Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire 

NH patents through Oct. 27

(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 Oct. 27. *** Batch Processing Signal Acquisition BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION...

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Vineyard Wind blade inspection drags on

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm is one of the best pieces of energy news that we've had for a while - or, rather, it was until one of the blades broke and made a mess in the ocean. Inspection of all the other blades continues, reports the Boston Globe. In August,...

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Small-scale solar chargers for parking lots

Small-scale solar chargers for parking lots

A Vermont company called Solaflect Energy is trying to make a business out of directly charging cars from a smallish (6 KW) solar array deployed in parking lots. Each unit has four chargers attached. Seven Days Vt has the story, which unlike a lot of popular press...

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NH patents through Oct. 20

(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 Oct. 20. *** System and Method for Free Space Estimation DEKA PRODUCTS...

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For every EV, 200 gas cars in NH

The most recent data I can find about EV registrations (from 2022) says that in New Hampshire and Maine, there are about 200 gasoline cars registered for every battery electric vehicle, while in Vermont and Massachusetts the ratio is 100-1. Source: Alternative Fuels...

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About Granite Geek

Dave Brooks has written a weekly science/tech newspaper column since 1991 – yes, that long – and has written this blog since 2006, keeping an eye on geekish topics in and around the Granite State. He discusses the geek world regularly on WGIR-AM radio, and moderated the monthly Science Cafe NH sessions when they were still a thing. He joined the Concord Monitor in 2015.

Brooks earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics but got lost on the way to the Ivory Tower and ended up in a newsroom. He has reported for newspapers from Tennessee to New England. Rummage through his bag of awards you’ll find oddities like three Best Blog prizes from the New Hampshire Press Association, Writer of the Year award from the N.H. Farm and Forest Bureau (of all places) and his 2024 induction into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame.

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