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A New Tomorrow: Dr. Habib Dagher on The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Podcast
Dr. Habib Dagher, The Executive Director of the The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) has been featured on The Wall Street Journal’s highly acclaimed Future of Everything podcast. In this episode, Dr. Dagher proposes the potential of Additive Manufacturing and its role in shaping the future of manufacturing. From innovative applications…
UMaine announces floating offshore wind partnership with UK’s ORE Catapult, Innovate UK and NREL to advance US supply chains
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composite Center (ASCC) announced a new partnership with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Innovate UK along with the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Up to five U.K. companies will be chosen to receive between £300,000 and £500,000 in grant funding to engage with the ASCC and…
UMaine ASCC unveils new world’s largest 3D printer
The University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) unveils the world’s largest 3D printer. Read more here.
Designed to address labor shortages and supply chain issues that are driving high costs and constricting the supply of affordable housing, BioHome3D is the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based, recyclable materials
The American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit (AFloat) brings together industry, academia, academiarnment floating offshore wind experts from around the world to chart a course for floating offshore wind in the US.
ASCC researcher Reed Miller hosting ACLCA Webinar!
Join Assistant Professor at the University of Maine’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Reed Miller, to learn about how Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) can be…
BioHome3D Featured in Maine Public for its proven weatherability
Nicole Ogrysko of Maine Public, wrote an article for Maine Public’s Business and Economy column titled “UMaine’s bio-based 3D printed house has passed a crucial first…
UMaine research to make stronger cellulose nanofibrils and use less energy while doing it
A publication by UMaine Advanced Structures & Composites Center and School of Forest Resources researchers Sungjun Hwang, Yousoo Han, and Douglas J. Gardner, in collaboration with…
UMaine MET students modified a wheelchair for shooting competitions
The University of Maine’s Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program took on a challenge presented by athlete and activist Enock Glidden. Glidden sought assistance from the MET…
Habib Dagher at the Mechanics Hall on Innovating for Sustainability
On September 29th, Habib Dagher, Founding Executive Director at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), visited high schoolers in Portland, Maine to present ‘Unleashing the…
Article by ASCC and EPFL researchers on tunable biocomposite films for food packaging
An article by ASCC student researcher and Ph.D. student of the University of Maine School of Forest Resources Cong Chen, ASCC and University of Maine School…