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Rice University researchers have theoretically demonstrated "autferroic" materials that could accelerate true random number generators by a factor of thousands, addressing a critical bottleneck in microchip encryption. By leveraging a unique magnetoelectric interaction, these materials generate over one million random bits per second while maintaining strong signal clarity for reliable data security. This advancement represents a significant leap in hardware efficiency for cryptographic systems without relying on external energy-intensive transitions.
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New material balances speed and signal for secure microchip encryption

Quantum Zeitgeist4 min read

Rice physicists designed autferroics, new materials that balance signal clarity with speed for true random number generators.

A new blueprint for microchip encryption, detailed in Physical Review Letters, promises to dramatically accelerate data security without sacrificing signal strength. Rice University physicists, co-led by Jun-Jie Zhang and Boris Yakobson, have theoretically demonstrated a class of materials called autferroics that can speed up true random number generators, critical for encryption, by a factor of thousands. Hasselmann Professor in Engineering, detailing the research’s origins. This approach bypasses key hardware bottlenecks by using a unique…

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