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Francis Tuffy

21 Nov. 2023

4 min read

Innovation Leads to Development – ZSST

In this occasional series of company profiles of members of the International Hologram Manufactures Association (IHMA), we take a look at Zhongchao Special Security Technology Co Ltd (ZSST) and the technologies it has to offer.

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Francis Tuffy

21 Nov. 2023

3 min read

Science and Luxury – Musion3D

The Royal Institution in London is considered to be one of the oldest scientific societies in the world. Over the last two centuries, the building and labs have been home to ground-breaking science engagement, including the world-famous Christmas Lectures1. But for two days at the end of October it housed a demonstration of Musion3D’s heightened reality display – often referred to as holopresence.

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Francis Tuffy

21 Nov. 2023

3 min read

Oberthur Demonstrates Dynamic OVD with New Security Thread

In the Spring of 2023, Oberthur Fiduciaire took out a majority stake in Rolling Optics, which was founded in 2005 with solid technical research at the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

21 Nov. 2023

3 min read

KURZ Tax Stamp Paper Saves Time and the Environment

Enforcing alcohol and tobacco duty payments using tax stamps is a major source of revenue for governments across the world. The process to make the stamps can often be time consuming and limited to printing firms with specialist equipment. But that could be about to change!

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Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Holographic Technology Helps Find Needle in a Haystack

Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have invented an augmented reality headset that uses holographic principles to allow humans to ‘see’ through opaque surfaces. The invention, dubbed ‘X-AR’, combines wireless sensing with computer vision and a floating holographic sphere to enable users to see hidden items.

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Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

BOBST – Still Innovating After All These Years

Ever since surface relief replication became the preferred means of mass production for holography, hot-stamping foil has been a principal method of application – particularly for packaging and secure documents. The machines used to apply holograms at speed and in register are an integral part of the job’s final appearance. Swiss machinery manufacturer, BOBST, has been involved in providing hot-stamp presses to the holography industry for many years, and continues to innovate to this day.

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Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Swave’s Holography Vision Raises Additional Funding

eeNews reports that holographic projection startup Swave Photonics NV (Leuven, Belgium) has raised an additional €3 million in seed funding, taking the amount raised by the company to €10 million.

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Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Quantum Leap for Meta

In Meta Materials Inc’s recent webinar ‘Producing the World’s First Fully Plasmonic 3D Animated Banknote Security Feature’, Vice President, Technology and Innovation Clint Landrock explained the motivation behind Meta’s KolourOptik® Stripe and its toolkit of customisable authentication effects with 3D parallax (see HN May 2023).

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Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Could Holographic Police Officers Help Keep the Peace?

In the 2014 Hollywood movie RoboCop, a detective becomes critically injured and is turned into a cyborg police officer whose programming blurs the line between man and machine. In his on-line opinion piece on the ‘Police1’ platform , Commander Jason Grossini looks to holographic, rather than robotic, police officers to keep the peace.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Holograms Protect and Decorate More Coins

After last month’s coverage in Holography News® of how holograms were helping to create a safer marketplace for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) certified coins, another coin protection programme using holograms has emerged from PCGS.

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Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

A Primer in Holographic Marketing

Groove Jones is a Texas-based technology company that produces augmented and virtual reality interactive applications and digital experiences. It has used holographic techniques to great effect in some of its work and has now produced a useful primer: ‘Holograms 101 and Their Use in Today’s Marketing’.

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Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

2 min read

The Making of a Mona Lisa Hologram

Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of the Mona Lisa is one of the most readily recognisable works in western art. A group of research institutes have now collaborated to develop an acoustic metasurface-based holography technique that uses a deep learning algorithm to generate and iteratively improve a hologram of the portrait.

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Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

3 min read

NGC Introduces New Security Hologram with Unique QR Codes

Holograms have a long and successful history as a decorative enhancement on coins (see HN November 2022), where, for example, a holographic relief structure is embossed into a resin that coats one side of the coin. But another range of coin applications for holography comes in the shape of security labels that demonstrate the authenticity of the coin.

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Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

3 min read

Euclideon Changes Name and Adds New Applications

A few years ago, Australia based Euclideon Holographics made the news with the production of its multi-user hologram table, which allowed four people to interact simultaneously with images apparently projected onto a table surface (see HN September 2021). Since then the company has changed its name (to Axiom Holographics) and added new applications to its product offerings.

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Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Miirage on the Horizon

Miirage is a new holographic system that brings people, objects and scenes to ‘life’ without the need for external wearables.

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Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

3 min read

When Holograms Disappoint

It used to be that poor lighting was the major cause of disappointment when it came to viewing holograms. But as the definition of holography has been stretched to include heightened reality displays, so have the number of reasons to be disappointed.

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Francis Tuffy

25 July 2023

2 min read

WiMi Hologram Cloud Builds Ultra-Thin Display System

Holographic displays allow the projection of apparently 3D images in space without the need for special eyewear. They can use a variety of optical methods to create the illusion of solidity and depth, allowing viewers to perceive objects or scenes as if they were real and existing in the physical space before them.

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Francis Tuffy

25 July 2023

3 min read

What Can Micro-Optics Learn from Holographics?

In this excerpt from July’s ‘Authentication Insights ’ - renowned security hologram producer, De La Rue, asks what can micro-optics learn from holographics?

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Francis Tuffy

25 July 2023

4 min read

End of the Road for Schengen Visa Sticker DOVID

On 13 June 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) provisionally agreed on rules to digitise the Schengen visa procedure.

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Francis Tuffy

25 July 2023

2 min read

Holograms Secure Number Plates in Tasmania

The government of the Australian island state of Tasmania is planning to make car number plates more secure with the decision to incorporate new holographic markings into their design.

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