Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Solar is great but solar + batteries is the real game-changer
Solar power is neat and electric vehicles are cool and heat pumps are more powerful than it seems like they should be, but these days the technology that's really accelerating the energy transition is batteries. Plus, we can play along at home! Try doing that with...
NH patents through April 25
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 April 25. Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Particle Laden...
NH House frowns on crypto kiosks because of their link to scams
Update: A bill has gone to Gov. Ayotte for her signature, says NHPR. New Hampshire Bulletin reports on legislation that would put limits on crypto kiosks - bitcoin ATMs - that have proved a nice way for people to be ripped off: "During floor debate on Thursday,...
Is this font allowed?
If you’re a fan of Times New Roman, I have some bad news: The state government doesn’t want you. Not online, anyway. If you plan on uploading a document after April 23 to Transparent NH, a website that hosts a ton of state budget information and revenue and expense...
NH patents through April 18
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 April 18. Systems and Methods for High Velocity Nasal...
A.I. is breaking high school. Students are starting to sound the alarm.
That's the headline on this Concord Monitor story, talking to a number of students at Concord-area high schools. Many use ChatGPT or equivalent but they say overall, it is making school much worse. Interviews with eight students from four area high schools, all of...
NH just had one of the driest first-quarter-of-year on record
Despite several strong snowstorms across New Hampshire this winter and some rain in the past week, drought conditions persist statewide, resulting in elevated wildfire risk, the N.H. Forest Protection Bureau has announced. Dating back to when measurements were first...
Remember Beacon Power? Flywheels were the energy future that wasn’t
Oops - forgot the link: https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/19/from-beacon-to-amber-flywheels-missed-the-grid/ Back in the day I wrote about Beacon Power several times, although all the stories disappeared when the Nashua Telegraph's new owners took over and swapped...
Maine is a real community-solar leader
Maine, of all places, has the most per-capita distributed solar of any state, according to PV Magazine. (Article is here) They attribute that to community solar, "which accounted for 53% of Maine’s total existing solar capacity by the end of 2025." The United States...
3-D printed houses made in NH? Ask Science Cafe!
Can a giant 3D printer help solve New Hampshire’s housing shortage? Join Science Café NH for a lively discussion on how large-scale 3D printing is reshaping the future of home construction—making it faster, more sustainable, and potentially far more affordable....
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