Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Aging New Hampshire is going to need robot helpers, whether we like it or not
Technology won’t succeed unless we’re ready for it. New Hampshire, where the population is getting older and we don’t have enough caregivers, needs to get ready for robots. “In Japan, it is not shocking to think you will spend the last 10 years of your life with a...
Lyme disease is here to stay, vaccine or no
The need for a human vaccine against Lyme disease is a reminder that this tick-borne disease remains a major problem in New Hampshire even though our attention has been diverted by the pandemic. “We’ve been 100% focused on COVID for two years and just now are digging...
N.H. patents through Aug. 14
By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Aug. 7 through Aug. 14. *** Cirkul Assigned Patent for Adjustable Additive Cartridge Systems, Methods Cirkul, Tampa, Florida, has been assigned a patent (No....
UVM teaches first responders what to do with drones
Drones can be really valuable for emergency workers, giving a birds-eye view of the situation or even carrying small supplies to remote locations quickly. But using them property isn't always easy, so it's cool that the University of Vermont's Spatial Analysis Lab...
Electric boats coming (slowly) to Maine coast
The always reliable Tux Turkel has a piece in the Portland Press-Herald about the tentative arrival of electric boats along the Maine coast. (Read it here) This quote sums it up, I think: “I think we’re in the early, Tesla stages,” he said, making a car analogy. “It’s...
Historic Vermont wind-power site gets NIMBY’d
A hill known as Grandpa's Knob near Rutland, Vermont, is generally considered to have been the site of the first large (1 MW) electricty-generating wind turbine, back in 1941. (VPR story here) A truly historic accomplishment that New England should be proud of. A...
They’ll have no problem finding volunteers for this vaccine trial, I suspect
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM, Associated Press: Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years. While a vaccine for dogs has long been available, the only Lyme vaccine...
UNH: Tiny satellites have a big scientific ROI
From UNH News Service: Good things can indeed come in small packages, especially when it relates to satellite technology. Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have found that innovative miniature CubeSats, usually no larger than a box of tissues, can be just...
Professor of therapy and professor of computing get boost for Alzheimer’s care robot
Video of a test can be seen here. From UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will receive a five-year grant totaling $2.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and test social assistive robots to aid in the care of...
Saving a bunny rabbit species as the climate changes
Heidi Holman wants you to know that it’s not her fault all the lettuce you planted in the spring has disappeared. “I often get letters from people that are very upset about their garden because we’ve released so many rabbits,” said Holman, a wildlife biologist at New...
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