Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can.

The randomness in quantum physics is imperfect and needs amplification to be considered truly random, the researchers say.

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Physicists used quantum bits to achieve perfect randomness for the first time ever. The results of their research could ...

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

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method to generate what they describe as “perfect” random numbers using quantum physics, a breakthrough that could strengthen encryption systems and digital ...

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Andreas Wallraff and Renato Renner (f.l.t.r.) next to the 30-meter link connecting two quantum chips. Using this experiment, ETH researchers generated certified perfect randomness for the first time.

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The theorem postulates that quantum mechanical effects can't be explained by a deterministic theory that obeys the finiteness ...