To virtually peer inside the lock, the researchers used 3D neutron computed tomography (CT), which uses neutrons instead of X-rays to see inside dense objects like the gold lock mechanism. They ...

The Corbin Russwin Pyramid is a patented, high security lock system incorporating unique pin tumbler specifications and the secondary Pyramid locking mechanism, operated by a spring loaded, control ...

Toyota Boshoku has been granted a patent for a seat sliding device featuring a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor and an upper rail that slides along it. The device includes a lock member, spring ...

How do you open an old locked chest when you don't have a key? Breaking the chest would work, of course, but that isn't an option if the chest is a valued historic artefact. So when curators at a ...