Maine
World's Biggest 3D Printer Unveiled at the University of Maine
The new printer is also designed to work collaboratively with the old record-breaker, Masterprint, as the two machines are capable of working together on the same building components. The ASCC engineers and researchers plan to utilize the printers to help build some of the estimated 80,000 new homes needed in Maine over the next six years.
“It’s not about building a cheap house or a biohome,” ASCC director Habib Dagher said at this week’s event. “We wanted to build a house that people would say, ‘Wow, I really want to live there.’”
According to Dagher, the new machine combines new sensors, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence. Masterprint is already experienced in this area, having built a sustainable 600-square-foot BioHome3D prototype a few years ago.
The new project’s unveiling event was attended by representatives of the departments of defense, energy, and housing. According to AP, Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said the printer “stands as a beacon of innovation.”
In addition to printing affordable housing, the University of Maine says it hopes the printer could be used to make boats, bridges, and wind turbines. As the project continues to develop, the team of researchers hopes to experiment with additional bio-based polymer sources, such as residual wood from sawmills in Maine.
The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition says over the past two weeks its immigrant defense hotline has seen an uptick in reported ICE detentions.
They say this corresponds with a national shift in ICE activity, including bids for local businesses to cooperate with ICE.
In Maine, the arrests follow a broader trend of targeting Black and brown immigrants, including people navigating immigration proceedings.
The coalition, which represents more than 100 organizations, says it’s ready to protect civil and human rights and is urging immigrants to prepare themselves and their families.
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They suggest having the defense hotline ready in case you witness ICE activity, making sure you have important personal documents in case of detention, and reviewing rights around judicial warrants in private spaces, like your home or workplace.
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
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