Orono, Maine – On Wednesday, the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) awarded $1 Million in funding for a new and immersive manufacturing and education center called the Green Energy & Materials (GEM) Factory of the Future. The Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) Laboratory will house the research Factory of the Future which will be a read more NBRC awards $1M in federal funding to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center