by David Brooks | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog
When a couple of other reporters in the newsroom swore that they felt a small earthquake, I went to the Weston Observatory’s Real-time Earthquake Monitor and was able to report that, alas, no such luck. It’s the nearby bridge construction again....
by David Brooks | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog
Wouldn’t you love to operate a 5-ton claw that picks up 1.5 tons of trash at a single swoop? If only … http://www.concordmonitor.com/waste-management-plant-penacook-burning-debris-1613572
by David Brooks | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog
For the second year running, one of the biggest prizes in science fiction and fantasy writing, the fan-voted Hugo Awards has been monopolized by nominations from Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies, groups who campaign against what they see as the fields’ dominance...
by David Brooks | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog
Interesting piece and video by Science magazine about how “a specialized protein from a bacterium that jump-starts the freezing process when water is close to 0°C—a talent the microbes normally use to damage their host plants” is used to help snowmaking at...
by David Brooks | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog
My Monitor column today wonders why the Tesla chargers at the Hooksett tolls aren’t used more (there aren’t that many Teslas on the road – d’oh!) and more importantly, why there aren’t any chargers that can fit other electric cars. The...
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