by David Brooks | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
he era of electric school buses has finally arrived in New Hampshire bringing less pollution, less road noise and maybe even students who are less rambunctious. “Anecdotally it brings the noise of the students down on the bus, because they’re not shouting over the...
by David Brooks | Apr 28, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
I wrote last December (here) about the 3-D printer that the University of Maine has developed to print out a house, saying that a bigger one is coming. It has arrived, as the Associated Press reports: The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut...
by David Brooks | Apr 26, 2024 | Newsletter
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by David Brooks | Apr 24, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH Extension: The sunny yellow flowerhead of the common dandelion is a familiar sight in New Hampshire lawns. Although long regarded as a pervasive weed, it has gained more positive attention in recent years for its potential to provide an early spring food...
by David Brooks | Apr 23, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
More than 28 years ago I interviewed Kenneth Levasseur, a professor at UMass-Lowell, about his innovative new project: A math class via email. In the resulting column I noted that the course, the school’s first official online class, would have students answer...
by David Brooks | Apr 23, 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 April 21. *** Rod End With Locking Device for Struts ALBANY ENGINEERED...