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Crypto with Epoxy Tokens, Glass Balls and Lasers

Posted by michael on from the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Scientists from MIT and ThingMagic have collaborated and developed an innovative crypto mechanism using epoxy tokens, glass spheres and lasers. They have actually created a physical one-way function that cannot be tampered, copied or faked! The full scoop can be found at MSNBC, and also at Nature, & TOI."

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  1. Well holy shit. by Burgundy+Advocate · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    They've discovered the one-time pad!

    This is just fucking revolutionary. Somebody dust off the Nobel prize.

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    Dragging people kicking and screaming into reality since 1996.