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The State Of Composites

Materials Made By Combining Several Others, Are Becoming Big Business In Maine  By L. Mercedes Wesel David Patch imagines a town in Midcoast Maine known not for lobster, loons or moose, but as a living laboratory for modern construction materials. In Patch’s vision, the bridge leading into town is made of a material that is […]

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Making Magic with Wood

By Susan Young, Bangor Daily News  Carefully perched on a rock, Habib Dagher tapped away at the keys of a laptop computer balanced on steel rods protruding from a small wooden bridge. A piece of plastic shower curtain, decorated with a colorful children’s motif, shielded him from the pouring rain.    Not exactly the glamorous […]

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Making magic with wood UM professor engineers feats with composites

By Susan Young Carefully perched on a rock, Habib Dagher tapped away at the keys of a laptop computer balanced on steel rods protruding from a small wooden bridge. A piece of plastic shower curtain, decorated with a colorful children’s motif, shielded him from the pouring rain. Not exactly the glamorous life some would expect […]

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