The National Science Foundation has awarded $1,093,785 to the East Boothbay-based Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to fund a study on microbes and their effects on oceans. Read more »
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MDI Biological Lab finds new way to heal wounds
MDI Biological Laboratory Assistant Professor Vicki Losick has found a new way that the body heals wounds, which in turn promises new genes or drugs to promote healing. Read more »
Can hop-growers, maltsters and brewers make a truly Maine beer?
Maine is where the grain is, says Joel Alex, founder and maltster of Blue Ox Malthouse in Lisbon Falls. Add that to the sprouting number of hop growers in the state and you've got a formula for sourcing two of the main ingredients in beer locally. Read more »
Portland-based Sea Bags opening three more stores
The maker of upscale items from recycled sails expands throughout the Northeast. Read more »
Chimani CEO and Co-Founder Kerry Gallivan Featured in Outside Magazine
To read the full article, pick up the May issue of Outside Magazine at your local newsstand. Read more »
Jackson Lab gets $1.3M teaching grant for Maine, Connecticut program
The Jackson Laboratory has pulled yet more federal funding with a $1,281,975 Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health. Read more »
Snack bar maker Kate McAleer named Tory Burch Foundation Fellow
The owner of Bixby & Co. in Rockland wins $10,000 and a trip to New York to meet the designer. Read more »
UMaine and Kepware unveil new undergraduate lab
The University of Maine and the Portland-based Kepware Technologies unveiled the Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory in Barrows Hall on Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Read more »
After decades avoiding the water, amputee invents his way to dive back in
A Danforth man’s mission to get back in the water has become a project that's capturing attention worldwide. Read more »
Ocean Renewable Power Company’s RivGen Power System Wins 2016 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
ORPC is the first marine energy company to receive the OSAW Award Read more »