Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
N.H. patents through Sept. 5
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5. *** BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Assigned Patent for Multiple Message Single Timeslot Link 16 Relay Transmission BAE Systems...
New Hampshire’s Space Force station ponders life if orbits becoming ‘war-fighting’ arenas
No obvious changes have come to one of New Hampshire’s least-known military installations as it completes the transition from Air Force to Space Force, but the increasing importance of satellites, as well as the number of nations with launch capability, may affect its...
N.H. town might that fell for phishing scam (twice) might be out of luck, insurance-wise
"When Peterborough lost $2.3 million through an email scam, t joined a growing list of businesses and towns victimized by a prevalent but easily avoided type of fraud that can fall outside insurance coverage.Officials from three other towns contacted by the...
Why do people keep seeing mountain lions (which aren’t here) but not wolves (which also aren’t)?
In my New Hampshire career I have written several, and seen at least 20, stories along the lines of "local person thinks they saw a mountain lion but there's no actual evidence aside from wishful thinking and mistaken sightings, which is the same evidence we have for...
In Vermont, racing to record a forest before all the ash trees die
The emerald ash borer is on its way - it's already here in some places - and that means virtually all ash trees will soon be dead. Before that happens, Dartmouth College and University of Vermont researchers are rushing to record the ecology of a 509-acre section of...
Dartmouth Engineering to study solar system’s icy planets
An engineering lab at Dartmouth has been awarded two grants totaling $1.25 million to conduct planetary science research relating to the geophysics and astrobiology of icy planets in our solar system. The research could lead to clues about the nature of the icy...
Protecting a small river also means protecting 37 square miles of land
In my town, a property owner recently had a tussle with the planning board because of the direction of water flow. If you poured a bucket of water onto the ground in one part of the land she wanted to subdivide, it would eventually flow into an unimportant bog. But if...
New Hampshire patents through Aug. 29
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Aug. 22 to Aug. 29.Technical Sales Solutions Assigned Patent for Electromagnetic Pulse/High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse Filter System Technical Sales Solutions, Weare, New Hampshire,...
NH (finally!) raises net-metering limit for city solar
UPDATE: I was reminded that this applies to many energy-producing systems, not just solar. That could in theory mean wind (unlikely) but definitely covers small hydropower. Nashua owns a couple of small hydropower dams and this might let them boost their output. Towns...
Theft via email con (like the one that hit Peterborough) is so common it has its own acronym
The news that criminals used fake e-mails to fool the town of Peterborough into sending them million-dollar payments comes as no real surprise to the state’s cybersecurity chief. “We’ve heard about this multiple times over the past four years,” said Denis Goulet,...
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