NXT as prototype

Reader Joel S. shared this item with me via email:
"Researchers working through Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab have devised a new kind of security system that aims to block observation attacks and could be used to prevent snoopers from catching a glimpse of your PIN when you use an ATM.
They used Mindstorms NXT as the platform to do their prototype."
Read the article here.
Comments
I hope that the NXT can be a "staple" at every university and college in the future.
Kirk