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Information technology

Just Keep the Key Secret: Kerckhoffs's Principle

Kerckhoffs's Principle holds that a cryptographic system should stay secure even if everything except the key is known. This piece covers Auguste Kerckhoffs's 1883 “La Cryptographi

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Logistics

The Way Back Is Logistics Too: Reverse Logistics

Returns, recalls, reusable crates, and recycling all flow in the opposite direction from ordinary shipping. This piece explains what reverse logistics covers, the collection–inspec

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Design

Familiarity Drawn to Look Real: Skeuomorphism

Skeuomorphism is a design approach that keeps the look of old objects on new products so they feel familiar. This piece covers the word’s Greek roots and archaeological origins, ev

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Design

White Space in Design: Creative Ways to Use Space

In design, 'white space' is often readily regarded as a simple background or empty space. In reality, however, white space (margins) is an important element that brings out creativ

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Library & information science

The Web Address That Vanished One Day: Link Rot

Link rot is the phenomenon in which web addresses, over time, no longer lead to the material they once pointed to. We look at what link rot is and why it happens, how large the pro

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Physics

The Uncertainty Principle: New Possibilities for Innovation

Quantum mechanics is a theoretical framework that plays an important role in understanding the fundamental properties of matter and energy. Among its principles, the uncertainty pr

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Chemistry

Mirror-Image Twin Molecules: Chirality

Chirality is the property of an object or molecule that cannot be superimposed on its own mirror image. This article covers the basic definition of chirality, how mirror-image mole