Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Community college students solve DNA extraction conundrum
From NHTI News: Two students at NHTI-Concord’s Community College have solved a problem that has impacted the school’s Biology II class for years. Noah Ford and Sophia Lemay refined a complex method to successfully extract DNA from a bacteriophage, allowing future...
NH patents through June 8
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through June 8. *** Disinfection Devices and Methods Using the Same SOCLEAN, INC.,...
Vermont’s electric airplane lands at JFK – with passengers
the fascinating Vermont company BETA Technologies, developing electric passenger aircraft of both convential and vertical take-off-and-landing types, made a splasy arrival at JFK Airport in New York. Press release here, full of the usual self-congratulatory quotes...
Why did 11,650 amphibians cross the road? To get to the other side safely!
Turtles aren’t the only species endangered by cars when spring arrives , as noted in this earlier post. Frogs and salamanders face automotive peril, as well. For years, the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock has run Salamander Crossing Bridges, in...
You’re tough but are you as tough as a turtle? (Answer: no)
Next time you have to sit through some guy’s boring litany about how tough he is, here’s a good way to end the blather: “Dude, you think you’re resilient, but you’re no turtle.” “We have some turtles that come in just totally obliterated-looking. People tell us, ‘No...
NH patents through June 1
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through June 1. *** System and Method for Automation of Surgical Pathology...
Some news about donkey skin secretions you’ll want to know (honest): They naturally repel deer ticks
From UMass-Amherst: University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have made a promising discovery that could lead to the development of a natural and effective tick repellent. They have shown that a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys...
Despite GPS, it’s useful to know how to use a map and compass
If you want to learn how to find your way in the outdoors using a map and compass, your opportunity is here. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Owl Brook Hunter Education Center will hold an introductory Map and Compass Navigation Workshop on Saturday, June...
Take advantage of living on the edge of the grid
The nation’s power grid is a massive beast — by some definitions, it’s the biggest thing ever built by humans. But these days, its most interesting changes are happening as close as your garage. “It’s why I joined Eversource a year-and-a-half ago, because I was so...
NH patents through May 25
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through May 25. *** Medical Treatment System and Methods Using a Plurality of Fluid...
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