Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
NH patents through March 1
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 in the week through March 1 Weapon System With Operator Identification WILCOX...
Science on Tap to analyze games (analog, digital, whatever)
If you're a gamer, the next Science on Tap in Manchester, from the SEE Science Center, is for you. On March 10th the topic will be: Behind the Game. Games occur on fields, screens and boards, with challenges for our bodies, hearts and minds. How are games...
Vineyard Wind is almost done – two other New England offshore wind farms are right behind it
Vineyard Wind is almost fully active, reports E&E News (paywalled here) with 60 of 62 turbines installed, the others almost ready, and 52 already cleared to produce power. Its capacity is 806 MW, about 20% less than Seabrook Station nuke plant (my favorite...
‘Balcony solar’ is popular all over the place (including NH)
A bill allowing "balcony solar" - solar panels you can plug into a normal socket - is advancing in New Hampshire, with an "ought to pass" recommendation from a House committee. And we're not alone: Canary Media reports (here), 28 states and Washington, D.C., have...
Anti-vax ignorance is starting to target rabies in pets
From New Hampshire Bulletin: The New Hampshire House of Representatives is considering a bill that would exempt some pets from booster shots intended to protect against rabies, but state veterinarians said the proposal was not founded on solid data. Rep. Keith Ammon,...
That big new legislative parking garage in Concord has (checks plans) zero EV chargers
They're building a big new legislative parking garage in downtown Concord. Driving past it today I noticed that, like all parking garages, the walls are full of enormous wide-open windows so that fumes don't build up and kill our retirement-age lawmakers while they...
NH says our spruce-pine-fir lumber is just as good as Canada’s!
Citizens Count, an online news source about New Hampshire lawmakers, has a roundup of proposed legislation concerning the esoteric topic of timber grades. (Story is here) I mentioned the bills in passing in a roundup of legislation a couple of months ago but didn't...
Rat poison makes its way up the wildlife food chain
Molecules that get consumed at one level of the food chain have a habit of lingering in higher levels of the food chain, for better or worse. When it comes to rodenticides (rat poison), it's worse. New Hampshire Bulletin has a story about a proposal to ban rat poison...
NH patents through Feb. 23
We've been having some issues getting patents lately, which is why they haven't appeared every week. 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...
The worst anti-vaccine bill dies in the NH House but others are still around
New Hampshire Bulletin's William Skipworth has an Feb. 20 update on anti-vaccine bills in the NH legislature: The New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a proposal Thursday to end all vaccine mandates in the state. “New Hampshire has the lowest vaccination...
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