Random-telegraph-noise-enabled true random number generator for hardware security.

The future security of Internet of Things is a key concern in the cyber-security field. One of the key issues is the ability to generate random numbers with strict power and area constrains. "True Random Number Generators" have been presented as a potential solution to this problem but improvements in output bit rate, power consumption, and design complexity must be made.

On the role of astroglial syncytia in self-repairing spiking neural networks.

It has been shown that brain-like self-repair can arise from the interactions between neurons and astrocytes where endocannabinoids are synthesized and released from active neurons. This retrograde messenger feeds back to local synapses directly and indirectly to distant synapses via astrocytes. This direct/indirect feedback of the endocannabinoid retrograde messenger results in the modulation of the probability of release (PR) at synaptic sites.