Image of the lock mechanism in the lid of an early 19th century guild chest. Using X-Ray computated ...More tomography and 3-D modeling, researchers were able to open the lock. From the research ...

Thus, if lock owners went to unlock a chest, or a vault, or a front door, and found that their key didn’t work, they would know that someone had tried to get in—and that they had failed.

The 1,600-year-old lock was unburied from a field in Petershagen-Frille and ... from military service brought back a small wooden chest affixed with the lock. ... a chain and a key.

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a tiny ancient Roman golden lock. The 1,600-year-old artifact is likely the first discovery of its kind in Europe, and sheds light on the extraordinary ...

So, you’ve decided the time has come to upgrade the first layer of your home’s security—the deadbolt lock on your door—to a smart model. The next step is to decide if you should replace ...