Look Ma, No-Hands Fasteners!

theodp writes "Inspired by a daughter who suffered a serious infection from an IV feeding apparatus, the Trib reports an Australian architect has developed high-tech bolts and latches, which can be operated remotely without being touched. The first commercial applications are intended for aircraft, allowing crews to quickly reshape interiors to maximize payload space. BTW, smart fasteners hit Slashdot's radar almost two years ago."

Re:Secured against unauthorized parties?

[Anonymous Coward]

Those nintendo screws are actually a "standard" - they're an automobile style, and you need something called a "linesetter wrench" to get them on and off. I own a set of them. I agree with your comment though - not looking forward to cases I can't get open - let alone ones that have spontaneous fastener failures.

Re:Here's how you secure it:

[Anonymous Coward]

"If you give it a bad key, it locks up for, say, an hour, ten minutes, whatever, ignoring all input."

That right there is a DoS :)

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