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

Physicists at ETH Zurich have generated perfect random numbers using quantum entanglement, a breakthrough crucial for ...

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An Ethereum researcher has introduced a novel block proposal mechanism aimed at decentralizing Ethereum's block-building process. The proposal, dubbed the "Decentralized Random Block Proposal," ...

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In what specific cases do quantum computers surpass their classical counterparts? That’s a hard question to answer, in part because today’s quantum computers are finicky things, plagued with errors ...