Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
NH patents through Sept. 21
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 Sept. 21. *** Lock Member DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Manchester, New...
Some in NH think more data centers would be good (spoiler: no)
One of (too many, alas) discouraging developments in recent years is the advent of massive data centers sucking up electricity and making the energy transition that much harder, often doing nothing better than creating imaginary currency for speculators or using LLMs...
Can I get another post out of that Kearsarge plaque? Yes, I can
At some point 154 years ago, an egregious act of vandalism occurred atop Mt. Kearsarge: Somebody took a chisel and made a 400-square-inch carving in the granite that’s still there today. Don’t be angry, however. Unlike most graffiti, that carving is unique and...
Tales from a used-EV dealer in NH
To find a Sun Day celebration near you, check Third Act. Thanks to Tesla, which launched as a high-end performance car and still defines electric vehicles for many, people shopping for lower-priced cars don’t think of looking at EVs and especially don’t think of used...
If Tesla and Caterpillar had a love child …
When it comes to electric vehicles, it feels like our brains translate v-e-h-i-c-l-e as "car." We shouldn't. As they can tell you at Lancaster's Transfer Station, removing an engine that spins by blowing up oxygenated aerosols and replacing them with one that spins...
Per-capita emissions have fallen sharply here, thanks mostly to the near end of coal burning
Per-capita emissions have fallen by 2/5 in New Hampshire over the past 20 years, better than the national average, according to estimates from the federal Energy Information Agency. (The report is here) Our biggest source of emissions is transportation, as is the case...
Gender imbalance threatens a New England alpine songbird
Maine Public has a story (here it is) about efforts to save the Bicknell's thrush, which nests in balsam fir trees on the alpine climate of the Northeast and winters down in the Caribbean. The population is declining about 4% a year, which is a lot. For reasons...
NH patents through Sept. 14
(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 Sept. 14. *** Powered Helmet Accessory Rail With Slot Interface WILCOX...
All those dead ash trees are a danger to power lines
Eversource, by far New Hampshire's biggest electric utility, has begun a big problem to cut down dead and dying ash trees near power lines. The trees, of course, are being wiped out by the invasive insect emerald ash borer. From the press release: The work will...
Roads and wildlife don’t mix. Can anything help?
Pretty much everybody who has ever driven in New Hampshire has accidentally hit and killed something at one time or another. Usually, the casualty is a chipmunk or squirrel or frog, but more than 1,000 people face a bigger problem every year because they hit a deer....
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