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The Future of Concrete Reinforcement: Field-Bendable FRTP Rebar for Longer-Lasting Infrastructure
A new, lightweight reinforcement material is poised to transform the civil engineering and construction industries by offering a superior alternative to traditional steel rebar. Researchers at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) are pioneering the development of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer (FRTP) rebar, a composite material designed to overcome steel’s critical limitations,…
James Haller: Making 3D Printing More Efficient
James Haller, a recent mechanical engineering master’s graduate, is helping streamline the complex process of large-scale 3D printing. Once seen as a tool strictly for prototyping and aesthetic modeling, 3D printing has come a long way, now building houses, boats, and even bridges. As revolutionary as additive manufacturing (AM) has become, it’s far from a…
SM²ART Alliance Brings Cutting-Edge Composite Research to CAMX 2025
The Specialized Materials & Manufacturing Alliance for Resilient Technologies (SM²ART), a partnership between UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), will be featured at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX). CAMX is the largest composites and advanced materials event in North America, and is the premier event…
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.
Three Articles by ASCC researchers published in August
Davis, Verma, Viselli & Allen research on floating offshore wind towing methodology An article by UMaine ASCC researchers, Samuel Davis, Dr. Amrit Verma, Dr. Anthony Viselli…
ASCC TIDC Presents at the U.S. Capital
The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) is the 2018 US DOT Region 1 (New England) University Transportation Center (UTC) located at the University of Maine Advanced…
U.S Secretary of Agriculture visits ASCC’s BioHome3D
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, announced a USDA grant aimed at helping private forest landowners adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate…
UMaine Wins $12.5 Million in National Competition to Advance VolturnUS Floating Offshore Wind Technology
The University of Maine (UMaine) has been selected to receive $12.5 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance the…
Five articles by ASCC researchers were published in May
UMaine research brings sustainable packaging hands-on activity to middle school curriculums A recent publication by Bangor, Maine middle school teacher & UMaine alum, Tracy N. Vassiliev,…
Printing of The Future: ASCC’s BioHome3D Mentioned on CNN
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and its Executive Director Dr. Habib Dagher have recently been featured on CNN for BioHome3D housing…