Nanoscale device employs magnetic tunnel junctions to convert thermal noise into binary signals for random number generation.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations. Gen X How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.

Trust, but verify: Random number generation is a serious matter in modern computing. Most systems rely on a purely hardware-based approach to RNG, but the process is essentially impossible to verify ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Very little in this life is truly random. A coin flip is influenced ...

If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it. The same goes for tax audits or when you opt for a quick pick lottery ticket. But how can ...

Purdue University Teaching and Learning Technologies earned a prestigious Bronze Award in the QS Reimagine Education competition for the Best Use of Generative AI, as applied in the Purdue-developed ...

If you're looking to buy a new laptop or desktop computer, one of the things you should keep an eye out for is the processor's generation. The generation tells you the CPU's iteration and how new and ...

Babies born in 2025 will be the first of a new peer group — Generation Beta. Gen Beta, which will last until around 2039, follows Gen Alpha, which spanned from 2010 to 2024. Before that it was Gen Z, ...

Gen X, born between 1965 and 1980, will be next to retire after the baby boom. It’s a generation largely defined by financial uncertainty: Generation X was the first to cope without ubiquitous ...

The four-part series features narrators and participants that include Forest Whitaker, Ethan Hawke, Kristen Bell, and Jenna Ortega, among others. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor MSNBC has ordered a new ...