Although passphrases, or phrase-based passwords, have been found to be more secure than traditional passwords, human factors issues such as typographical errors and memory have slowed their wider adoption. Kevin Juang and Joel Greenstein, in their recently published Human Factors article developed and tested two new passphrase systems that seek to address these shortcomings and… Continue reading Easier Passwords
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Get Rid of Clutter with Snapshots
If you want to declutter your home, help may be as simple as taking a snapshot. According to researchers, people are more likely to increase donations to second-hand nonprofit businesses if they take a picture of the item first. “We all have at least one, but, in many cases, multiple items that we hold onto… Continue reading Get Rid of Clutter with Snapshots
An Easier Way to Detect Gout
Researchers have designed a portable imaging system that can diagnose gout, a condition that affects more than 8 million adults in the U.S. The new system, developed by UCLA researchers, is compact and cost-effective, and it could allow many more primary care doctors to screen for the disease, which is the most common type of… Continue reading An Easier Way to Detect Gout