Random numbers are a precious commodity, whether expressed as strings of decimal digits or simply 1s and 0s. Computer scientist George Marsaglia of Florida State University, however, likes giving them ...

A team of international scientists has developed a laser that can generate 254 trillion random digits per second, more than a hundred times faster than computer-based random number generators (RNG).

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek explores the secrets of the cosmos. Read previous columns here. Many summers ago, I discovered a book called “A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal ...

Skyrmions, tiny magnetic anomalies that arise in two-dimensional materials, can be used to generate true random numbers useful in cryptography and probabilistic computing. Whether for use in ...

If you want to start an argument in certain circles, claim to have a random number generation algorithm. Turns out that producing real random numbers is hard, which is why people often turn to strange ...

A researcher at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center has taken a major step toward answering the age-old question of whether the digits of pi and other math constants are "random" ...

KUSA – If you're a math nerd, March 14 is a pretty magical day. And this year, 03/14/15 is especially awesome. And while some use Pi Day as an excuse to eat pie (the food)/make puns, others use Pi Day ...

What is it about the book "A Million Random Digits With 100,000 Normal Deviates" that brings out the wiseguy in people? Smart-aleck customers are flexing their comedy muscles on Amazon, with snarky ...

BERKELEY, CA — David H. Bailey, chief technologist of the Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and his ...