Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
NH patents through Dec. 10
(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 Dec. 10. *** Leveraging a Virtual Router to Bridge Between an Underlay and...
A surprise: Chestnut Foundation says ‘no’ to GMO tree
The saga over the genetically modified American chestnut tree just got more complicated. The American Chestnut Foundation, the leading group that has been trying to resurrect the iconic species through cross-breeding, has never been crazy about the genetically...
Clean Energy NH is taking a very NH-ish tack in fight over net metering
The advocacy group Clean Energy New Hampshire has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about attempts to roll back the state's rules on net metering, the process that pays rooftop solar for excess power. Obviously they took the state motto to heart because the...
People are moving to Maine and NH, according to Atlas Van Lines
Atlas van Lines, a national moving company based in Indiana, said Maine was the state that had the most inbound-vs.-outbound moves this year. New Hampshire was No. 3. I spotted this from this Mainebiz article, which notes that other moving companies ranked the two...
Mass. offshore wind project will start generating power any day now
Vineyard Wind, the offshore wind farm under construction south of Martha's Vineyard, hopes to start sending power into the grid by the end of the year after completing five of its planned 62 wind turbines this week reports the Vineyard Gazette. Better late than never,...
Dartmouth to join new AI Alliance
Dartmouth College has joined more than 50 other leaders in industry, government, research, and higher education as a founding member of the newly formed AI Alliance. In an announcement Tuesday, the group—led by IBM and Meta—said the global alliance is “focused on...
Rejoice, trout anglers: NH to update its fish hatcheries
There’s a category of online commentary called TIL, for “today I learned,” that provides a context for the writer to mention some intriguing piece of information they recently encountered. It’s basically a watered-down version of “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” for the...
Rule change helps big solar be part of the New England grid
From ISO-NE: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted an ISO New England proposal to better integrate large solar power installations into the regional power grid and wholesale electricity markets. The ISO made the proposal late last...
Science On Tap to discuss A.I. in N.H. (or maybe AI in NH)
Science On Tap, the "science cafe" discussion series held by the SEE Sciene Center, will discuss AI in New Hampshire at its next session, on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Science on Tap events are informal discussions with local scientists and experts on a particular...
NH patents through Dec. 3
By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Dec. 3. *** Method and Apparatus for Processing User’s Ratings and Personal Information An inventor from Hanover, New Hampshire, Peter Newman Golder has been...
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