Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Science Cafe in Nashua to talk about vaccines. Hoo boy!
Science Cafe NH in Nashua will take your questions about vaccines at the next session, on Wednesday, May 8, at 6 p.m. Free, of course. I'll be interested to see how disputative it gets. Riverwalk Cafe isn't all that huge, so I suggest you show up early to ensure a...
Video game pioneer to get his own park in Manchester
Next week - May 10 - the long-planned Ralph Baer Square and Bench Project will be unveiled in Manchester. As I've noted before, this celebration of native son Ralph Baer, who led the team that developed the first home video game, is a clever way for Manchester to...
Dartmouth mathematician gets the ‘Big Bang Theory’ treatment
The geek-tinged sitcom The Big Bang Theory likes to include bits of real science, often featured on whiteboards in the background of a scene. A prime number theory equation by Dartmouth mathematics professor emeritus Carl Pomerance turned up on an episode broadcast...
Still waiting for the electric-car future to arrive
Monday was Earth Day and electric-vehicle fans were out in force. But the weekend weather delayed some pre-Monday events, including Drive Electric Keene. That showcase of EVs will now happen this Saturday, April 27. It's organized by the Monadnock Energy Hub; find...
Aviation Museum needs your help to build a real human-carrying airplane
LONDONDERRY — This fall, volunteers from the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will guide Manchester students in building an actual flyable airplane. But for the project to really soar, they need your help. This weekend (Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29) the...
Fresh kale on Mars? NASA like the idea
That proposal by Dartmouth students to grow kale in greenhouses on Mars that I mentioned last week impressed NASA, it seems: A team from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering that designed a greenhouse for Mars has been announced the winner of the 2019 NASA BIG...
N.H. population is growing fast, by the slow standards of N.H.
New Hampshire is growing either slowly or quickly, depending on how you look at it. But either way, it is people moving here, not people having babies, who are making the difference. New Census Bureau estimates say that the state grew by 6,700 people between July 2017...
Formula Hybrid (and Electric) racing/R&D returns to NH Motor Speedway
Twenty college teams from Canada, India and across the U.S. will be at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon next week for the 14th Formula Hybrid contest, which is sort of like FIRST Robotics crossed with NASCAR. Eight hybrid and 12 electric vehicles will need...
The man who made smartphone cameras possible
Eric Fossum of Dartmouth will be the keynote speaker at the 31st Entrepreneur of the Year awards in New Hampshire. At professor at Thayer School of Engineering and director of its Ph.D. innovation program, he received the Queen Elizabeth Prize for his role in helping...
You *really* need a reservation for Science Cafe NH in Concord
It was another packed house for the monthly Science Cafe NH discussion in Concord at its new home in the Makris Lobster and Steak House on Rt. 106. Good thing we require people to reserve seats in advance now or there would have been fist-fights in the hallway. I...
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