Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Historic NH newspapers join Library of Congress, digitally
The first newspaper known to be printed by an enslaved person, the nation’s oldest school newspaper, and a newspaper printed on top of Mount Washington will soon be part of the digital Library of Congress as New Hampshire joins the project known as Chronicling...
N.H. patents through Sept. 18
By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Sept. 18. Vapotherm Assigned Patent for Quiet Nasal Cannula Vapotherm, Exeter, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,439,784, initially filed...
NH EV-charging plans approved by feds
New Hampshire is one of 35 states that have had their plans for federally-funded EV charging stations approved in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The plan is still kind of vague: For example, it says there will be a station in Concord, but...
This is the kind of sex act we really don’t want to see
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have documented the first discovery of a pair of recently mated blue crabs in Great Bay Estuary (GBE), a finding that is expected to have serious impacts on the estuary’s ecosystem, particularly its fragile oyster...
Community college to study if PFAS in soil makes it into garden crops
NHTI, Concord’s community college, and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services have partnered to study how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can affect residents’ vegetable gardens in New Hampshire. “The effects of these chemicals vary widely,...
N.H.’s role in video game history depended on corporate OK from Indiana
I'm sure you're familiar with the role that Ralph Baer's team had in creasing the first home video game as a side job while they were working at defense contractor Sanders Associates (now BAE Systems) in Nashua. If not, here is one of many stories I've written about...
If “fog” makes you think “fat, oils, grease” then this story is for you
It must be admitted that in the honor roll of modern problems, few sound as funny as “fatbergs.” “We were literally laughing, tears rolling down our faces, talking about all the things that had been discovered in this glob of waste,” said Laura Lady, recalling the...
As ash trees die, Hubbard Brook saves some for research
If we have no choice but to go through an ecological catastrophe, we might as well try to learn something from it. This is the idea behind a unique experiment in the Hubbard Brook Forest that will protect about 300 ash trees from the ravages of the emerald ash borer...
N.H. patents through 11 September
By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Sept. 11. *** BAE Systems Information & Electronic System Integration Assigned Patent for Method for Detecting Uncooled Thermal Systems BAE Systems...
Science Cafe back in person in Nashua – one of 3 (!!!) such programs.
Science Cafe NH is returning to in-person events in Nashua at Margarita's Restaurant, 1 Nashua Drive. It's been a long time! The first monthly gathering will be Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. Topic: Health Impacts of Climate Change Panelists will be Dr. Bob...
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