Abstract: This paper introduces a new true random number generator (TRNG) based on a three-edge ring oscillator. Our design uses a new technique with a time-to-digital converter to effectively acquire ...

External USB/Thunderbolt SSDs and/or hard drives (aka direct-attached storage, or DAS) are a super-convenient way to add storage capacity to your system as well as back it up. External drives are also ...

Abstract: In this paper, resource allocation for energy efficient communication in space division multiple access (SDMA) downlink networks with large numbers of transmit antennas is studied. The ...

Maybe your gaming laptop doesn’t have enough storage. Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an easy ...

Last month, Nielsen introduced its new "Big Data + Panel" measurement, which combines ratings data from traditional households with statistics from smart TVs and set-top boxes. Nielsen's new system ...

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It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create computers out of living cells. Welcome to the weird world of biocomputing. Among ...