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 ...

Pour yourself a cup of melted butter and check out this story about University of Maine researchers who are using lobster shells to mold biodegradable golf balls. The best parts: the lobster-dervived ...

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, 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 is under way ...

ORONO, 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 is under way ...

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 ...