Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
NH Tech Alliance webinar for businesses in the time of COVID
Tomorrow (Friday, march 20) the New Hampshire Tech Alliance will hold a webinar on "options available to New Hampshire businesses struggling with many sudden changes. This webinar is free and open to all. It will also be recorded and immediate available to everyone...
Yes, the COVID virus is natural
There's no New Hampshire angle to this, but in the light of some wacko speculation it seems useful: From Scripps Research The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin, scientists say LA JOLLA, CA – March 17 – The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that...
Science Cafe NH is on hold, so why not revisit a few
Science Cafe New Hampshire is on a COVID19 timeout, both in Concord and Nashua. Very sad, I know, but this gives you the opportunity to make a video stroll through some cafes that you missed. To properly set the Science Cafe scene, make dinner and grab a beer or other...
‘Live free or die’ has a new meaning right now
In the age of COVID-19 “Live Free or Die” takes on a whole new meaning, because a virus is not a terrorist. Doubling down on normal life – living free – was a proper response after 9/11 to show terrorists that Americans weren’t cowed by their attack. Doubling down on...
Antibiotic fights root cause of Lyme disease (in mice, that is)
From Stanford University, a glimmer of hope for fighting Lyme disease - with the proviso that this has only been tested in mice and petri dishes, and many results don't translate from there to humans: A new Stanford Medicine study in lab dishes and mice provides...
Even in the midst of chaos, we need flowers
In a desperate attempt to think about something other than COVID-19 and quarantines, I was happy to get this press release from UNH: By Lori Wright, UNH News Service: New Hampshire has seen a dramatic increase in cut flower farms, underscoring the need for reliable...
Covid kludge hand bandana pushback
A number of readers were highly unimpressed with my Covid kludge (or kluge) of carrying a bandana around and using it as hand protection for doorknobs, etc. Better than gloves, which get in the way of everything else, and always available unlike a paper towel. They...
Maine island’s microgrid will use supercapacitors, not batteries
The debate between capacitors and batteries for storing electricity is a long one - the former can charge more quickly, store more energy and generally have a longer lifespan than batteries, but they don't hold energy over time as well and, importantly, their voltage...
Town meeting 2020: Carbon fee push; solar support (or not)
Tuesday was voting day for town and school district meetings. Communities with traditional system will be having meetings throughout the next week, and a couple do it in April and May. Here are a few tidbits of GraniteGeek interst: A non-binding push for carbon fees...
If you want to really understand ice storms, you have to create your own
If you live in New Hampshire, then at least once in your life (and probably far more often) you have been flummoxed by an ice storm. Supercooled rain that turns to ice on contact with roads and branches has lengthened your commute, mangled your fruit trees or...
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