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Picture a wind turbine taller than the London Eye floating on a platform the size of a baseball field. This technology is real, producing clean power today, and a global team of innovators is working together to make it the future of offshore energy.
A Maine university is turning leftover sawmill wood into affordable 3D-printed homes that can be built in hours instead of months. Nine new homes will test whether this breakthrough can solve housing shortages across the country.
The University of Maine Student Symposium returns April 17 with nearly 1,000 students presenting everything from scientific inventions to musical performances. Community members can attend free, volunteer as judges, or donate food to local pantries while witnessing Maine's next generation of innovators.