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State Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday January 23, 2025 ( 2 items )  

UMaine Research Recognized for Contribution to Composites, Advanced Materials Industry
ORONO, Maine, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) have been recognized for their work in addressing a key challenge in the adoption of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs): their complex fabrication. Their paper, "Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites (https://www.nasampe.org/store/viewproduct.aspx?id=24553419),"  more

University of Maine: Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland 'Across a Tipping Point,' Study Finds
ORONO, Maine, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: West Greenland is home to tens of thousands of blue lakes that provide residents drinking water and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Yet after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality, according to a new study. Led by Fulbright Distinguished Arctic Scholar and University of Maine Climate Ch  more