The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]
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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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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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.
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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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