Extracting regularities from temporal sequences of events is central to human cognition. By identifying patterns, people form predictions about upcoming events. If, when waiting at a train crossing, ...

A random noise generator is pretty handy when working with music, and building one using a micro-controller can be pretty trivial. So it’s nice when someone comes along and builds it from a few analog ...

Feb. 19 (UPI) --New research suggests random gene pulses can produce the patterning necessary for the development of multicellular systems. For even the most complex organisms, life begins as a single ...

Scientists have discovered a way to control how tiny flat molecules fit together in a seemingly random pattern. Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a way to control how tiny ...

After thousands of years of trying, mathematicians are still working out the number known as pi or "π". We typically think of pi as approximately 3.14 but the most successful attempt to calculate it ...

The FLEXPOINT ® MVstereo laser module from LASER COMPONENTS is now also available with truly random patterns with 31,806 or 47,708 dots. These patterns are generated completely randomly; even in ...