by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
By UNH News Service: The University of New Hampshire’s School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SMSOE) has received a federal government contract worth up to $6.5 million to study ocean ecosystems through underwater acoustic research. “The funding will...
by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
Every week the Monitor prints a list of patents issued to New Hampshire individuals or companies; here’s the most recent list. I had the idea to feature one patent each week in this newsletter, but unfortunately most parents are really dull – or, at least,...
by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
I usually write about brine – a mix of salt and water that has a lower freezing temperature that plain old water – as part of its use clearing roadways in winter. But today in the Monitor, I get to write about it as the technology that lets you ice-skate...
by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
Roads are a big problem for wildlife movement, as any driver knows who has swerved around a bunch of wild turkeys or a deer leaping out from the woods suddenly. Roads slice up even our rural North Country into relatively small chunks of land where wildlife can feel...
by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
Once a week I chat for a few minutes with NHPR’s Peter Biello, the host during All Things Considered in the evening, usually about that week’s column in Monitor. They run at about 4:45 each Tuesday evening, but if that doesn’t fit into your commute...