Good Morning America features UMaine’s BioHome3D
Good Morning America featured BioHome3D, the first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in the world that was developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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UMaine experts participating in 2025 Maine Science Festival
University of Maine faculty and students will present at several events during the Maine Science Festival, a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor that will include more than 70 events and activities from March 18-23. The five-day celebration will showcase science and technology happening in Maine in the format of an arts or […]
Read moreUMaine research recognized for contribution to composites, advanced materials industry
Researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) have been recognized for their work in addressing a key challenge in the adoption of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs): their complex fabrication. Their paper, “Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites,” highlights how CFRTPs are highly valued for their strength-to-weight ratio, recyclability and […]
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UMaine’s new forest bioproducts program critical to $22 million ‘Tech Hub’ investment
Following the recent announcement by Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional delegation that Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub will receive an additional $22 million to position Maine as a global leader in forest-based biomaterial production and manufacturing, the University of Maine is advancing plans to launch its Forest Bioproducts Technology Maturation Program, a […]
Read moreAnderson discusses PFAS-free biogel for firefighting on ‘Maine Calling’
Maine Public featured James Anderson, an engineer at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, on a segment of ”Maine Calling” to discuss an alternative to firefighting foam he is developing that is free from a group of chemicals known as PFAS: Firefighting BioGel. The gel is expected to be both safer for […]
Read moreMedia report on GEM groundbreaking
The Portland Press Herald, WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor), Maine Public and Mainebiz reported on the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Maine Green Engineering and Materials Factory of the Future in Orono. Led by the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, this initiative aims to enhance manufacturing innovation and […]
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Construction begins for the first-of-its kind, cutting-edge sustainable manufacturing research facility at UMaine
The University of Maine broke ground today on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-square-foot facility designed to house the cutting-edge Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System. Scheduled for completion in 2026, GEM […]
Read moreBoston Globe highlights BioHome3D and floating offshore wind research
In a story about Maine’s growing climate tech sector, The Boston Globe highlighted two research initiatives from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center: BioHome3D, the first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in the world, and floating offshore wind technology.
Read morePress Herald highlights 3D-Printed pods for oyster production
The Portland Press Herald reported on Merrymeeting Shellfish Co. and its 3D-printed pods, made at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and designed to improve oyster production.
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UMaine’s MIRTA accelerator program welcomes four teams into 2024 cohort
Four faculty- and staff-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the seventh cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2024 projects will involve developing research innovations in environmentally-friendly advanced manufacturing, web privacy protections, water filtration for a group of chemicals known as PFAS, and accelerated soil carbonation to reduce carbon […]
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