University of Maine’s 2016 Engineering Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Co-sponsored by the UMaine College of Engineering and Career Center, the event is an opportunity for students to learn about some […]
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Read transcript University of Maine wood scientists and engineers are evaluating the performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from solid-sawn and composite lumber from trees grown in Maine and the northeastern U.S. In the 1990s, CLT was developed in Austria as an alternative to stone and concrete. It was recently incorporated in the International Building […]
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Mainebiz profiled Charlotte Mace, executive director of Biobased Maine, as part of its 2016 NEXT series on the 10 people changing Maine’s economy for the better. Mace is passionate about the emerging biobased manufacturing sector and its potential to create new opportunities for adding value to Maine’s forest resources, according to the article. “Virtually any […]
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Justin Poland, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, was featured in the “Ask the Experts” section of the WalletHub report, “Are solar panels worth it? Experts pick sides.” According to Poland, solar panels used to heat domestic hot water will typically provide 50–75 percent per year of the domestic hot […]
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Mainebiz profiled Lucas St. Clair, president of the Portland-based Elliotsville Plantation Inc., as part of its 2016 NEXT series on the 10 people changing Maine’s economy for the better. St. Clair said he’s hoping to see the state’s economy diversify, using the millions of acres of trees for applications such as fabric, jet fuel and […]
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At the Maine Forest and Logging Museum’s Living History Days in Bradley, WVII (Channel 7) reported on a Lombard steam log hauler that was restored a few years ago by University of Maine engineering students. The log hauler was invented and built in Waterville between 1910 and 1917, and was the first successful tracked vehicle. […]
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