Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
A very big (by US standards) wind farm coming off Mass. coast
The folks behind Vineyard Wind, which is in the process of building the first big (800 MW) offshore wind farm in the US* south of Martha's Vineyard, have put forward a proposal to build a very big (1.2 GW) wind farm a little bit further out to sea. Details (such as...
Feb. cyber attack still big problem for NH health care
A cyberattack on a company that provides back-end services for hospitals and other health-care providers, including approving types of care and processing payments, is still affecting patients and providers throughout New Hampshire and the rest of the country,...
Solar, batteries coming to NH coal plants, but coal isn’t leaving yet
The region’s last coal-fired power plants, located in Bow and Portsmouth, are expected to add large-scale solar power and battery-storage under plans put forward by their owner, Granite Shore Power, marking New Hampshire’s first big transition into 21st-century...
Worrying about measles isn’t the sort of ‘blast from the past’ we need
The last person who had to live inside an iron lung due to polio recently died but it didn’t draw much attention even though it marked the symbolic end to a plague that haunted humanity for millennia. The truth is that it’s hard for people to worry about a disease...
UNH: More frequent pasture cutting increases carbon in soils
From UNH Today: Soils are fundamental to food production and for the 97 percent of New Hampshire farms that are small family-owned and operated businesses, proactively managing and ensuring healthy, productive soils is key to long-term sustainability and viability in...
NH patents through March 24
(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 March 24. *** Systems and Methods for Guiding Tissue Resection THE TRUSTEES...
One NH lawmaker targets flat-faced dogs and their health problems
Americans love flat-faced dogs: French bulldogs beat perennial favorite Labrador retrievers to be the most commonly registered purebred dog last year, according to the American Kennel Club, while pugs and pekes aren’t far behind. But popularity has...
Wind turbines in sight lower home values a little bit but the effect disappears
Researchers from Italy, Germany and UCal-Berkeley in the US looked at "The visual effect of wind turbines on property values" and found that it wasn't much and went to zero before the mortgage is paid off: We statistically estimate the impact of having at least one...
Speaking of the eclipse, VT town tells locals: Stay off big roads, stay off cellphone, be patient with flatlanders
Here's an excellent package of advice for locals about how to deal with the eclipse on April 8. It's from the Emergency Management folks in Plainfield, Vermont, between Montpelier and St. Johnsbury, which will see totality. If they haven't reached their destination...
The eclipse will be fun – unless you’re my solar panels
Like many of you I am really looking forward to next month’s solar eclipse, but there is one small drawback: It will do a number on my solar panels’ output. For slightly over two hours on April 8, parts of the sun will be blocked by the moon. I live in the Souhegan...
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