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Concord Monitor

Oct 05, 2026

Granite Geek: Making One Power Line Do the Job of More Than One

Professor Junbo Zhao is featured on Dartmouth's partnership with Eversource to deploy dynamic line rating technology across 4,000 miles of transmission lines in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, potentially increasing grid capacity while reducing costly infrastructure upgrades.

Power Systems Technology

Sep 30, 2026

Eversource, Dartmouth Selected for $47.7M Grid Project

Professor Junbo Zhao and Eversource are highlighted for a proposed $47.7 million Department of Energy-backed project to deploy dynamic line rating technology across roughly 4,000 miles of transmission infrastructure in New England.

Fortune

Sep 25, 2026

I Helped Invent the Smartphone Camera. It Could Have Died in the Lab

Professor Eric Fossum argues that proposed changes to the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980—which grants institutions patent rights to inventions arising from federally funded research—jeopardize the framework that allowed him to bring his camera-on-a-chip technology from the lab to the marketplace, where it is the core technology behind cellphone cameras.

Scienmag

Sep 20, 2026

Heat-Loving Bacterium Reveals Genetic Secrets for Turning Plant Waste Into Fuel

A study co-led by Thayer postdoc Kristina Stephens is highlighted for mapping how a heat-loving bacterium breaks down plant material, identifying genetic structures that could help engineers design microbes that convert agricultural waste into biofuels more efficiently.

Digital Photography Review

Sep 14, 2026

CMOS Inventor Eric Fossum Helps Us Explain LOFIC

Professor Eric Fossum explains LOFIC, or Lateral OverFlow Integration Capacitor, a new sensor design that allows pixels to capture more light. Fossum, who is highlighted as the inventor of the CMOS 'camera-on-a-chip' sensor that is the core tech behind cellphone cameras, likens capturing light to collecting rainwater in a series of buckets.

ScienceBlog

Aug 27, 2026

A Windmill in Malawi

William Kamkwamba '14 is featured in a retrospective on how he built a windmill from scrap materials as a 14-year-old in Malawi, an achievement that later led him to Dartmouth and inspired his bestselling memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, and a 2019 Netflix film.

Valley News

Aug 26, 2026

Upper Valley Schools That Spent Years Adding Tech Are Starting to Take It Away

Professor Rafe Steinhauer and his team's work with the Lebanon School District in addressing AI and screentime, are featured in an article about how Upper Valley schools are reconsidering the role of technology in classrooms. "AI is the future of software," said Steinhauer. "That doesn’t mean it’s the future of education. And it shouldn’t be, in my opinion."

The Verge

Aug 24, 2026

The Cat-And-Mouse Game Over 3D-Printed Guns Has Begun

Professor Solomon Diamond comments on efforts to block 3D printers from producing firearms and says a proposed workaround would likely defeat hash-based detection systems. Diamond adds that hash matching could still have value by deterring less motivated users from downloading gun files.