Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
NH ham radio community’s Simulated Emergency Test coming Nov. 1
Members of the New Hampshire Amateur Radio Emergency Service will conduct an annual Simulated Emergency Test on Saturday November 1. Modern communication systems, cellular, landline and internet capabilities have become integral parts of every day life and the public...
What should you do with that old shirt? Here’s an idea
Everybody hates landfills but we also hate most things that would prevent landfills from growing. Bottle deposits? What a hassle. Pay-as-you-throw? No thanks. Producer responsibility laws? Sounds like socialism. So we nibble around the edges and hope things will...
NH patents through Oct. 26
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 Oct. 26. *** Infusion Pump Assembly DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,...
UNH has a clean room bigger than my first apartment
From UNH News Service: The University of New Hampshire has unveiled a new 950 square foot cleanroom at UNH’s John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center. The new ISO7 cleanroom was donated by Airtho and will help strengthen UNH’s role as a leader for emerging research...
‘Eat the invaders’ – green crab edition
The idea of eating invasive species - plants, animals, even bugs - is appealing. Reduce the bad thing and get "free" food! Win-win! As a way to reduce invasive populations, however, it rarely works due to economics. Once the species becomes popular to eat, it's...
Huge New England offshore wind project dies a deliberate death
From The Maritime Executive, news that Trump's inexplicable hatred of wind power is killing another source of future cheap electricity: he joint venture company formed between BP and JERA announced that it has decided not to proceed at this time with the development...
NH bill would unleash Bitcoin – a terrible idea
If Shakespeare were a modern techbro, he’d look at a proposed New Hampshire law, House Bill 639, and write something along the lines of “Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of Bitcoin.” The bill, proposed by six state representatives and one senator, all Republicans,...
Rural trauma crisis involves falls more than crashes
There’s a crisis in trauma care for rural areas, including those in New Hampshire, but it’s not the crisis you think it is. “Most people’s perception of trauma, from the news and TV, is car crashes, stabbings,” said Dr. Steve DeWitt, an emergency department...
NH patents through Oct. 19
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 Oct. 19. Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods DEKA PRODUCTS...
50 years after wild turkeys returned to NH, looking to learn more
A new wild turkey research project in New Hampshire is on the horizon. Thanks in part to funding provided by the National Wild Turkey Foundation, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is gearing up to start an project that will investigate wild turkey survival...
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