Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
How the first SF magazine, ‘Amazing Stories’, got back in print
It has taken almost a decade of effort that included disputes with Apple, NBC and Steven Spielberg as well as an appeal to Kickstarter, but a New Hampshire man’s dream of relaunching the original science-fiction magazine is finally in print. Not just in print, but in...
Fan of SF? Dartmouth has an event for you
The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College is a cross-discipline effort to integrate the humanities with computer science and technology, enriching both. This year it established a Literary Arts Award for Speculative Fiction, with a $5,000...
NH lottery instant games go online
New Hampshire Lottery has plunged further into the digital world by offering eight instant games online. The games, with names like Jackpot Cash and Multiplier Max-Out and costing between 2 cents and $10 dollars, are similar to instant tickets sold in stores but do...
Uh-oh – “mad cow disease” of deer has shown up in Quebec
From N.H. Fish & Game: A red deer from a captive facility in the Laurentides region of Quebec (north of Montreal) recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the Province’s first confirmed case of the disease. Therefore, Quebec is now...
I was the ‘maybe not so much’ guy on NHPR’s discussion about self-driving cars
Today I was a guest on The Exchange, the NH Public Radio talk show, as we pondered self-driving vehicles. Not entirely by design I found myself playing the skeptic about such things as whether self-driving cars would reduce traffic (me: not unless we outlaw...
The lynx is a secretive beast, but now we’ve got its genome down pat
The first whole genome for the Canada lynx is one of 14 genomes the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory is making available for use by researchers studying evolution, disease and conservation. Other animals include the duck-billed platypus, two different species of bats, a...
What we need: A 3D-printed statue of NH video game pioneer sitting on a public bench
I thought I was pretty clever to pursue a state historical marker for the creators of the BASIC computer language (as I note elsewhere), but I've been one-upped by the group that wants to recognize Ralph Baer, who led the team that created the first home video game...
Application for that BASIC historical marker is in
You'll be happy to know that I have sent off an official application to the N.H. Division of Historical Resources to create a highway historical marker honoring the creation of BASIC and the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System. I'll keep you posted. Baffled? Read this...
A picture (well, a chart) is worth 1,000 words
Hurricane Florence was large played out by the time it made it to New Hampshire on Tuesday, but still dumped an impressive amount of rain. The best graphic representation is seen above: An automated streamflow gauge run by the U.S. Geological Survey recorded it at the...
$20 million to boost NH tissue engineering & similar biomaterials development
From UNH Today: UNH will lead a five-year EPSCoR project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop innovative approaches in the development of biomaterials, such as those used in implants and tissue engineering, which hold the potential to save patient...
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