A UMaine professor and one of his students developed a golf ball using ground-up lobster shells mixed with a glue-like substance for its core. The shells from Maine’s signature seafood are being used ...

Golfers on the high seas can breathe a little easier — and so can the marine life around them — thanks to a biodegradable golf ball made from lobster shells. The ball is intended for use on cruise ...

With so much garbage floating in the ocean these days and forming small ‘islands,’ it’s a relief to learn about small-time inventions like this new golf ball. A chemical engineering student from the ...

ORONO, MaineORONO, Maine — Lobsters aren’t just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine’s signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work ...

The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is under way to utilize them in countertops and tabletops. And at ...

And at the University of Maine, a professor has developed prototypes of biodegradable golf balls and plant pots made out of ground-up lobster shells."Instead of dumping the shells at landfills, the ...