Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
A close look at a solar sharing in Vermont
Vermont is way up there when it comes to solar power - it's the only small state in the top ten list for number of installations per capita, alongside big folks like Connecticut and New Jersey - so local news stories have moved beyond "local place gets solar panels"...
UNH: Grasslands beat forests at taking advantage of warming winters
By Lori Wright, UNH News Service: As climate changes, Northeast winters are warming more rapidly than other times of the year. While this may mean favorable growing conditions start earlier in the year, some ecosystems, such as perennial grasslands, can take better...
N.H. to test ‘conflict avoidance’ systems at 3 intersections
The state will soon be testing an automated method to warn drivers when another car is about to pull out into a busy street, and transportation officials want to know what you think about it even before it exists. The system, known as an Intersection Conflict Warning...
YouTube explains ‘manufactured gas’ and other details of pre-electricity lighting
Concord residents have heard a lot in recent years about their gasholder, the handsome but crumbling brick building built to hold gas made from coal in the days before natural gas. (I've written at least a score of stories about it - here's one.) Those folks might be...
N.H. patents through July 18
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from July 11 to July 18. *** Centripetal Networks Assigned Patent for Efficient Cyber Protections of Mobile Devices Centripetal Networks, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been assigned a...
New England fears mystery songbird disease may spread here
A mysterious disease killing songbirds throughout the mid-Atlantic states has not yet shown up in New England but wildlife officials are keeping a careful lookout, with some recommending that people remove their bird feeders and bird baths as a precaution. “Birds...
Maine puts financial responsibility for recycling on producers, not consumers
Maine has become the first state to enact an EPR law ("enhanced producer responsibility") that puts the financial burden of recycling on the producers and sellers of products, instead of the consumers and their local government. NY Times story (here) puts it...
Space Force has officially arrived in New Hampshire
The New Boston Air Force Station, a satellite tracking station that was once a bombing practice site (I wrote about some of its history here) has made the final switch from Air Force to Space Force, with the installation of a new sign at its main entrance. However, I...
Why wind turbines almost always have 3 blades (more detail)
A couple weeks ago I brought up the question of why wind turbines have 3 blades rather than 1, 2 or 17. I mentioned some detail about the explanation, but readers pointed me to a video from Engineering With Rosie which explains it in a lot more detail. In case you're...
Delta variant is still rare in New Hampshire
Here are two items about COVID-19 in New Hampshire that, it’s safe to say, are related: We have a relatively high percentage of people who are vaccinated and we have a low amount of the more infectious Delta variant. How low? In the past couple of weeks, 6,303...
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