Ever lose a car key, or have one go bad after a few years? You probably dreaded asking the dealer for a new one, worried about the cost, with some keys and fobs costing $300 or more. But you now have ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Arlon Boyd works for his family business, Lake Hardware. He uses a machine called an Ilco Orion machine to duplicate keys. The machine traces the original key while ...

Just about everyone has keys for their cars, where they live and work, for vehicles, and other locks and at some point we may need duplicates or to replace lost or broken ones. Even more critically, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arlon Boyd works for his family business, Lake Hardware. He uses an Ilco Orion machine to duplicate keys. The machine traces the ...

A photograph of your apartment key is enough to enable someone to unlock your door, thanks to a new technology developed by computer scientists at UC San Diego. Led by computer science professor ...

The science pros at TKOR demonstrate how to copy keys like a secret agent, exploring precision, mechanics, and lock design.