by David Brooks | Jul 15, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
There is no science more removed from practical life than quantum mechanics. Or so I thought. In the 100 years since it was first developed — 2025 is the field’s centenary year, more or less — the physics of the very small has done away with almost everything we take...
by David Brooks | Jul 14, 2025 | Blog
(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 July 13. Measuring Abrasive Flow Rates in a ConduitHYPERTHERM, INC.,...
by David Brooks | Jul 14, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
(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 July 13. Measuring Abrasive Flow Rates in a ConduitHYPERTHERM, INC.,...
by David Brooks | Jul 11, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
A Dartmouth grad got a Super Bowl ring, reports the college. But for geeky reasons. She is a quantitative analyst for the Eagles, a numbers guru who helps make sense of the nearly infinite data points available to her employer. She and her colleagues make data-driven...
by David Brooks | Jul 10, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Bloomberg Green has a story about heat domes, like the one that roasted us last week, and how their behavior is confounding weather forecasters. (The whole story is behind a paywall but you can read most of it if you subscribe to their Green Daily newsletter.)...
by David Brooks | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
OK, they’re not really backpacks, they’re solar-powered tags that let UNH researchers see where the salt marsh sparrows are going as part of preservation efforts. Sensors in the field spick up signals as the birds fly by. NHPR has the story here. The...
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