ORONO, Maine, June 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: This year, when eighth graders Ian Blackwell and Nik Horton were looking for a project for the Maine State Middle School Science & Engineering Fair, they spotted a spiffy varnished wood box tricked out with bracing and hardware in their science classroom at the James F. Doughty School in Bangor, and asked their teacher what it was for. The box was a custom-made mold designed by University of Maine prof  more