ETH Zurich researchers achieve true random number generation using quantum physics
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Alexander Nazaryan
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Summary
Researchers at ETH Zurich spent 10 years and $12 million developing a quantum-based random number generator using superconducting qubits. The breakthrough, published in Nature, addresses a fundamental limitation of conventional computers which cannot generate truly random numbers. Since random numbers are essential for encryption and digital security, this quantum approach offers a way to produce perfect randomness, strengthening the foundation of digital information protection.
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· 3 pulledResearchers in Switzerland labored for 10 years, on a project that cost $12 million.
The end result, published in Nature last month? Some really, really random numbers.
Random numbers are the guardians of digital information, which moves through the internet v
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