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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In an article titled “Innovation in food packaging boosts Maine’s struggling forest industries,” the Portland Press Herald noted that the University of Maine is a partner for Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub. CentralMaine.com, the New Hampshire Union Leader, the Rome News-Tribune and Aol.com shared the Press Herald report.
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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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News Center Maine featured a new product from Marin, the Portland, Maine-based skincare startup and spin-out from the University of Maine, called Glycoprotein Lip Treatment. It’s a new lip treatment made with marine glycoproteins, an upcycled byproduct of lobster processing.
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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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Marin, the Portland, Maine-based skincare startup and spin-out from the University of Maine, has launched a new lip treatment made with marine glycoproteins, an upcycled byproduct of lobster processing. The company’s new Glycoprotein Lip Treatment comes in two varieties, unscented and blueberry french toast, and drops just in time for dry skin season. Like Marin’s […]
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Finding possible solutions to the nation’s ailing infrastructure, affordable housing deficit and renewable energy needs is all in a day’s work for the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). At Maine’s largest university-based research facility, faculty, staff and many students are feverishly developing new materials and technologies to help address national and […]
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Editor’s note: This story was updated on Nov. 2. BioHome3D, the first ever 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials, has been honored with the Combined Strength Award at the 2023 CAMX Conference in Atlanta. This award recognizes a product that embodies the spirit of collaboration and innovation through the use of composite materials. CAMX, […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Matt Nixon, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine and owner of Muddy River Farm Aquaponics, about his plans to farm oysters. In collaboration with researchers at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, he is designing the world’s first 3D-printed, closed-loop oyster-farming tank made from sustainable materials. The prototype […]
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In an article about Entosense, a value-added insect product maker based in Lewiston, Maine, the Sun Journal highlighted edible insect research and development at the University of Maine. The Portland Press Herald shared the story.
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