UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center

The new Green Engineering and Materials laboratory will be used to accelerate the production of 3D printed boats and renewable energy and transportation infrastructure.

The University of Maine will break ground next summer on a new factory that will train engineers and scale up 3D printing production. The factory should be complete by 2026, and it will be used to print nine new homes for a small neighborhood.

The home is made entirely from a wood-based material, which University of Maine researchers say is an inexpensive, renewable and recyclable building option.

Researchers at the University of Maine unveiled the world's largest 3D-printer on Thursday and set 3 Guinness World Records: for the largest printer, the…