Researchers at ETH Zurich have, for the first time, created certifiably perfect random numbers using a quantum experiment.

Perfect randomness sounds simple, until you try to make it. A die can be polished, balanced and rolled thousands of times.

It cannot just toss a coin because everything that goes on in the scale of the logic is basically completely predictable.” ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method to generate what they describe as ...

Creating perfect randomness is surprisingly difficult. Even modern random number generators never generate completely ideal random numbers: small systematic errors can result in some numbers appearing ...

Say the words “quantum supremacy” at a gathering of computer scientists, and eyes will likely roll. The phrase refers to the idea that quantum computers will soon cross a threshold where they’ll ...

Key generators are a foundational technology in cryptography to keep enterprise communication and systems secure. Threat actors are attempting to predict patterns of conventional key generators to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There was much excitement in Japan this summer when Fujitsu’s $1bn Fugaku supercomputer was officially declared ...