by David Brooks | Nov 12, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Last week I wrote about interesting stuff that UNH is doing in space, but there’s something interesting on the ground in Durham, as well. A big something. Big and cold. Admittedly, it doesn’t sound all that interesting. It’s just a giant water storage tank that...
by David Brooks | Nov 11, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
(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 Nov. 10. *** Methods and Systems for Design and Production of Customized...
by David Brooks | Nov 10, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH Cooperative Extension: Although the scale of production for peaches in New Hampshire is far less than that of apples, it’s increasing every year. Extension is supporting growers by researching peach and nectarine varieties. Which are most cold-hardy? Least...
by David Brooks | Nov 7, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
Now that the election is over, for better or worse*, the question arises of what to do with all those roadside signs. The Monitor has a nice story on it (read it here) but in summary: Many rigid plastic signs are made from Coroplast, the same polypropylene plastic...
by David Brooks | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
UNH News Service: Research led by the University of New Hampshire sheds light on how coyotes, North America’s most successful predators, are responding to various environmental pressures, including human development, hunting and competition with larger carnivores....
by David Brooks | Nov 5, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
I posted the press release about the latest NASA award to UNH last week. This is my follow-up column in the Monitor. New Hampshire is known for a lot of things: Mt. Washington, the presidential primary, our slightly alarming motto. And then there’s heliophysics...