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UMaine project will live stream total solar eclipse from the stratosphere 

When Noah Lambert of Bar Harbor enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he imagined being able to do during his college career.  For the past year, Lambert and nine other undergraduate and graduate students have been designing […]

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Federal funding secured by Sens. Collins and King will accelerate UMS-led economic and community development 

The six-bill federal budget package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Biden on Saturday will invest $40.8 million in University of Maine System (UMS) infrastructure and innovation to strengthen student opportunity and the state’s economy and local communities. Much of the one-time Congressionally Directed Spending secured for UMS by Sen. Susan Collins, vice […]

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UMaine researchers aim to recycle wind turbine blades as 3D printing material

A team of University of Maine researchers have secured a $75,000 grant to explore recycling wind blades as feedstock for 3D printing. The award is a Phase 1 winner from the Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office’s Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize.  Led by the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), the WIND REWIND […]

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Wujcik developing wearable sensors that stretch and repair themselves 

Sensors that can be worn or attached to clothing play critical roles in health care, robotics and entertainment, among other fields. The sensors help doctors and nurses monitor patients’ heart rate and pulse;  inform prosthetic and robotic devices when they hit an object or surface; and create motion-capture in movies and video games. Conventional attachable […]

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New on-campus hotel rooted in UMaine history

Walking into the renovated Holmes and Coburn halls will give some visitors a sense of déjà vu. The historic buildings, built at the University of Maine in 1887–88 now serve as part of Hotel Ursa, a new independent hotel opening March 5, where they proudly display some original features and other artifacts of the university’s […]

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UMaine scientists aid NASA mission to study climate impact on oceans

On Feb. 8, Emmanuel Boss watched via livestream from Maine as 15 years of work culminated in a satellite launching into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Appearing as if enveloped in a ball of fire, the satellite jetted upward through the dark sky. It was 1:33 a.m.  “The vehicle continues to perform phenomenally. […]

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