A new quantum computer sets a high watermark for accuracy. Are we on the verge of a big breakthrough?

In a laboratory in Broomfield, Colorado, 98 atoms are suspended in midair, held in place by electric fields and cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero.
Interesting Engineering

Q-dice: new quantum random number generator achieves 4.1 Gbit/s throughput

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) has announced Q-Dice, a high-performance Quantum Random Number ...
The Hindu

Technique to ‘amplify’ random numbers is digital security breakthrough

Most digital security relies today on random numbers to generate cryptographic keys. Think of a cryptographic key like a long, complex password. If that password is truly random, an attacker has to ...
The New York Times

A Scientific Achievement That’s Totally Random

Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. By Alexander Nazaryan Researchers in Switzerland ...
The College Fix

Number of students failing UC Berkeley computer science, engineering classes ‘soars’

Professors point to cheating, poor math skills, and over-reliance on A.I. The number of University of California Berkeley students who failed a computer science course this past spring semester was ...