Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Another weird geographic ranking: NH has a relatively big spread between population center and geographic center
If you calculate the population center of each state as well as its geographic center, measure the distance between the two and then compare that figure to the total area of the state, you'll find that New Hampshire has the fourth-biggest relative gap of any state. Or...
Can you develop ethics in a field – biofabrication – that hardly exists yet?
Remember that line in “Jurassic Park” where Jeff Goldblum’s character says “Scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” That’s basically the idea behind an intriguing new program at Saint Anselm College...
Foam in rivers, &bays is often natural; the PFAS isn’t
UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire used a newly designed device called a skimmer to test samples of foam formed on the top of local waterways for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Preliminary findings show...
Want to visit a working New England granite quarry? You’re out of luck
Seven Days, the Vermont independent news organization reports: Rock of Ages, which last summer celebrated 100 years of welcoming visitors to tour its world-class granite quarry and stone-sculpting operation in Barre, Vt., will no longer be open to the public. "After...
161 mph winds were barely in the top 10 (Yes, I’m talking about Mount Washington)
On Monday afternoon, the Mount Washington Observatory posted this: On Mount Washington, this afternoon we are currently sustained between 125mph and 135 mph with frequent gusts into the 140s. Our indoor barograph is literally off the chart due to the high winds acting...
NH patents through Feb. 16
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Feb. 16. *** Medical Treatment Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses Using a...
NH gets a housing-loan law that’s good for clean energy
Canary Media has a story about a new type of financing for home construction in New Hampshire called C-PACE. It sounds almost too good to be true. Full story is here. Commercial property-assessed clean energy — or C-PACE — loans let commercial building developers and...
We’re having a great winter – not so much for the rest of the globe
January was the warmest - hottest - January on record, measured by global temperatures. One of the few exceptions was the eastern U.S. We're having a great winter in the Northeast with cold for ice skating and now a decent amount of snow.
NH overdose deaths are falling, which doesn’t necessarily mean addiction is declining
Fewer people are dying of overdoses from opioids in New Hampshire, but the Keene Sentinel reports that this may not be due to less drug use or addiction: he new data update last year's total to 276 confirmed overdose deaths, with 14 toxicology reports pending. In...
Science Cafe NH: Wastewater treatment systems
Wastewater is an issue for all of us and Science Cafe NH is bringing together a panel of experts to explore how treatment works today and potential challenges coming our way tomorrow. Keep It Clean: Wastewater Treatment Systems in New Hampshire Tuesday, February 18,...
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