Cosmic eruption caught in the act by submillimeter array's new fastest response system

On Jan. 26, 2026, the Submillimeter Array (SMA) on Maunakea crossed an important threshold for time-domain astronomy. For the ...
IEEE

Extended Target Tracking With a Lidar Sensor Using Random Matrices and a Virtual Measurement Model

Abstract: Random matrices are widely used to estimate the extent of an elliptically contoured object. Usually, it is assumed that the measurements follow a normal distribution, with its standard ...
Quanta Magazine

After 80 Years, Mathematicians Give Famed ‘Erdős Method’ an Upgrade

Decades ago, Paul Erdős used randomness to illuminate the vast and weird world of networks. Now mathematicians are making his ...
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How to generate random numbers, shuffle lists, and create test data in Excel

Most people treat Excel as a rigid calculator, completely missing its capacity for chaos. Excel's built-in randomization tools can generate numbers, shuffle existing lists, and build mock timelines in ...
The New York Times

A Scientific Achievement That’s Totally Random

Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. By Alexander Nazaryan Researchers in Switzerland ...
IEEE

Extended Object Tracking Using Random Matrix With Extension-Dependent Measurement Numbers

Abstract: For extended object tracking (EOT), a fluctuating number of measurements are generated by a sensor at a time instant. In practice, the measurement number depends on the object extension, ...