Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Another invasive – spiny water flea – makes N.H. home
From New Hampshire Bulletin: State biologists have discovered a new invasive aquatic species in New Hampshire – deep at the bottom of Lake Winnipesaukee. The spiny water flea is a microscopic water animal that does not harm humans but can affect fish, according to the...
N.H. patents through Oct. 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 through Oct. 1. *** Packaged Current Sensor Integrated Circuit ALLEGRO...
Power lines and wildfires don’t mix well. We haven’t had to worry about that until recently
It says something about New Hampshire’s climate that the annual sustainability report from our largest electric utility discusses ice storms, tornadoes, floods and even microbursts, but doesn’t mention wildfires It says something else that this may change. “We look at...
Can A.I. make single-sort recycling work?
A startup with one of those weird-capitalization names, rStream, is running a pilot program at the UMass Amherst campus to see if it can use A.I. to help sort through single-stream recycling and make it work in the way that it never has, although we used to think it...
‘Vampires, zombies and mummies of the insect world’
The SEE Science Center is beginning the eleventh season of Science on Tap discussions on Tuesday, October 10th. Science on Tap events are informal discussions with local scientists and experts on a particular topic. The 2023-2024 season is sponsored by Cambridge...
NOAA, UNH create Ocean Mapping Center
NOAA and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) are expanding a 24-year ocean and Great Lakes mapping partnership through the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping. The Center of Excellence is funded through $10 million in...
Listen to the eclipse! (Listen?!?)
When a full solar eclipse sweeps through New Hampshire next April, I’ll be gazing at the sky through proper safety glasses. And maybe I’ll be listening, too. Listening to a solar eclipse? That seems kind of ridiculous. It seemed ridiculous at first to Allyson Bieryla,...
Squam Lake is pristine. Shame about all those chemicals
Data collected from dozens of nonviable loon eggs points to high levels of “forever chemicals” and other similar contaminants in Squam Lake, which has been lauded for its pristine water quality, reports the Laconia daily Sun (article here) The lovely lake that...
Long-term procurement law (hey – wake up!) is important for the energy transition
The energy transmission needs new and different regulation and legislation, as much as it needs new and different technologies. New Hampshire bulletin has a story (here it is) about one such law newly passed in New Hampshire, allowing long-term energy procurement...
Boston Sand and Gravel tries low-carbon cement
If you drive into Boston from NH on I-93, you know Boston Sand and Gravel, with its industrial site tucked between the highway and the train tracks just north of the Charles River. It seems like a throwback to Boston's gritty days, so it was cool to see that it's...
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