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UMaine develops golf ball made from lobster shells

David Neivandt, a professor of biological and chemical engineering, has developed a biodegradable golf ball made with lobster shells. The core is made of discarded shells from the lobster canning industry, which would normally end up in a landfill.

Central Arkansas to play on purple and gray turf

Add the University of Central Arkansas to the list of schools that are making the move to colorized turf. According to the school via a press release on its website, the school will replace the natural grass of First Security Field at Estes Stadium with purple and gray artificial turf.

PSU Center for Sports Surface Research introduces video series

The new research program is launching a new educational resource. The 15-minute videos focus on both natural and synthetic turf management and offer practical information for field managers. The first installment takes a look at how plant growth regulators can fit into a maintenance program.

Pequannock (NJ) to propose $2 million fields referendum to voters

The school board has agreed to move forward on presenting a $2 million referendum to the public that will look to finally remedy the township's ongoing shortage of recreation fields by installing two new synthetic turf fields at Pequannock Township High School.

Interview with civil engineer on sports turf

There's more to a sports playing field than meets the eye. Just ask Megan Buczynski, former first-team All Ivy while playing field hockey at Brown. Buczynski, 30, leads sports design projects at Stantec, a planning and landscape architecture firm in Boston, often drawing upon her athletic background in her work. She has designed artificial grass fields as well as many other softball, rugby, and track and field facilities.

Cordless electric lawnmower runs on lithium batteries

The Ultralite Lithium Powered Recharge Mower is an electric mower powered by a lithium battery pack. The lithium battery pack can reach a full charge in under a few hours, and it offers three times the charge cycles of other batteries. The lawnmower, which retails for $489, weighs 35 pounds and has a cutting path of 15 inches.
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