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Maine’s research and innovation reputation takes a monumental step forward as the state’s public research university earns an R1 Carnegie Classification, 91���� joins the ranks of the nation’s top 146 doctoral research universities engaged in “very high research activity.”

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Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono

91���� Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry.

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The Hub & Spoke partnership between the two organizations began in June 2019 with Phase 1 completion on September 2022.�� The goal of the partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and 91���� is to accelerate the advancement of nanocellulose and other forest products composite technology, reduce the time from laboratory discovery to market impact, and facilitate the transition of bio-based Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies to industry.�� This collaboration is the first large-scale bio-based additive manufacturing program in the US, connecting regional industry and university clusters with national lab resources.

Scientists from ORNL and 91���� are conducting research in several key areas, including CNF production, drying, functionalization, and compounding with thermoplastics, multiscale modeling, and sustainability life-cycle analysis. As a forest product, CNF could rival steel properties and its successful incorporation into plastics shows great promise for a renewable feedstock suitable for additive manufacturing.

APPTI, in collaboration with ORNL, will be hosting a webinar series to share research findings from this program.�� The webinar series will launch in later January 2022.�� Watch for more information on the APPTI website.

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Bob Duschesne’s Wild Maine airs every Saturday at 9 AM and every Sunday at 8 AM on Sports Radio 92.9 The Ticket.��Past episodes are archived .

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