by David Brooks | Oct 9, 2023 | 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 Oct. 8. *** Payload Deployment From Aerostats LTAG SYSTEMS, LLC, Bow, New...
by David Brooks | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
A Maine farm that made national news when PFAS contamination shut it down has been purchased by the nonprofit Maine Farmland Trust, which says it is looking for partners to study the so-called “forever chemicals” on the property. Full story from the Bangor News is...
by David Brooks | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
There is such a thing as a reporter getting too close to a story and, alas, I have done that with COVID-19. After 3 ½ years of reporting on the pandemic, I have finally had to face the dreaded pink line on my home COVID test. I got infected last week, presumably...
by David Brooks | Oct 7, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Aquatic weeds that choke waterways are an increasing plague as we humans spread them willy-nilly. Sometimes natural selection contributes to the problem, as this story from the Hartford Courant reports: What scientists have found in Selden Cove and everywhere else...
by David Brooks | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The Union-Leader covered a conference on housing and Mike Cousineau has a good article (here it is) about the reality of converting buildings into housing: If you change a building’s use, the owner must comply with the regulations for the new use. That may mean more...
by David Brooks | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Take a look at the state’s brand-new Code of Ethics For Generative Artificial Intelligence. If you have certain literary preferences, which you probably do if you’re reading this column, something will look familiar. “I’m so glad you mentioned that,” said Ken...