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- Researchers find trapdoor in SwissVote election system https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2019/march/researchers-find-trapdoor-in-swissvote-election-system 142 comments
- Quantum computers could be constructed cheaply and reliably using a new technique perfected by a research team that embeds single atoms in silicon wafers, one-by-one, mirroring methods used to build conventional devices. Until now, implanting atoms in silicon has been a haphazard process. https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2022/january/atom-by-atom-new-silicon-computer-chip-technique-opens-up-quantum-computing-construction-possibilities 7 comments science
- A study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow - a discovery that could help leverage growing crops in different environments, including different seasons, different latitudes or even in artificial environments and vertical gardens https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2021/march/plant-clock-could-be-the-key-to-producing-more-food-for-the-world 3 comments science
- Research has revealed that glacial periods over the last million years ended when the Earth's obliquity was approaching higher values. During these times, longer and stronger summers melted the large Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, propelling the Earth’s climate into a warm interglacial https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2020/march/what-causes-an-ice-age-to-end 5 comments science
- Easier access to e-cigarettes containing nicotine is highly likely to lead to health gains and cost savings, suggests a new study, which found health benefits equivalent to extra 19 healthy days to the life of each New Zealander, from health gained by those who quit smoking due to taking up vaping. https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2019/march/easier-access-to-nicotine-vaping-products-highly-likely-to-improve-public-health-and-reduce-health-system-costs-study 6 comments science