Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire 

Keeping track of New England’s offshore wind

The New Bedford Light has an excellent summary of the status of all the offshore wind projects for New England and New York, which should be going great guns but is - well, you know. The summary is here. New Bedford, Mass., has a stake in the game since they would be...

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New England continues to eke out small population gains due to in-migration (except Vermont)

This story is New Hampshire-specific but the regional stuff is in there: New Hampshire continues to gain population slowly, according to the latest Census Bureau estimates, but as has been the case for the past decade, this is entirely due to people moving into the...

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Dartmouth is going whole hog on A.I.

Dartmouth Engineering is expanding its artificial intelligence offerings in both undergraduate and graduate programs, which is says is "creating new pathways for students to develop expertise and earn credentials in a world increasingly impacted by A.I.-driven...

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NH patents through Jan. 25

inks 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 in the week through Jan. 25. Combined Neural Network KAYAK SOFTWARE CORPORATION,...

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Snowfall arithmetic: 4.5 + 13 = 16

I had 4 1/2 inches on the ground at the start of the storm (which isn't done, although now at 8 a.m. it has stopped for the moment). Then I got 13 inches of new snow. But I have only 16 inches of snow on the ground. That's because, obviously, overnight the more recent...

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NH patents through Jan. 18

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 in the week through Jan. 18. Modular Position and State Sensing System and Method...

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About Granite Geek

Dave Brooks has written a weekly science/tech newspaper column since 1991 – yes, that long – and has written this blog since 2006, keeping an eye on geekish topics in and around the Granite State. He discusses the geek world regularly on WGIR-AM radio, and moderated the monthly Science Cafe NH sessions when they were still a thing. He joined the Concord Monitor in 2015.

Brooks earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics but got lost on the way to the Ivory Tower and ended up in a newsroom. He has reported for newspapers from Tennessee to New England. Rummage through his bag of awards you’ll find oddities like three Best Blog prizes from the New Hampshire Press Association, Writer of the Year award from the N.H. Farm and Forest Bureau (of all places) and his 2024 induction into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame.

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