David Brooks

1 week ago | granitegeek.concordmonitor.com | David Brooks

If you want to learn how to find your way in the outdoors using a map and compass, your opportunity is here. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Owl Brook Hunter Education Center will hold an introductory Map and Compass Navigation Workshop on Saturday, June 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There is no charge for this workshop. Registration is limited and must be completed online. To register visit https://nh-events-web.s3licensing.com/Event/AllEvents?EventTypeId=167.

1 week ago | granitegeek.concordmonitor.com | David Brooks

The nation's power grid is a massive beast - by some definitions, it's the biggest thing ever built by humans. But these days, its most interesting changes are happening as close as your garage. "It's why I joined Eversource a year-and-a-half ago, because I was so interested in what was happening at the edge of the grid," said Jennifer Runyon, an energy efficiency consultant for demand management at Eversource.

1 week ago | granitegeek.concordmonitor.com | David Brooks

(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor's name.)By Targeted News ServiceWASHINGTON - The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through May 25. ***Medical Treatment System and Methods Using a Plurality of Fluid LinesDEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Manchester, New Hampshire has been assigned a patent (No. US 12303631 B2, initially filed Aug. 7, 2023) developed by nine inventors David A. Beavers, Manchester, New Hampshire; Michael G.

1 week ago | granitegeek.concordmonitor.com | David Brooks

By David Brooks If maple trees are growing in contaminated soil do they have contaminated sap? And if so, what happens to that contamination when the sap is boiled into syrup? That is a question I hadn't thought of - but a Dartmouth Ph.D. student has, and is looking for the answer. Dartmouth News story is here.

2 weeks ago | granitegeek.concordmonitor.com | David Brooks

There's a segment of the New Hampshire legislature that loves the idea of "small modular" nuclear reactions - the dream of techbros who love silver bullet solutions to big problems as long as they're complex and cutting edge, and don't involve nasty things like social change.