Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Nine more NH school districts get electric-bus grants
As four electric school buses in Henniker and Weare wind up their first full month of operation, news has come that nine more school districts in New Hampshire will get funding for the buses them in the latest round of federal grants. In Wednesday’s announcement, part...
“Don’t drink raw milk — that’s the message.”
A study from Wisconsin - a dairy state if there ever was one - found that when you fed unpasteurized milk contaminated with bird-flu virus H5N1 to mice, it made them sick and damaged their organs. It didn't "boost their immune system" or anything like that; it just...
NH patents through May 26
(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 26. *** Shoe Sole COLE HAAN LLC, Greenland, New Hampshire has been...
Co-parent of PDP-8 & VAX dies; those systems helped create modern New Hampshire
The final big textile mill left New Hampshire right after WWII, although the industry had all but died before that, and the state was hurting economically. We were saved by tech firms taking their place - either local defense contractors (Sanders Associates) or...
‘Pee-cycling’ group wants to expand from Vermont (where else?) into NH
A Vermont organization is turning human urine into fertilizer that is being used on a half-dozen farms in that state and would like to expand the service into New Hampshire. “We have people who are interested in New Hampshire, certainly,” said Arthur Davis, operations...
UNH researchers wonder if controlled burns really do help red oak
From UNH News Service: Research led by Matthew Vadeboncoeur, a research scientist with UNH’s Earth Systems Research Center at the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, is investigating how prescribed fire could be used improve red oak regeneration and...
A surprisingly excellent NH museum is built around telephones
There’s something a little surprising about one of New Hampshire’s best museums, the small but mighty New Hampshire Telephone Museum in Warner: You’re not supposed to touch most of the exhibits even though they’re the kind of thing we’ve touched all our lives. “These...
Tesla is coming; better late than never?
Tesla is finally coming to New Hampshire after years of false starts and while the news is exciting for many people, it would have been more exciting a couple of years ago. A 50,000-square-foot Tesla dealership and service center is under construction in Londonderry...
11% of NH electric outages are caused by – wait for it – squirrels!
Electrical utility Unitil is holding “Squirrel Week." This is the third year that Unitil has dedicated a week in May toward highlighting the challenges posed by squirrels and other wildlife. Unitil will focus on squirrel-related issues and the efforts the company...
NH patents through May 19
(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 19. *** Display Screen With Icon BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,...
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