by David Brooks | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
For a little while in 2001 New Hampshire was the center of the geek world when Dean Kamen and his Manchester-area R&D firm DEKA introduced the Segway, the self-balanced vehicle. It was like magic, using sensors and intelligent electric motors to stay upright. I...
by David Brooks | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The New England Power Generators Association, the industry group for 90% or so of the region’s electricity-producing plants, has released a report backing a carbon tax of $25 to $70 a ton as a way cut greenhouse gas emissions. Basically this would raise the...
by David Brooks | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The above map from the USGS streamflow site (waterdata.usgs.gov) tells the story of our dry conditions. Red means a water level lower than 10 percent of recordings for that moment over the past eight decades or so (measurement time scales differ for different sites)....
by David Brooks | Jun 23, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
By Targeted News Service The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire from June 14 to June 21. *** Parallel Wireless Assigned Patent for Dynamic Public Warning System for In-Vehicle eNodeB Parallel Wireless, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a...
by David Brooks | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The Concord Monitor is keeping track of four measurements often cited as indicators of how the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing. This is our third weekly update. When all four measures are met consistently we’ll have a good argument that the pandemic is under...
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