Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
N.H. patents through Aug. 15
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Aug. 8 to Aug. 15. *** Allegro MicroSystems Assigned Patent for Gate Driver Isolating Circuit Allegro MicroSystems, Manchester, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No....
Census data gives boost to the idea of math helping draw political boundaries
As I write this on Thursday morning, the Census Bureau is preparing a press conference about local data from the Census that will be used for drawing political boundaries. This has always been a political process with parties pushing to gain election advantages, but...
N.H. promotes chess in schools, which is fine I guess
I've played recreational chess all my life, although not well. I was a bench-warmer on my high school chess team and played in a couple US Chess Federation tournaments through college. I ended up with a lower USCF rating than when I began, which is hard to do when you...
We have lots of dams; why don’t we have more hydropower?
When it comes to hydropower, we’re pulled in two ways at once. We want more of this renewable electricity but we also want our rivers to be as natural as possible. Good luck doing both. “Dams are loved by some and hated by others,” is how Shannon Ames puts it. Ames...
The 2024 solar eclipse will be an official non-holiday holiday
April 8, 2024, is now officially Solar Eclipse Day in New Hampshire, marking the couple hours when a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in northern Coos County. The Legislature passed the law and Gov. Sununu signed it recently. The new law notes that a total...
A Tesla will be in the Mt. Washington Auto Road race
A Tesla Model S Plaid will take part in the 2021 Mt. Washington Hillclimb, where 80 cars try to go up the 7.6-mile, 4,618 vertical feet road as fast as possible. According to this post/video, it will be the first electric car to participate. (But see the first comment...
N.H. (like many places) has a tradition of hermits living in the wood
(This story isn't exactly geeky but I thought it would appeal to geeks, who often dream of becoming hermits. It was prompted by an ongoing situation with a guy who was forced out of his off-grid woodsy cabin; I won't link to any stories because it's changing every...
Science Cafe returns in person (outdoors) to discuss Concord’s clean-energy goals
Concord has a goal of making sure 100% of electricity consumed in the city comes from renewable energy sources in just nine years. This seemed a bit of a stretch when the council adopted it in 2018, yet in light of dire warnings from the latest climate-change report,...
New Hampshire patents through Aug. 8
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Aug. 1 to Aug. 8. *** Allegro MicroSystems Assigned Patent for Gate Driver Isolating Circuit Allegro MicroSystems, Manchester, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 11,082,038,...
99% of COVID cases in N.H. happen to (surprise!) unvaccinated people
"Since the beginning of February, unvaccinated individuals have accounted for 99% of New Hampshire’s COVID-19 cases and 98% of deaths, according to state data." That confirmation of the obvious is part of this piece from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, a...
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