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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday March 31, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Suicide Chips Could Boost Electronics Security
MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, March 22 -- ASM International posted the following news: Researchers at the University of Vermont developed microchips with a feature that combines anti-counterfeit with a function that causes them to self-destruct if an attempt is made to compromise them. The team, led by Vermont's Eric Hunt-Schroeder and assisted by chip specialist Marvell Technology, was motivated to make the circuit suicide technology by reports that researchers had been able to clone SRAM-based PUFs   more

Vermont Senate Advances Tri-Partisan Climate Superfund Act to Hold Big Oil Accountable for the Cost of Climate Change to Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 30 -- Vermont Conservation Voters issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, the Vermont Senate voted overwhelmingly (21-5) to advance S.259, the Climate Superfund Act, which would ensure that Vermonters are not left shouldering the full cost of climate disruption. Following another vote Tuesday, the bill will head to the House of Representatives for consideration. As Vermont continues to grapple with the physical and financial impacts of a changing   more