by David Brooks | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
We had an issue with patents earlier this month so we’re re-running all of March. You may have seen some of these previously (Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following...
by David Brooks | Mar 28, 2025 | Newsletter
If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter and want to subscribe, add your email at the Granite Geek blog: granitegeek.concordmonitor.com Suggestions or comments? Drop me a line: dbrooks@cmonitor.com I’m on Bluesky and Mastodon (the newsie.social server) these...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
A nice photo package (see it here) from Dartmouth College about a test to increase carbon capture in soils: Most carbon in soil is eaten by microbes and respired back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, contributing to global warming. As part of her culminating...
by David Brooks | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Green Car Reports has a story about a study of the effect of weather on EV range in various states – and it says Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are the most affected. The whole story is here. Vaisala, a Finnish instrumented measurement firm, analyzed the...
by David Brooks | Mar 25, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Note to punctuation geeks: Most style guides write it as AI without periods but I think that’s visually confusing – “Who is this Albert guy you’re writing about?” – so I do it this way. If you’re wondering whether the technologies...
by David Brooks | Mar 25, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
If you’re an early riser, Saturday will give you a chance to see a partial solar eclipse just as the sun is rising. While it won’t be as dramatic as last year’s total eclipse, the combination of the almost-complete eclipse with sunrise could be spectacular. “This one...