2023 – The Year of Holography and...

Since it was first published in 1987, Holography News® has charted the course of holography’s progress, from a laboratory-based optical technique for recording, storing, and replaying wavefronts, to a term that means a whole lot more. While still being a technology in its own right, it has worked its way into the public consciousness as an auxiliary technology in a whole raft of new applications.

And, as these headlines from 2023 demonstrate, holography is still a significant anti-counterfeit device in the banknote industry and a key weapon in the armoury for brand protection. But it is just as likely to be found in news items in phrases such as ‘holography and smartphones’, or ‘holograms and immersive reality’, or indeed ‘holograms and evanescent waves’.