Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Science on Tap: Creatures of the Night
The SEE Science Center is beginning the twelfth season of Science on Tap discussions on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Science on Tap events are informal discussions with local scientists and experts on a particular topic. On Tuesday October 8th our topic will be: NH...
UNH research: Climate change impact on forests may be less than expected
I'm so used to "new research finds yet another horrible thing that is happening because of climate change" announcements that it took me a minute to understand this report from UNH News: "new research finds that a thing happening because of climate change may not be...
NH patents through Sept. 22
(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. 22. *** Devices, Systems and Methods for Ozone Sanitization of...
Massachusetts realizes that small but useful kei trucks are OK
Kei trucks are a class of Japanese small truck that can do most of what American bloat-mobile pickups can do without most of the bulk. Some state DMVs say they're not road-worthy but it seems they can be convinced otherwise: Massachusetts just allowed these trucks on...
Climate change hurts lake ice in two different ways
One of the many nice things that climate change is ruining is pond skating. Strapping on the ice skates and making your way across the local pond/lake, going around islands or tufts of vegetable and over rough spots is *way* more fun than skating indoors, even if...
Another thing we’ve changed: Nitrogen deposition in New England rain and snow
Over the past century, northern New England ecosystems have undergone numerous changes in land cover, from forest to farmland and back to forests. As lands once used for agriculture revert to woodlands, they impact the process through which nitrogen—a nutrient that...
EV-filled Beijing shows that engines are what makes cities so *&^%! loud
Any big city exhibits aspects of William Gibson’s famous line that the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed – but few take it as far as Beijing. (Yes, folks, this is an example of that fine journalistic tradition: the “What I did on my summer...
NH patents through Sept. 15
(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. 15 *** Connecting Plasma Arc Torches and Related Systems and Methods...
Almost nobody has actually kept food out of landfills, despite bans
Bans on sending food waste into landfills haven't worked in any state except Massachusetts, according to a new story, and even there the result wasn't overwhelming. The Washington Post has a story. The study identified several factors that could explain Massachusetts’...
Wind-power sale slated off NH waters
The Department of the Interior Monday announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, these areas have a potential capacity of...
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