March 1, 2010, 3:23PM

A German research team has now developed a true random number generator that uses an extra layer of randomness by making a computer memory element, a flip-flop, twitch randomly between its two states 1 or 0. Immediately prior to the switch, the flip-flop is in a "metastable state" where its behavior cannot be predicted. Read the full article. [ScienceDaily]