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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.
Orono: UMaine Addition Certified ‘Green’
ORONO – The people who brought you Go Blue are trying to Go Green, too. University of Maine officials and others dedicated a plaque late last…
Your dividends have arrived
Just when you may have thought the economy, as expressed through the stock market, would never again make sense, your investing skill and patience have paid…
UM Wood Center Gets $2M U.S. Grant: Design of Corrosion-Resistant Materials Sought
By Ruth-Ellen Cohen, Bangor Daily News ORONO – The University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center has received $2 million from the U.S. Department of…
Maine’s Vision to Expand the Boatbuilding, Composites and Marine Industries
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Press Release ORONO, Maine– Maine’s boatbuilding, composites and marine industries received a financial boost from the federal government,…
A new course for Maine boatbuilding
U.S. Navy SEAL teams often use Mark V Special Operations Crafts to quickly get in and out of sticky situations. But the aluminum insertion vessel’s speed, durability…
A New Material Developed at UMaine Could Withstand more Hurricane Damage
By Matt Wickenheiser, Bangor Daily News A material developed at UMaine could dramatically strengthen buildings and reduce damage where hurricanes are a fact of life….