Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
N.H. patents through Aug. 27
(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 Aug. 27. *** Cell Culture Vessels With Stabilizer Devices CORNING INC.,...
Huge, persistent algae bloom clogs the Gulf of Maine
New Hampshire Bulletin has an article about a "big, brown and baffling" bloom in the Gulf of Maine. Whole article is here. An unusually large bloom of brown algae in the Gulf of Maine has caught the attention of scientists from across New England. So much so, an...
Coal down, solar up
In 2013, coal generated 175 times as much electricity as solar power in the US. Within a decade, in 2022, coal was generating less than 5 times as much electricity (incl. estimated rooftop solar). So far this year, coal has generated slightly more than twice as much...
Drone near emergency keeps medical helicopter from taking off
WMUR reports (here) that a medical flight from a motorcycle accident in New Ipswich stayed on the ground for 10 minutes because a drone was flying nearby. Officials said they believe the drone operator saw the helicopter land and then put the drone up to investigate. ...
A.I. helped kill coding boot-camp bought by SNHU
Kenzie Academy, an online boot-camp-style school for coding that was built to disrupt the stodgy old college model, has been disrupted by the next iteration of change in the field: A.I. Generative models like ChatGPT are pretty good at coding, at least superficially,...
Vermont utility: You get a battery, you get a battery – everybody gets a battery!
Vermont's statewide utility Green Mountain Power has been given permission to life the cap on its home-battery program, reports Canary Media. Customers who opt for the Powerwall pay the utility $55 per month for use of the battery, with no money down. The payments...
For climate, “laissez-faire” is “laissez-casser” (let it break)
CleanTechnica is a well-respected news site that focuses on energy and climate. It used to have much of a Tesla fancruft but has gotten much more balanced. It runs occasional pieces by outsiders and today it's got one titled "Climate—& A Cautionary Tale of Three...
Can a ‘shark tank’ incubator be touchy-feely? Healthcare sure hopes so
When it comes to medical breakthroughs, my mind has always taken a techno-futuristic turn, as you would expect from the name of this column. We need swallowable robot pills! 3D-printed human tissue! Manipulated DNA! Then everything will be better. This approach is...
Museums wrestle with their collections’ past, and so do I
In 1929, American writers Willie and Katie Seabrook took time off from palling around with Ernest Hemingway in France to visit West Africa, where they gathered material for his travel book and her children’s books. While they were being escorted by officials from what...
Fighting Facebook is a long process, even when the Supreme Court supports you
Wondering what it’s like to face off with a tech monopoly? Look no further than the least inconspicuous storefront in downtown Concord. Even though Emmett Soldati, owner of the Teatotaller cafe on North Main Street, won a surprise victory in front of the state Supreme...
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