Military Strength
In a $6.2 million U.S. Army research program, the University of Maine Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Center will conduct research on high-strength structures for military applications.
Among the projects under development: tent protective structures, high-performance air beams, rigidified inflatable structures, rapidly deployable bridges, and ballistic modular building components.
Learn more, here: http://www.umainetoday.umaine.edu/issues/v5i4/insights.html