Chess is a relatively simple game to learn but a very difficult one to master. Because the starting positions of the pieces ...

A man was floored when a parcel "randomly" arrived at his home with an unidentified object inside, especially as he hadn't ...

Chemist Anne Lüscher showed at 39C3 how synthetic DNA can be used for data storage and tamper-proof authentication.

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Abstract: A verifiable random function (VRF) is a pseudorandom function that enables source verification. By providing a public verification key and accompanying proof with the output, all parties can ...

This post shows how to change what the Fn keys do in Windows 11/10. The Fn or the Function key is a meta-modifier key used to activate secondary functions or special features on certain keys. The ...

Abstract: A general result is proved for constructions which use a pseudo-random function (PRF) with a “small” domain to build a PRF with a “large” domain. This result is used to analyse a new ...

Do you know what'll always save you from awkward silences at a work function? Or make you the shining star at any dinner party? A funny, interesting, and slightly niche fun fact. As it turns out, ...

Random number generation is an essential feature in Excel, allowing users to perform tasks such as simulations, creating test datasets, or experimenting with spreadsheet models. Excel provides three ...

Not all Spice versions perform Monte Carlo simulations. Even those that do may only have a small number of available distributions, much less custom ones. LTSpice, for example, has built-in random ...