Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
What’s our big concern: overpopulation or underpopulation? You decide!
Polls that ask people's opinion on big, sweeping issues that they haven't much about - I regard them with great suspicion. Our response to the artificial constraints of a poll don't always reflect our actual thinking or actions. With that proviso in mind, here's a...
NH patents through March 22
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 in the week through March 22. Medical Treatment Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses...
Trying once again to build big wind power in northern Maine
With offshore wind finally starting to exist in real amounts - New England produced a record 1,700 MW of wind power at one point last week, which is great but nowhere near the amount we need - Maine is trying again to boost its onshore wind in the thinly-populated...
Science on Tap, April 14: ‘Understanding Immunity’
The SEE Science Center’s adult science discussion series Science on Tap is considering the immune system and how to keep it balanced. On April 14th the topic will be: Understanding Immunity. Join us to discuss diagnosis, awareness and treatment for autoimmune...
Neither sunlight nor used cooking oil have to go through the Strait of Hormuz
We all know that the chaotic war in Iran is driving up prices for everything petroleum-related, from gasoline to heating oil to fertilizer, but less obvious is its effect on what you might call petroleum-adjacent products. For example, the glop left behind after...
With 1,309 potholes fixed so far, this is a horrible year for Concord streets — just like every other year
I put the controversial bit of this story at the very end - even so, I've already been yelled at online about it. I learned long ago that people get mad at any pothole story which doesn't bristle with outrage and tell people that this is the worst it has ever been...
Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket flight was 100 years ago
I missed that March 16 was the 100th anniversary of Robert Goddard's first flight of a liquid-fueled rocket from a farm owned by a cousin near Worcester, Mass., where Goddard was born. I wrote about the 80th and 90th anniversaries, so it's annoying to miss this one!...
Non-profit helps schools prepare for hacking attacks
A hacker infiltrating the local high school doesn’t sound like much of a threat in today’s threat-filled world, but Alyssa Rosenzweig begs to differ. She knows what the bad guys are after: students’ data. “It’s not an immediate threat but, in 10 years, when they go to...
That long-distance jaunt by a fisher was brought to you by technology
The story of a young female fisher who walked from a UNH parking lot all the way to Franconia Notch looking to establish a new home is intriguing, despite its sad ending. But the really interesting part is what it says about the way technology is giving us incredible...
NH patents through March 15
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 in the week through March 15. System and Method to Detect the Presence and...
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