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...
by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog
By UNH News Service: Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have captured unique measurements of the Van Allen radiation belts, which circle the Earth, during an extremely rare solar wind event. The findings, which have never been reported before, may be...