Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
The murky world of town and city flags – yes, flags
When the Monitor ran a story recently that some residents in Boscawen were disagreeing about the design of a town flag, it produced this reaction among an awful lot of readers: “Wait – towns have flags?!? Who knew?” Not many people, it turns out, because the idea that...
When returning to the moon, politics and fear of war is (alas) part of the discussion
NASA’s return-to-the-moon program Artemis has 18 New Hampshire companies and institutions supplying products or services, from temperature sensors to gaskets to research projects, so it was no surprise that business was featured when astronaut Christina Koch...
As COVID counting ends in NH, CDC raises more concern about bird flu
The last public accounting of COVID spread in New Hampshire has ended: The N.H. Hospital Association is no longer posting weekly counts of COVID patients in hospitals. That was the last easily accessible count that gave us a sense of the disease in the state. I've...
Science Cafe May 14: Cybersecurity Demystified
Science Cafe NH in Nashua will hold its monthly discussion-in-a-bar about cybersecurity on Tuesday, May 14. "Join us as we bring together a panel of experts from the realms of high-tech and law enforcement to shed light on the intricate workings of online security." ...
A chance to Q&A Manchester airport’s director
On Thursday, May 9 at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (alongside Manchester-Boston Regional Airport) Ted Kitchens, director of the airport, will give a talk and answer question about recent airfield developments plus effects of the global aviation industry. The...
NH patents through May 5
(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 May 5. *** Process for Applying Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Sleeves ALBANY...
Plus 3 degrees F in a half-century, with no end in sight
New Hampshire warmed between 3 and 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit between 1970 and 2023, according to NOAA data. That's more warming than the US on average but less than several states, including Massachusetts. Reports Climate Central (full report here): Climate Central...
The seas are rising, even in Boston
Last year, sea levels along the Boston coastline were,on average, higher than at any other point in recorded history: about 14 inches above levels in 1921, when records began. That's the start of this Boston Globe article, detailing the city's scramble to mitigate a...
Science on Tap May 14: How Smart is our Electrical Grid?
The SEE Science Center is concluding its eleventh season of Science on Tap discussions on May 14th. Science on Tap events are informal discussions with local scientists and experts on a particular topic. On Tuesday, May 14th the topic will be: How Smart is Our...
Offshore wind coming (slowly) to the Gulf of Maine
From the feds: On April 30, 2024, the federal Interior Department announced its proposal for a first offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Maine. The proposed sale would include eight lease areas offshore Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, totaling nearly...
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