The universe now has an open, quantum-powered dice roll—free, provable, and ready for anyone to use. Credit: Shutterstock NIST’s CURBy beacon transforms quantum “spooky action” into certified random ...

Why is Eshan Chattopadhyay’s work a breakthrough? Chattopadhyay solved a problem in randomness extraction, how to generate reliable random numbers using two poor sources of randomness.

While the outcome is always random when measuring a single particle, a pair’s properties are more correlated than classical physics dictates. This allows experts to verify the randomness at a ...

There’s no cheating this random number generator The protocol ensures jury duty selections and other draws are truly random and secure ...

A quantum random-number generator has been developed that uses classical cryptography to certify that its output was produced by a quantum process.

Rain again this weekend. Is Boston in a toxic relationship with the weather? The months of washed-out weekends may be just a ‘random’ pattern. Or maybe — probably? — the universe just ...

Discover the surprising stories behind why some NBA stars wear jersey numbers that seem random but hold deep personal meaning.

The number of individuals in the state with at least $50 million in total wealth grew from 1,954 in 2022 to 2,642 in 2024, the report found.

Printed electronics (PE) is a fast-growing field with promising applications in wearables, smart sensors, and smart cards, since it provides mechanical flexibility, and low-cost, on-demand, and ...