The method used to generate the digits, a pair of 555 timers sending pulses through linear-feedback shift registers, would at best be considered pseudo-random.

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A new random number generator that uses a micro laser developed by researchers at NTU Singapore is a hundred times faster than computer-based systems.

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A new laser’s chaotic light beam lets the device generate multiple number sequences at once, similar to throwing multiple dice at a time.