A secure wireless connection between two cellphones could soon be a shake away. To set up a connection between two phones using a system developed at Lancaster University, UK, the user must hold them together and give them a vigorous shake. The phones record the experience using built-in accelerometers and transmit their recordings to each other. Software compares the recordings on each phone, and if they are identical allows the phones to stay connected (http://tinyurl.com/25kea6).
Terrafugia in Woburn, Massachusetts, is building an aircraft with foldable wings so that it can double up as a car. To ensure the wings…
