by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
In 1975, a bright young man named Joseph Arsenault patented a lug strap for a Concord company that made industrial products out of leather, especially power transmission belts for machinery – a fading technology even then in the face of direct-drive motors and...
by David Brooks | Nov 26, 2015 | Health, None
New Hampshire got the benefit this year of the ebb and flow of West Nile virus and EEE, two widespread mosquito-borne diseases, but that doesn’t mean either one is going away. Testing in 2015 found no people and just one animal – a raven – positive for West Nile...
by David Brooks | Nov 24, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
Lawmakers may consider a bill next session that would prevent companies from requiring employees to get a flu shot, posing a potential problem for hospitals, which are graded by the federal government on this issue. “I’m not anti-vaccine,” said state Rep. John Burt, a...
by David Brooks | Nov 24, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
NHTI professor Nathan Strong knew that inviting a prominent opponent of vaccination to speak to a class about the science of vaccines would be a little controversial. That turned out to be a good prediction, as long as “a little” is translated as “very.” Maybe even...
by David Brooks | Nov 17, 2015 | None, None
It wasn’t so long ago that solar panels were only embraced by off-grid engineering hippies. Boy, have things changed. “Most consumers that we speak with have a basic understanding at this point, have either seen it or have first-hand knowledge through acquaintances or...
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