Engineering

BioHome3D meets year one sustainability, strength and durability goals

BioHome3D, the first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in the world, proves to be a viable solution to the growing housing crisis after one year of outdoor testing.  Printed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), BioHome3D is a 600-square-foot home that was designed to meet Maine State Affordable Housing requirements. It […]

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BioHome3D highlighted by Business Insider

In a story about a 3D-printed tiny house developed at the Woodbury University School of Architecture, Business Insider highlighted the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials.

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BDN interviews Dagher about challenges to offshore wind development 

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, about the challenges to offshore wind development, including supply chain issues and upfront costs. “You save money in the long run, and it’s a major opportunity to decarbonize our economy,” Dagher said.

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UMaine ranked among top institutions nationally in 2024 college guides

The University of Maine has once again been ranked among the best higher education institutions nationwide in multiple annual college guides. In the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges, UMaine was featured in a list of top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking research and offering a full range of undergraduate, master’s and […]

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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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