by David Brooks | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Judging from the audience reaction, if you ever get a chance to ask a question of an astronaut floating around on the International Space Station, ask about dental hygiene. “How do you keep from making a mess when you brush your teeth?” asked Luke Morrow, one of 21...
by David Brooks | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
While I realize it’s a joy and a delight to read the words I create via my quite impressive typing skills, don’t forget that it’s also a delight to listen to me blather on about the subjects of my column and other articles. You can do this by...
by David Brooks | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
MakeIt Labs in Nashua, the oldest and probably biggest makerspace in New Hampshire, says it won’t let anybody make guns on their 3-D printers. (WMUR story is here.) I imagine the same issue is being chewed on by any place with an accessible 3D printer, including...
by David Brooks | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
An agency that helps create affordable housing in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont has started construction on a 29-unit development in Lebanon that it says will be net-zero energy usage, including heating, from solar panels. So far as I can tell from...
by David Brooks | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
My column this week is slightly different: I profile Ron Pike, who just retired from the Monitor after working here 55 years. He’s 80, and only retired because he hurt his leg and it slowed him down so much that he thought he was making work harder for other...
by David Brooks | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire say the puzzle-like wavy structure of the delicate seed coat, found in plants like succulents and some grasses, could hold the secret to creating new smart materials strong enough to be used in...