In a feature about Global, an Old Town-based startup that manufactures high-tech shipping containers, Mainebiz noted that the company is a spin-off from the University of Maine and continues to collaborate with UMaine researchers.
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In an article about a Japanese company that 3D-printed a 530-square-foot concrete tiny home, Business Insider noted that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has 3D-printed a fully recyclable tiny home using wood waste.
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The Global Seafood Alliance featured Matt Nixon, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine and owner Muddy River Farm Aquaponics, and his work in designing the world’s first 3D-printed, closed-loop oyster-farming tank made from sustainable materials, the prototype of which was printed at UMaine.
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The Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, Spectrum News, Republican Journal, WABI-TV (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) was one of more than a dozen Maine organizations awarded a combined $11 million in federal funding from the Northern […]
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WindTech International noted that researchers at the University of Maine are working with a team of University of Rhode Island to develop a remote sensing and computational system to control the motion of floating wind turbines in irregular ocean conditions through a $750,000 grant provided through the Department of Energy’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive […]
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The University of Maine Process Development Center is hosting a three–day Cellulose Nanomaterials Researchers Forum Aug. 22–24. Attendees will hear updates from researchers who are developing new applications for cellulose nanomaterials and from companies that are using them. There will also be a rapid fire Q&A session with the presenters and student poster presentations. Also […]
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The New York Times featured the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) in an article about the clean energy future. “All of us would like to think that we can have renewable energy with zero impact on the environment — as you know, it’s not possible, right? So our goal, and our […]
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Composites World reported that the U.K.-based company Optima 3D is delivering weaving technology to the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) for the processing of carbon fiber yarns. ASCC engineer James Stahl said that the “new Optima 3D weaving system will be a cornerstone of a new textile lab we are developing […]
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The Associated Press reported that Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state’s electricity load. State officials hope companies will utilize technology from the University of Maine, which has been pioneering […]
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History-Computer featured that the largest 3D printer in the world is housed at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine.
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