Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
At Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest they’re listening hard
NOTE: Feb. 9 at 6 p.m., scientists will talk about this in a virtual Science Pub. Register here. At Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, scientists forced to abandon long research habits due to COVID-19 are "recording the sounds of the forest, which they hope will...
N.H. patents through Feb. 7
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7. *** Hypertherm Assigned Patent for Contact Element for Plasma Arc Torch Cartridge Hypertherm, Hanover, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 10,912,183,...
Space weather update from UNH’s “PlasmaPhysicsMom”
Amy Keesee, a UNH space physicist, has led a team that has mapped a "highway" of charged particles in Earth's magnetosphere created during solar storms which "could help scientists predict when dangerous effects of space weather might be headed towards Earth." That's...
Batteries in cars & buildings aren’t changing NH fire-fighting much – yet
As we all know, water and electricity don’t mix. Unless, that is, you’re fighting an electric-car fire. “It’s like a normal fire attack, but you have to have an adequate supply of water to ensure you can cool that battery. You may need additional water supply,” said...
Maine lab thinks kelp can soak up CO2
Associated Press: A Maine science center has received a grant of almost $900,000 for research into ways that aquaculture of kelp can be used to combat climate change. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences received the money from the World Wildlife Fund with support...
First biofuel rocket gets a test flight in Maine
Space.com reports on a space first in the Pine Tree State: A small rocket billed as the world's first commercial booster powered by biofuel has launched from Maine. The Brunswick-based startup bluShift Aerospace launched its first rocket prototype, called Stardust...
Pool testing of saliva for COVID could be part of post-pandemic life
(Note: after this was published I heard from readers about a few places doing this already, including Graphicast, a graphite mold casting company in Jaffrey.) For the last half-year of COVID-watching, we have been fixated on the number of cases and more recently on...
N.H. cities, towns think about buying their own electricity
The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire is a nonprofit that is trying to get enough cities and towns to buy their electricity together, bypassing the utilities (for energy but not transmission - there's no getting around that). The select board in Hanover has...
‘Roaring Kitty’ of GameStop/Robinhood fame started roaring (well – meowing) in New Hampshire
The Reddit/YouTube/TikTok handle Roaring Kitty became quite famous due to the little-guy-vs-hedge-fund investment frenzy via the RobinHood app. The story has become more complicated since this column ran, with GameStop's price plummeting again Well, the kitty was...
N.H. patents through Jan. 31
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31. *** Parallel Wireless Assigned Patent for SON Accounting for Max Geographical Distance Parallel Wireless, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No....
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