by David Brooks | Aug 17, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The Monitor is tracking four measurements every week to judge the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Hampshire, but there are plenty of other measurements compiled by the state also worth considering. One of them is “percent recovered,” which as one reader has...
by David Brooks | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned to companies in New Hampshire from Aug. 9 through Aug. 16. *** Parallel Wireless Assigned Patent for Radio Operation Switch Parallel Wireless, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No....
by David Brooks | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Two years ago I wrote a piece about the health effects of higher nighttime temperatures. The National Weather Service’s regional office just reported that Portland, Maine, broke its record for most number of nights where the low temperature was 70 degrees or...
by David Brooks | Aug 11, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The EPA has approved the use of nootkatone, a chemical found in some trees and citrus fruit, as a tick repellant, reports the NY Times in a story with a cool headline: “Citrus Flavoring is Weaponized Against Insect-Borne Diseases.” That doesn’t mean...
by David Brooks | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
University of New Hampshire researchers have teamed up with colleagues from Pennsylvania State University to investigate whether a byproduct of shrimp shells from the seafood industry could help manage one of the most devastating fruit diseases facing the U.S. apple...
by David Brooks | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
When it comes to driving safely there are two important factors to consider: How fast you’re going and how fast you’re accelerating. If you’re driving 10 mph you’re probably safe – unless you’ve just stomped on the gas and are peeling out with smoking tires, in which...
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