Have there been any NEW encryption technologies lately? The only one I can think of is ZRTP. Everything else is based on well understood and well tested theories.
Pond is pretty cool. But the encryption methods are, of course, standard. It's how they're used that's innovative.
The reference is likely to various idiot-friendly apps. I doubt that any of them is harder to crack than, for example, Sigaint with GnuPG (via Tor onion services).
http://sphincs.cr.yp.to
Not only is this a NEW cryptography technology, it's also the most hilarious academic web page I've ever read.