Random number generation underpins cryptography and security 5,11, but establishing the a priori unpredictability and subsequent integrity of random numbers continues to be a major challenge 12,13. A ...

Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also ...

Generating random numbers securely and at a high rate is important for information technology. Integrated photonics could potentially be used to create mass-manufactured quantum random number ...

Researchers have developed a chip-based quantum random number generator that provides high-speed, high-quality operation on a miniaturized platform. This advance could help move quantum random number ...